LateNights v2.0 UK Visa Bureau News http://www.visabureau.com/uk/news/ The UK Visa Bureau provides detailed and current news articles related to UK immigration. We are specialist UK migration consultants who can assist with all UK HSMP visas, Work Permits, Family visas, ILR Residency applications and Citizenship applications. en-uk editor@visabureau.com webmaster@visabureau.com © 2003-2007 Visa Bureau Limited 2012-02-08T23:51:452012-02-08T23:51:45Heathrow’s new security checks delayed by UK immigration investigationhttp://www.visabureau.com/uk/news/08-02-2012/heathrows-new-security-checks-delayed-by-uk-immigration-investigation.aspxhttp://www.visabureau.com/uk/news/08-02-2012/heathrows-new-security-checks-delayed-by-uk-immigration-investigation.aspx2012-02-08T12:03:00Heathrow Airport's plans to implement facial recognition technology may not be complete in time for the London Olympics due to an investigation by UK immigration authorities.UK immigration authorities still hopeful as radical cleric goes freehttp://www.visabureau.com/uk/news/07-02-2012/uk-immigration-authorities-still-hopeful-as-radical-cleric-goes-free.aspxhttp://www.visabureau.com/uk/news/07-02-2012/uk-immigration-authorities-still-hopeful-as-radical-cleric-goes-free.aspx2012-02-07T15:19:00UK immigration authorities remain committed to reaching an agreement with Jordan to deport Abu Qatada as the radical cleric, described as 'truly dangerous', prepares to be released back into the community.Outcry as UK immigration department privatises asylum seekers’ housinghttp://www.visabureau.com/uk/news/03-02-2012/outcry-as-uk-immigration-department-privatises-asylum-seekers-housing.aspxhttp://www.visabureau.com/uk/news/03-02-2012/outcry-as-uk-immigration-department-privatises-asylum-seekers-housing.aspx2012-02-03T11:50:00The Government's intention to hand over the handling of temporary housing facilities for people applying for a UK visa or awaiting asylum to security firm G4S has caused concern among several academics.UK driving tests to be restricted to English and Welsh language onlyhttp://www.visabureau.com/uk/news/02-02-2012/uk-driving-tests-to-be-restricted-to-english-and-welsh-languages-only.aspxhttp://www.visabureau.com/uk/news/02-02-2012/uk-driving-tests-to-be-restricted-to-english-and-welsh-languages-only.aspx2012-02-02T11:11:00After concerns that translators are helping immigrants cheat in their driving tests, UK ministers are reportedly planning to scrap rules which allow people to sit their theory tests in any of the 19 languages currently approved by the Driving Standards Agency.UK immigration minister says migrants must ‘benefit Britain’http://www.visabureau.com/uk/news/02-02-2012/uk-immigration-minister-says-migrants-must-benefit-britain.aspxhttp://www.visabureau.com/uk/news/02-02-2012/uk-immigration-minister-says-migrants-must-benefit-britain.aspx2012-02-02T10:32:00In a speech to be given today at the Policy Exchange think tank, UK Immigration Minister Damian Green is expected to declare that immigrants must 'add to the quality of life in Britain' to be allowed in to the country.Asylum seekers trained to ‘act like children’ to fool UK immigration systemhttp://www.visabureau.com/uk/news/01-02-2012/asylum-seekers-trained-to-act-like-children-to-fool-uk-immigration-system.aspxhttp://www.visabureau.com/uk/news/01-02-2012/asylum-seekers-trained-to-act-like-children-to-fool-uk-immigration-system.aspx2012-02-01T10:49:00A British court has been told that human traffickers are encouraging young adult asylum seekers to claim they are children to UK immigration authorities in an effort to claim more benefits once they arrive.UK immigration report criticised over benefit figureshttp://www.visabureau.com/uk/news/27-01-2012/uk-immigration-report-criticised-over-benefit-figures.aspxhttp://www.visabureau.com/uk/news/27-01-2012/uk-immigration-report-criticised-over-benefit-figures.aspx2012-01-27T14:15:00A recently released report which claimed UK immigration had reached such a startling level that over 350,000 migrants were claiming benefits has been rebuked by the UK's statistics watchdog.Nick Clegg failing in UK immigration pledgehttp://www.visabureau.com/uk/news/27-01-2012/nick-clegg-failing-in-uk-immigration-pledge.aspxhttp://www.visabureau.com/uk/news/27-01-2012/nick-clegg-failing-in-uk-immigration-pledge.aspx2012-01-27T11:37:00Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's pledge to stop children being held in any UK immigration detention centre has still not been fulfilled, despite it being stated in the Coalition Agreement.UK immigration practices attacked by MPs http://www.visabureau.com/uk/news/26-01-2012/uk-immigration-practices-attacked-by-mps.aspxhttp://www.visabureau.com/uk/news/26-01-2012/uk-immigration-practices-attacked-by-mps.aspx2012-01-26T10:53:00A report by the Commons' Home Affairs Committee has claimed in a recently published report that UK immigration authorities have permitted unacceptable behaviour by private security guards.