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Huge increases in Home Office visa application fees
The Home Office have announced increases to visa application fees of up to 25%.
Home Office in Chaos
Employers are currently struggling to obtain Certificates of Sponsorship for existing and new employees, preventing them from hiring skilled workers in the UK and preventing some existing employees from continuing to work.
UK Employers hit with further immigration fees
The Home Office have announced that UK employers will have to pay up to £1,000 per year per non-EU employee sponsored under the Tier 2 Visa scheme from April 2017.
Theresa May attacks the education sector
Theresa May has announced yet more changes to the UK immigration rules, this time attacking students and the education sector.
British Government continues to discriminate against British Citizens
The recent Court ruling regarding the UK Spouse visa rules decided that there was nothing “irrational, or inherently unjust or inherently unfair” about the rules or the Financial Requirement.
UK Home Office Delighted to Refuse 4,000 Family Visas
The Cost of British Citizenship
With the Home Office applications fees due to be increased by as much as nearly 40% from April 2014, we thought it might be interesting to look at the cost of British Citizenship.
Skilled Migrants and Families to be hit by huge fee increases
The Home Office have announced plans to increase fees for the family members of skilled migrants by nearly 40%.
UK Immigration Curbs Branded Ridiculous
Peter Sutherland, International Chairman of Goldman Sachs, has branded efforts to curb immigration “ridiculous”.
UK Border Agency scraps plans for a UK Visa Bond
Controversial plans for a £3,000 bond for UK Visa applicants from a limited number of “high risk” countries have been scrapped.
Net migration figures fall
The Home Office have announced a reduction in net migration and heralded this as a success. Many question the value of this fall and current policies are branded by some as being damaging to the UK’s reputation internationally and to UK business.
International Student numbers expected to fall.
The number of international students coming to the UK is expected to fall significantly due to the forthcoming change to the Tier 1 Post Study Worker Visa.
Universities warn student against hostile student visa changes
The government’s proposal to reduce the number of overseas students has been described by vice-chancellors as a hostile act against British universities.
UK immigration system in chaos
The Home Office have been criticised for the rapid introduction of new rules without following due democratic process and accused of rushing the introduction of new rules without proper consideration and due diligence.
High Court judges interim immigration cap to be illegal
Two senior judges have ruled that the temporary UK immigration limit imposed from 28 June on Tier 1 and Tier 2 skilled migrants from outside the European Union is unlawful because ministers sidestepped proper parliamentary approval when it was introduced.
UK Immigration Cap will hinder economic recovery.
Skills shortages, immigration restrictions and employment laws are likely to seriously hinder employer efforts to fill newly created private-sector jobs next year, a survey has revealed.