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End of UK immigration digital right to work checks delayed

10:52 21/06/2021
The UK Home Office has announced that COVID-19 adjusted UK immigration digital right to work checks will be extended to 31 August, 2021. The announcement comes following the government’s decision on...

Passport exit immigration checks now in force at UK borders and ports

15:02 23/04/2015
A new scheme is being phased in at UK border crossings, so that UK immigration can collect data on all passengers leaving the country. The information is obtained by staff working for airlines, ferry...

UK Immigration Minister says 'targeted' spot checks will continue

18:53 02/12/2013
The UK's immigration minister Mark Harper has told the BBC that spot-checks of people's immigration status at UK railway stations will continue. Mr Harper said that the operations were intelligence-...

UK immigration may introduce fast stream passport checks for VIPs

11:38 19/09/2012
The acting head of the UK Border Force (the UKBF), Brian Moore, told the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee that the organisation is considering the introduction of a fast stream at...

UK immigration officials call off pre-Olympics strike

9:58 25/07/2012
UK immigration officers have called off their 24-hour strike planned for 26 July. Immigration staff had threatened to strike this week on the eve of the Olympic Games in a dispute over pay and job...

UK Border force under fire again for Heathrow immigration checks

12:42 09/07/2012
With the London Olympics fast approaching, concerns are growing that Heathrow airport may not be prepared to handle the influx of tourists. As the 2012 London Olympics are fast approaching, the UK...

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