Category: visas

Regina (Boahen) v Secretary of State for the Home Office – WLR Daily

Posted June 4th, 2010 in appeals, immigration, law reports, visas by sally

Regina (Boahen) v Secretary of State for the Home Office [2010] EWCA Civ 585; [2010] WLR (D) 143

“An immigration officer at the port of entry had discretionary power to cancel a visa granted overseas on the ground that the purpose of the visit was not same as stated in the visa granted and to refuse leave to enter the UK.”

WLR Daily, 3rd June 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Lady Scotland’s former cleaner convicted of fraud – The Guardian

Posted April 9th, 2010 in fraud, news, visas by sally

“Loloahi Tapui, who had overstayed visa by four years, found guilty of conning attorney general into hiring her.”

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The Guardian, 9th April 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Attorney general’s illegal cleaner ‘was paid £95,000 for her story’ – The Guardian

Posted April 9th, 2010 in fraud, immigration, news, visas by sally

“An illegal immigrant accused of tricking the attorney general into employing her as a housekeeper was paid £95,000 for her story by a newspaper, a court heard yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 8th April 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Changes to the Immigration Rules – minimum age for armed forces marriage visas – UK Border Agency

Posted April 8th, 2010 in armed forces, immigration, marriage, press releases, regulations, visas by sally

“Today the Immigration Rules relating to marriage visas have changed for serving members of the armed forces.”

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UK Border Agency, 6th April 2010

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Snoop Dogg: US rapper wins £100,000 legal fight to visit Britain – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 9th, 2010 in appeals, news, public interest, public order, visas by sally

“The controversial American rapper, Snoop Dogg, has won an expensive legal battle against the British government, after it tried to ban him from visiting the country.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Foreign student visas to be slashed, Alan Johnson announces – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 8th, 2010 in education, news, visas by sally

“Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary, is bringing in tougher rules, including demanding that applicants be able to speak passable English and banning those enrolling for short courses from bringing dependants.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Alleged abuse of student visa system – government response – UK Border Agency

Posted December 9th, 2009 in immigration, press releases, visas by sally

“The government has responded to allegations in The Sunday Telegraph that Tier 4 of the UK’s points-based system for immigration is being widely abused by foreign nationals posing as students.”

Full press release

UK Border Agency, 8th December 2009

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Crusaders face £60,000 visa fine over Australian six – BBC News

Posted December 1st, 2009 in immigration, news, visas by sally

“The Crusaders could be fined £60,000 over the visa irregularities that led to the UK Borders Agency deporting six of their Australia-born players.”

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BBC News, 30th November

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Attorney General Baroness Scotland fined £5,000 over illegal immigrant housekeeper – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 22nd, 2009 in attorney general, immigration, news, visas by sally

“Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General, has been fined £5,000 for employing an illegal immigrant as her housekeeper.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Attorney General ‘likely to be fined for employing illegal immigrant’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 22nd, 2009 in attorney general, immigration, news, visas by sally

“Baroness Scotland, the Attorney General, is likely to be fined for employing an illegal immigrant as her housekeeper, it has been claimed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Attorney general sacks maid alleged to be working illegally – The Guardian

Posted September 17th, 2009 in immigration, news, visas by sally

“The attorney general sacked her housekeeper last night amid claims the woman had overstayed on a visa and was no longer legally entitled to work in the UK.”

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The Guardian, 17th September 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Married woman faces deportation – BBC News

Posted September 9th, 2009 in immigration, married persons, news, visas by sally

“A married Canadian woman is due to fly out of Heathrow later under imminent threat of deportation from the UK.”

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BBC News, 9th September 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Gang jailed over multi-million pound visa scam – UK Border Agency

Posted June 5th, 2009 in fraud, press releases, sentencing, visas by sally

“Three people have today been jailed for a total of 19 years following the largest ever immigration crime investigation by the UK Border Agency and police.”

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UK  Border Agency, 3rd June 2009

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

Indian immigrants earned millions from visa fraud factory – The Times

Posted June 4th, 2009 in fraud, news, visas by sally

“Two illegal immigrants from India earned millions of pounds from a visa fraud ‘factory”’that helped an estimated 4,000 bogus students to cheat Britain’s “shambolic” border controls.”

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The Times, 4th June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

300,000 UK visas ‘wrongly issued’ – BBC News

Posted November 18th, 2008 in immigration, news, visas by sally

“An estimated 300,000 visas giving foreigners the right to come to Britain may have been wrongly approved every year, a committee of MPs has been told.”

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BBC News, 18th November 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Home Office bars Thaksin Shinawatra from returning to Britain – The Times

Posted November 10th, 2008 in news, visas by sally

“Thaksin Shinawatra, the deposed Thai Prime Minister and former owner of Manchester City Football Club, has had his visa revoked by the British Government, two years after he fled to exile in London following a military coup.”

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The Times, 10th November 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Marriage visa age to rise later this month – UK Border Agency

Posted November 5th, 2008 in forced marriages, marriage, press releases, visas by sally

“The age at which someone can apply for a marriage visa will increase from 18 to 21 from the end of this month, the Government announced today.”

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UK Border Agency, 4th November 2008

Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk