Record number of visitors to the UK from Philippines
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10:58 24/09/2014
New records were set for the numbers of Filipino visitors traveling to the UK. In the 12 months prior to March 2014, 49,000 visas were issued to Filipinos. There was a 27% increase in the number of...
UK to remove migrant workers' tax-free allowance
19:00 04/09/2014
The UK government is considering changes to the tax system which could cost low-paid migrant workers thousands of pounds a year. The changes could mean that some will find it less attractive to come...
UK immigration wasted £350m on useless IT system says report
10:16 24/07/2014
The UK government has wasted £350m on a new IT system which was designed to manage immigration and asylum applications, according to a recently published report by the UK government's National Audit...
UK immigration: Russian applicants face 'lengthy delays'
12:31 18/07/2014
The Russian Union of Travel Industry (RUTI) has reported that some applicants for UK visas in Russia have had to endure extremely long processing times for visas since Teleperformance Ltd, a new...
UK immigration announces changes to Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) route
13:01 17/07/2014
The UK's immigration minister James Brokenshire has published an announcement of changes to the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa. He released the document on 10th July 2014. The changes came into force on...
UK immigration system faces crisis over English tests
9:49 10/07/2014
Following recent revelations about serious flaws in the Tier 4 (student) immigration system a former civil servant in the UK's Home Office has also questioned the reliability of the UK's immigration...
