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UK – Work permit applicants asked to wait longer

11:48 19/10/2004
Work Permit UK is currently trying to allocate resources to improve their service standards and urges applicants to allow for extended waiting periods depending on the application. If you intend to...

Gurkhas to Get UK Citizenship

18:52 01/10/2004
Gurkha soldiers from Nepal have won their legal battle that will allow some of them to obtain British citizenship. In this latest decision, those who served in the British army after July 1, 1997,...

UK Immigration to Inspect All Eurostar Trains

15:09 01/10/2004
In an effort to stop illegal immigrants at the source, British immigration officials will set up Passport controls for all UK-bound Eurostar trains, in Brussels and Paris, and at intermediate stops...

UK Home Office's processing dates as of 27th September

18:49 27/09/2004
Information about cases currently under consideration by the UK Home Office's Immigration and Nationality Directorate as of September 27th, 2004. Category: Leave to Remain applications sent to ATOS...

Netherlands - Work permits to be scrapped for high-earning ex-pats

15:28 21/09/2004
Non-EU nationals who want to work in the Netherlands might not need work permits in the future if they will earn more than EUR 45,000/year. This plan is set to come into effect on 1 October 2004 and...

UK - Immigration Service Fees set to increase

10:22 08/09/2004
The Home Office has announced that fees for work permit and other leave to remain applications will be increased beginning April 2005 in order to save UK taxpayers approximately £100 million in 2005-...

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