“Today, Friday 6 September 2013, a written ministerial statement was laid in Parliament outlining a number of changes to the Immigration Rules.”
UK Border Agency, 6th September 2013
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“UK citizens must earn more than £18,600 to bring a non-EU spouse into the country.”
The Independent, 8th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Around 100 suspected war criminals applied for UK citizenship last year, many of whom are thought to have been living in Britain for years, it has emerged.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A bogus couple whose sham marriage was scuppered after the bride could not remember the groom’s name have been jailed. Jayeola Abiola, 27, a Nigerian national, barely knew his would-be wife Vania Pinheiro-Fernandes, 29, from Portugal. They planned to walk down the aisle to the ballad The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – a choice Hull crown court heard was ‘rather apt.’ ”
The Guardian, 11th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“UK family immigration rules are not discriminatory and do not infringe human
rights, the High Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 5th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Removal of right of appeal for family visit visas will save more than £100 million over next decade.”
Home Office, 25th June 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
“Today, Monday 10 June 2013, a number of minor changes to the Immigration Rules have been published which will come into force on 1 July 2013.”
UK Border Agency, 10th June 2013
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A cross-party group of MPs has called for an urgent review of new immigration rules, which they claim are tearing hundreds of British families apart. Their inquiry report shows that a new minimum earnings rule of £18,600 a year, which came into effect last July, has meant that thousands of British citizens, including people with full-time jobs, have been unable to bring a non-European husband, wife or partner to live with them in Britain.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Immigration has proved a toxic issue for recent Home Office ministers. In 2004 home secretary David Blunkett resigned following revelations that a visa application had been fast-tracked. Immigration minister Beverley Hughes resigned after admitting she ‘unwittingly’ misled people about a suspected visa ‘scam’. Charles Clarke resigned as home secretary in 2006 after intense pressure over the release of foreign prisoners who could have been deported at the end of their custodial term.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th May 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Home Office was successful in defending Immgiration Rules changes introduced to test migrant’s English language capabilities”
Home Office, 17th April 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
“The Home Office was successful in defending Immgiration Rules changes introduced to test migrants English language capabilities.”
Home Office, 16th April 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
“A university which was stripped of its licence to bring overseas students into Britain is refusing to drop a legal challenge against Theresa May, the Home Secretary, even though its ability to sponsor foreigners was restored yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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“The UK Border Agency is to be split into two separate entities – an immigration and visa service and an immigration law enforcement organisation – as part of a package of changes announced today.”
Home Office, 26th March 2013
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Last year the Divisional Court upheld the Home Secretary’s decision to prevent a dissident Iranian politician coming to the United Kingdom to address the Palace of Westminster: see that decision here and my post discussing the ‘Politics of Fear’.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd March 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Changes to the Immigration Rules, which will ensure the UK remains the destination of choice for exceptional overseas talent, have been published today.”
Home Office, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A former Foreign office manager is facing jail after he today admitted faking a visa application to bring a Nigerian nanny into the country to work for just £300 a month.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“As previously announced, a number of changes to the Immigration Rules are coming into effect today.”
UK Border Agency, 1st October 2012
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“University seeks judicial review after losing highly trusted status for sponsoring international students.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who tried to submit hundreds of fraudulent visa applications has today been sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in prison, following an investigation by the UK Border Agency.”
UK Border Agency, 4th September 2012
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A London university is to launch legal action against the UK Border Agency’s decision to revoke its licence to sponsor international students.”
BBC News, 3rd September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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