Wealthy UK visa applicants are targeted by the UK Border Agency with a £15,000 fee for on-the-spot application processing.

New increases in immigration fees across the board including UK settlement, naturalisation, and dependant relative visas.

On Tuesday, the EU’s executive will call for EU member states to agree on improved integration schemes for immigrants, establish joint visa centres abroad and to identify and re-evaluate labour needs.

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The UK High Court has decided that the recent changes to the HSMP which affected applicants who wanted to remain in the UK under the scheme but did not qualify under the new changes were illegal.
The highly skilled migrant program which was introduced in 2002 operates on a points based scheme which enables non EU [...]

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A judge has attacked a Home Office failure to correctly administer a Zimbabwean nationals detention. The case, described as scandalous by the judge, may result in the failed asylum seeker receiving damages amounting to thousands of pounds due the handling of the case by the Home Office. The breach of the foreign national’s human rights [...]

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There may be some respite for professionals who came to the UK holding HSMP visas and are now facing deportation as a result of the strict new rules which were published by the British government in November 2006.
Fortunately, the UK Asylum and Immigration Tribunal upheld that the right to family life in Britain under [...]

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EU ministers have been widely criticised for their role in causing delays passing through important anti terror laws. The veto system is blamed and is reported to be responsible for a long-standing deadlock.
While some British critics disagreed, others in Europe highlighted the need to harmonise EU policies.  The problem is that in some countries, reluctance [...]

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Changes to the “sham marriage” immigration guidance recently introduced by IND following a judgement in Baiai at the High Court could benefit individuals with less than 3 months of valid leave to remain in the UK. Prior to the judgement, these individuals could not apply for a Certificate of Approval.
Under the previous guidance, from February 2005, [...]

The Australian government has recently stated that they will make citizenship requirements more rigorous. Some of the proposals include a new examination to test English language levels.

Kim Beazley’s has revealed his ideas on linking the approval of Tourist and Visitor visas to what appears to be a temporary pledge to Australian values.