Migrants prepare to take advantage of Australia Indonesia dispute
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14:07 29/11/2013
Sri Lankan migrants hoping to reach Australia have told journalists that they hope to take advantage of a diplomatic rift between Australia and Indonesia to make the crossing from Indonesia to...
UK PM: No limit on number of Indians studying in UK
9:45 19/11/2013
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has told journalists in India that there is 'no limit on the numbers' of Indian students who can study in the UK. He said 'We want [Indian] students to come and study...
UK immigration abandons plan for visa security bonds
12:43 06/11/2013
The UK's Home Office has announced that it will not require visa applicants from six 'high risk countries' to pay security bonds when they apply for visas. A spokesman said ''The Government has been...
New Australian PM promises talks with Indonesia on immigration
10:19 19/09/2013
Tony Abbott, the leader of the right wing Coalition, has been elected as the new prime minister of Australia. The Coalition had a major victory over the Australian Labor Party at the federal election...
Cable presses UK immigration chief to drop security bonds
16:20 17/09/2013
The UK's business minister Vince Cable has said that he will urge the Home Secretary Theresa May, who is responsible for the UK's immigration regime, to drop a plan to make some applicants for UK...
UK's ambassador to Nigeria: no decision on security bonds
9:36 03/09/2013
The UK's ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Andrew Pocock, has told a Nigerian newspaper that the UK has yet to decide whether to introduce a system of security bonds which would be paid by some applicants...