" Damian Green is boasting today of a 62% decline in student visas in the first quarter of 2012 but if you think of international students as ‘education export customers’ instead and that boast starts to look economically illiterate. Even worse, the ‘benefits’ of reduced student immigration in ...
" The foreign spouses and family members, and UK citizens who care about them, are paying the price for political expediency and pandering. Make no mistake, UK natives: this government wishes you would all just go away. " http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/mar/26/theresa-may-migr...
" She tells Mr Clegg: "In particular I propose a minimum income threshold of £25,700 for a British citizen or person settled in the UK to sponsor the settlement of a spouse or partner of non-EEA [European Economic Area] nationality." For a partner with one child, the income threshold ...
" The home secretary, Theresa May, will tell MPs on Wednesday that she is breaking the link between migration and settlement for the first time, by taking away the right to remain in Britain for more than five years from any migrant worker earning less than £35,000 a year. " http://www.gua...
fomsand1 wrote:I just need some sort of clarification on this as I've read all the home office links attached on this subject but it still doesnt make it clear to me. Can you advise?
" I can confirm that the Government has not proposed changes to the current 10 year long residence rules and they remain in force. You may be interested to note that the Government is, as part of its wider review of the immigration system, reviewing the 14 year long residency rule. " http:...
" On Wednesday night, Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, said he was already seeking to stop doctors with poor English practising in this country but added that he was concerned about the impact of EU diktats. " http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9008757/Poor-foreign-doctors-p...
hi what evidence does one need apart from close family members does one need establish private life. Perhaps, jbiz can help you. hi, everyone just want anyone general opinion. I won my first tier appeal on private life, the ukba appealed against it and have been given permission. Just waiting for a...
I was sponsored by my government to study in the UK. I am considering repaying my government the scholarship money via instalments in order to break free of my work contract with them to apply for my PSW Visa. However, I have heard that students who have personal debt get their visas rejected. Has ...
There is no official def. for 'facial Slur', as far as I know!
It is interesting to note that many of the BRP's I've checked, almost all of them had "Place of Birth"(No mention of country) and then they have a field for Nationality.
It may be a mis-print so it's worth pointing to UKBA.
Mods, May I ask, if I May, why my post was removed from the forum??? All I posted was: I think its a very good move and we should try to encourage as many people we can, to join us and help us out. I suggest, FACEBOOK GROUP TITLE: Campaign Against Unfairness or something like that......... We should...
"Up to half the working population of Britain are to be banned from bringing a foreign-born wife or husband into the country under proposals being considered by the Home Office."
" A minimum salary of between £18,600 and £25,700 before tax should be introduced for UK residents sponsoring a partner or dependent for citizenship, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended today. " " A salary threshold of £18,600 would reduce settlement through the family ...
I think these white hall mandarines live in a world of their own. I agree with the view that the proposals are good, at least in theory, but how on earth, they will implement these changes, only god knows!! Proposed changes on "sham", "forced" marriages and on Article 8 will be ...
One would have hoped that ministers in UK will learn from the mistakes of USA or Australia but NO, they will learn from their own mistakes or will they???
Only time will tell and anyway SUN is rising in the east!
