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UK and China sign pacts in tourism, finance and entertainment October 23, 2015

UK and China sign agreement deals in tourism, finance and entertainment

Britain and China has signed business pacts that are worth multi-billion pounds during the Chinese President visit to the UK.According to the reports, the two sides have signed an investment agreement that will allow the French energy firm and the Chinese Nuclear firm to build Hinkley Point C plant in the Somerset. Bot...

Taxpayers are paying wealthy foreigners to reside in the UK October 21, 2015

Taxpayers are paying rich foreigners to live in the UK

UK taxpayers are paying the wealthy foreigners for coming and living in the UK, due to the generosity of the system of the immigration. According to the government’s committee for independent migration advisory.The system of golden visa is allowing the rich investors, dominated mostly by the citizens from China and R...

New Visa Scheme launched by Tech City UK to help firms attract the non EU talent October 20, 2015

Tech City UK launched new visa scheme that helps startups attract the non EU talent

UK government’s body Tech City UK has made an announcement regarding the launch of revisedTech Nation Visa Scheme that will be making easier for the technology startups to attract the top talent from non-EU nations.After consultations with the founders of technology business and the industry leaders on the rising cha...

Britain's Super Priority Visa hit among Indian business community October 20, 2015

UK's same day Super Priority Visa hit among Indian business community

Britain’s Super Priority Visa has become a hit among the business community of India; however it is costing a whopping amount of Rs.60, 000/- or 600 pounds more apart from the visa cost.Regional Director, UK Immigration and Visas, Nick Crouch said that since the launch of the service in the year 2013, more than 1...

UK firms awaits new visa scheme for importing non EU citizens with IT skills October 19, 2015

Companies in the UK awaits new visa scheme to bring non EU citizens with IT skills

Many firms are wishing that the immigration policy shall be relaxed so as to recruit the skilled IT workers more easily from outside the EU.A surprise announcement was made on Friday by the government saying that the new visa scheme for the digital companies will be offering four new ways for importing the IT skilled n...

Britain welcomes Chinese tourists, investors and students October 19, 2015

Britain wants more Chinese tourists, investors and students

In an increasing effort to motivate the Chinese investment and trade in the UK, the country is welcoming the tourists and students from China. According to a senior official.British Trade and Investment Minister, Lord Francis Maude, said that the UK has attracted much investment from the businessmen from China than any...

UK is planning to introduce tougher English test for foreign students October 19, 2015

UK plans the introduction of tougher English test for foreign students

With the introduction of tougher English tests for non-EU students which is planned by the UK government, will affect many Indian students who look at the UK as the destination for the higher studies. With this new move by the UK government, it is likely that there will be further decrease in the number of Indian stu...

Immigration skills levy to be introduced by the UK government October 17, 2015

Immigration skills charges will be introduced by the UK government

The government of UK said that they had concerns about the shortage of skilled workers in the UK, but on the other hand their policies are making the situation worse as it is getting more difficult for employing the high skilled citizens from outside of the EU. The new charges that are being levied by the government fo...

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