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20 Nov 09
MSP makes UK immigration plea for asylum family
A Glasgow MSP has thrown her support behind an asylum family in an effort to stop their deportation on Monday back to Malawi.
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19 Nov 09
Proposed changes to British Citizenship
The Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 has seen the introduction of the concept of “earned citizenship”.
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17 Nov 09
Celtic deal with Seoul midfielder only a UK work permit away
Celtic have almost completed a deal to gain FC Seoul midfielder’s Ki Sung-yueng, with the team waiting for his UK Work Permit to be approved.
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16 Nov 09
UK visa and immigration tough but fair: Brown
In his first major speech on migration since early last year the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, set out the case for the tough but fair UK visa and UK Work Permit points-based system.
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12 Nov 09
4,000 UK visa appeals cleared by British High Commission in Islamabad
The British High Commission in Islamabad has cleared 4000 UK visa appeals cases in the last five weeks, emplying additional temporary staff in Islamabad and Abu Dhabi to clear backlogs and get visa processing operating smoothly.
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11 Nov 09
Scottish and British ministers meet to discuss UK visas and immigration
The Scottish Government's External Affairs Minister Michael Russell and the UK Government's Immigration Minister Phil Woolas met in London recently to discuss how the UK visa and immigration system could help Scotland achieve its population growth target.
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10 Nov 09
Delaney given UK visa to join Leeds
Australian centre Brett Delaney has gained a UK visa and is expected to make his debut for Super League champions Leeds Rhinos in the Boxing Day friendly against Wakefield.
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05 Nov 09
Increase in Saudis issued with UK visa
The number of Saudis visiting the United Kingdom is on the increase, British officials say.
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05 Nov 09
UK visas approved for overseas league players
The Bradford Bulls have two new players after high-profile signings Heath L’Estrange and Brett Kearney had their UK visa applications approved.
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04 Nov 09
Pakistan seeks UK help with UK visa processing times
A recent meeting with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari’s and the British foreign secretary’s special representative on Afghanistan and Pakistan Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles saw the two discussing issues of mutual interest including UK visas.
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