UK Immigration News

Tier 2 campaigning leads to change in the UK Immigration policy August 18, 2018

Campaign for Science and Engineering is a leading and independent organization advocating for causes of Science and Engineering in the UK. It’s campaigning, and also the support of experts in various sectors and Members of Parliament, was the primary component leading to a change in the immigration policyThere was ...

UK must adopt a new approach towards immigration August 13, 2018

The Confederation of British Industry has published a report, and has called for adopting a new approach. This is leading to a pressure for the U.K. to change the immigration policies. The call is for the government to remove immigration targets, and also to leave Britain open for the growth of the economy. This will...

UK employers want workers to come but also Control immigration August 10, 2018

The Confederation of British Industry, a group of leading employers in Britain, says that the country should have a set of controls on EU citizens who work in the United Kingdom when Brexit happens. However these rules should not attempt at stopping companies to hire the necessary staff. Its Deputy Director-General J...

UK Tier 1 Investor visa - Indian millionaires are now in focus July 25, 2018

The UK Tier 1 Investor visa was targeted by PM Theresa May after the nerve-agent poisoning case of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, and his daughter in UK . There was an investigation by the Home Office into the Tier 1 Investor visas of wealthy Russians.Tier 1 Investors generally invest large funds. Any investig...

Recent developments in UK Tier 2 Visa Applicants July 05, 2018

Details Sajid Javid makes a change after reaching the Cap for Tier 2 Certificates of Sponsorship again Themonthly allocation limit of Tier 2 Certificates of Sponsorship was reached in May and June. This has happened for, seven months successively which is a record. Consequently, priority applications like ...

Entrepreneurs can get the New UK start-up visa June 30, 2018

The UK Home Secretary made the important announcement of launching the fresh start-up visa for individuals who intend to move to the UK and start businesses.Sajid Javid said that this visa will start the immigration process for a wide pool of professional entrepreneurs, and will make the application process faster.Requ...

No government official raised student visa issue row - British High Commissioner June 25, 2018

Sir Dominic Asquith, the British High Commissioner to India has stated that presently there is a controversy regarding the failure of Britain in including students from India in the liberal visa norms. No Indian government official has approached the British High Commission to India on this issue. The present terms on ...

UK student visas: A challenge for Indo-Britain relations June 21, 2018

The realityThe recent changes to visa rules have led to more tensions to visa-related issues, between London and New Delhi. The development, which has caused consternation, is the inclusion of China, and not India, to the list of countries, whose citizens will face less painful visa applications.Britain’s Home Of...

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