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NAO Reports on UK Border and Immigration Reforms

The National Audit Office (NAO) has recently published its report ‘Reforming the UK border and immigration system’, in which it says that the two new Home Office directorates that replaced the former UKBA...

Short-Term Migration Report

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has recently published its Short-Term International Migration Annual Report for the year ending mid-2012. The ONS defines a short-term migrant as someone who visits a country...

Court of Justice Gives Opinion on Entry Visa Requirements

An Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union has recently given his opinion in a case (Case C‑202/13) concerning the requirement for a person to obtain a visa to enter a Member State when...

Administrative Review of Home Office immigration decisions

Administrative Review is the mechanism used by Entry Clearance Officers in order to review decisions in which applications for entry clearance for the UK under the Points Based System have been refused. Failed...

New Immigration Rules for Afghan Citizens

Following the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC628, a new category of leave to enter has been created with effect from 1 October...

New visa system for Indian travellers

A new visa system will make it quicker and simpler for frequent Indian travellers to make the most of opportunities to visit or do business in the UK.

Visas for Chinese nationals - the facts

The United Kingdom is open for business and tourism and China is one of the UK's priority markets. 94 per cent of Chinese visitors who apply for a visa get one; 96 per cent of applicants surveyed who have applied...

Changes to the requirements for biometric residence permits

The requirement to provide the UK Border Agency (UKBA) with biometric information has changed, with effect from 1st December 2012.

Daunted by the UKBA and visa application forms?

Do you find that you avoid travelling to the UK because of complex visa application forms and a hostile UK Border Control? It would appear that the majority do, as UK migration has fallen by a quarter. The drop,...

An Overview of UK Visas for Creative, Media and Arts Professionals

The UK Immigration Rules provide various different routes by which persons involved in the Creative, Media and Arts sector can travel to the UK, work or perform and, in some cases, stay indefinitely. ...

Temporary concession for Syrians announced

The UKBA has today announced that from 15 October 2012, Syrian nationals with temporary permission to stay in the UK will have more ways to extend their stay in the UK.

New immigration fees proposed

Immigration minister Damian Green has issued a written ministerial statement proposing an increase in visa fees, and an increase in UK-based visa application fees.