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UK immigration grants new Tier 4 Sponsorship licence to LMU

9:34 12/04/2013
The UK's Home Office has issued a new Tier 4 sponsorship licence to London Metropolitan University (LMU). The Home Office made the announcement on 9th April 2013 and said the licence would be...

UK MP warns against immigration 'arms race'

19:12 09/04/2013
A senior UK MP has warned the leaders of the main UK political parties against getting involved in an 'arms race' in immigration policy. Keith Vaz MP, the chairman of the influential Home Affairs...

Think tank says scrapping UK immigration authority could be a mistake

17:16 05/04/2013
The Institute for Government, a London think tank which aims to encourage more effective government, has questioned whether the abolition of the UK Border Agency (UKBA) announced last week is a good...

MPs report criticises 'fiasco' at UK immigration authority

11:30 26/03/2013
A committee of MPs has published a report which contains savage criticism of the UK Border Agency (UKBA) and its former chief executive Lin Homer. The report says that the UKBA has repeatedly misled...

UK immigration chief promises to return students' passports for Christmas

16:46 20/12/2012
Rob Whiteman, the head of the UK Border Agency (UKBA) promised to return passports to international students in time for them to fly home for Christmas. Mr Whiteman was appearing before the Home...

UK immigration to bring in extra staff to deal with long queues

11:56 22/05/2012
UK Immigration Minister Damian Green announced that the UK Border Force will be recruiting an additional 70 staff at Heathrow Airport to deal with long queues. He said the staff would be brought in...

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