Europe Immigration News

Points based immigration to be ruled out, risking cabinet split - UK September 06, 2016

Downing Street ruled out any residual suggestions that UK’s PM, Theresa May, will consider an Australian-style of PBS (points based immigration system) stating that it is ‘not an option’.The thought, which was backed by key “Leave” campaigners which included Boris Johnson as well as other members of Theresa...

Rising Immigration Prices could lead to skills gap in Labour Market - UK August 23, 2016

According to the London Chamber of Commerce, increasing immigration costs might usher in a skills gap in the labour market of UK.If employers in the UK would want to recruit a non-EEA citizen, they face steady increase in the Home Office fees. And with the number of small and medium businesses currently striving to hir...

UK to expedite Tier 4 Visas for Chinese students August 05, 2016

United Kingdom officials said that they would speed up the processing of visa applications for Chinese students, at all Visa Application Centers (VACs) in 24 hours, between 8th August and 14th October.It is the first of British ‘super priority’ visa services extended to student applicants. The 10-week pilot perio...

Access to single market OR free movement of people? Britain has to choose July 26, 2016

French President FrançoisHollande has stated that the United Kingdom has to choose between access to EU market and the free movement of people to the European Union, before the negotiations on the exit process begins.Hollande accepted Britain’s right to delay exit and expressed himself on its departure, assessing it...

Restrictions on Immigration will harm UK economy July 18, 2016

The boss of one of the biggest companies from the UK has warned that containing immigrants through restrictive policies could seriously damage the economy of UK.In an interview with BBC, Chief Executive of ‘Enderby's Next’, Lord Simon Wolfson said that restrictive policies that erect barriers to trade and free move...

Cameron - Immigration forced Britons to reject EU June 29, 2016

The United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron in a meeting with European leaders said that immigration compelled the Britons to reject the European Union.Cameron stressed on the importance of the need to access European market and immigration issues must be addressed to deal with the crisis.His comments indicated t...

UK Needs New Visa Policy To Address Digital Skills Crisis June 27, 2016

The United Kingdom's Committee on Science and Technology (STC) suggested the Government ease visa policies for companies that employ fewer employees less than twenty.The committee demanded a new visa policy to address the digital skill shortage in the software companies.The comprehensive report published by the STC urg...

Britons vote to leave the European Union June 24, 2016

Britons voted for leaving the European Union in the historic referendum held on June 23. It is the biggest setback to the European Union efforts to bring greater unity since Second World War.The world stock markets plunged as the results revealed the UK’s vote for leave campaign. Sterling suffered a huge loss, since...

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