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21 Sep 12
UK visa policy hindering digital industry growth
A leading UK think-tank claims UK visa policy will need to adapt in order for the country's nascent digital industry to grow.
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21 Sep 12
Airlines persuading Government to loosen UK visa rules for Chinese tourists
International Airlines Group chief executive Willie Walsh has claimed headway is being made with the Government to loosen UK visa restrictions which will allow more Chinese tourists to visit Britain.
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19 Sep 12
Private firm drafted in to tackle UK immigration backlog
Services company Capita has been contracted by the Government to find almost 175,000 people who have either overstayed their UK visa or entered the country illegally.
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19 Sep 12
UK visa checks relaxed to avoid border queues
UK visa and passport checks have been relaxed once more in an effort to combat the lengthening queues which plagued UK immigration halls earlier this summer.
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19 Sep 12
Sharp drop in migrant doctors blamed on UK visa clampdown
A report published by the General Medical Council has shown a rapid decrease in the number of qualified doctors entering the UK, highlighting the impact tougher UK immigration controls are having.
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12 Sep 12
New UK Immigration Minister sets out agenda
Recently appointed UK Immigration Minister Mark Harper has promised to continue the work of his predecessor Damian Green in his first speech to Parliament.
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06 Sep 12
New UK immigration minister announced in Cabinet reshuffle
Prime Minister David Cameron has made Forest of Dean MP Mark Harper Minister for Immigration in the first major reshuffle of the Cabinet since assuming office.
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05 Sep 12
Fraudulent UK immigration advisor jailed
A London based Indian national has been failed for almost five years after pleading guilty to conspiring to defraud the Home Office while posing as a UK immigration adviser.
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03 Sep 12
Briton falls foul of muddled UK immigration law
Despite holding a British passport, having been born to British parents and living and working in Britain for most of his life, one respected man faces the prospect of being unable to return to the country he lived in since the age of three.
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31 Aug 12
Wales praises UK immigration and cultural diversity
Following the release of the most recent UK immigration figures Welsh politicians have took the opportunity to pay tribute to the growing diversity in many Welsh cities.
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22 Aug 12
Tesco workers deported after breaching UK visa conditions
A UK Border Agency (UKBA) operation at a Tesco.com warehouse in South London has uncovered 20 foreign students working hours well in excess of their UK visa conditions.
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