End of work permit:Points-based system goes live 27 November 2008
29 October 2008
Today Phil Woolas, Minister of State for borders and immigration, announced the go live date for tiers 2 and 5 of the points-based system. Read more »
Coming to the UK on an investor visa/Tier 1 investor
27 October 2008
Introduction
UK immigration law provides the opportunity for wealthy people who wish to invest in the UK to emigrate to the UK with their families and eventually acquire indefinite leave to remain and British citizenship for themselves and their family members. Unlike many other immigration categories, the investor visa does not have any English language requirement. Read more »
Transitional arrangements for Tiers 2 and 5
23 October 2008
Important information for people who are currently in the United Kingdom with leave to enter or remain in one of the immigration categories that are due to close when Tiers 2 and 5 are introduced. Read more »
Tough new rules for business visitors
16 October 2008
Tough new rules to safeguard the visitor route into the United Kingdom from abuse and keep Britain an attractive place to do business were published by the Government today. Read more »
Ankara Anlasmasi/Ankara Antlasmasi geleceginizi belirliyor
15 August 2008
Ankara Antlasmasi ulke icerisinde gecerli bir vize ile gelmisolan veya iltica etmis kacak durumda bulunan Turk pasaportuna sahip olan bireylerin basarili olduklarini ve girecekleri sektorde sunduklari hizmetin Ingiltere`de mevcut acigi kapatacagini kanitlayarak, ileriye yonelik olarak veya var olan yurumekte olan bir isyerine yatirim yaparak basvuracaklari serbest calisma vizesidir. Read more »
Wartime generation given more than 500,000 free passports
7 August 2008
More than half a million people who helped Britain through the darkest years of the country’s history have taken advantage of scheme to recognise their sacrifice.
Strict new rules for foreign students
30 July 2008
Foreign students hoping to come to the UK to study will have to meet strict new criteria, the Government announced today.
Sponsor register open to all
28 July 2008
From Monday 28 July 2008, employers and educational institutions can apply to join the sponsor register for tiers 2, 4 and 5 of the points-based system.
Marriage visa age raised to prevent forced marriages
23 July 2008
The age at which someone can apply for a marriage visa will increase from 18 to 21 as part of a crackdown on forced marriage, the Home Office announced today.
UK Border Agency has on Monday published the changes to the Immigration Rules
17 June 2008
The UK Border Agency has on Monday published the changes to the Immigration Rules (HC 607), which will come into force on 30th June 2008, as part of the role out process of the Points-based system. These changes consolidate the existing Immigration Rules, and made the Tier 1 (General) available to applicants throughout the world, whereas previously it was only available to applicants in the UK and India.