Five people operating a bogus college and corrupt immigration advice firm were sentenced to 33 and a half years total detention, having been found guilty for conspiring to assist unlawful immigration and money-laundering offences.
Archive for the 'UK Immigration News 2010' Category
Following recent publication of a report into Tier 1 visas during the interim UK immigration cap, Damian Green – the UK Immigration Minister – said, “Those coming into the UK under the highly skilled migrant route should only be able to do highly skilled jobs – it should not be used as a means to enter the low-skilled jobs market.”
The study showed that of all the Tier 1 visas issued from the start of the interim cap:
- 29% had unskilled jobs
- 25% had skilled jobs
- 46% did not disclose their status
The study was quite tough, defining unskilled work as anything with an annual salary less than £25,000.
David Cameron suggested that the four month old cap on highly skilled workers could well be relaxed, following concerns in the business community.
Despite what Damian Green announced publicly last month, and contrary to popular media belief, student migrants to the UK are not here to overstay.
I don’t really know how true is this, as I have not been able to come across any such rule on UKBA Website, though we are all aware that IELTS is a must thing for applying for student visa or even for student’s dependent visa now.
The Minister of State for Immigration (Damian Green): The Immigration Rules specify that the detail of how certain requirements will be applied will be set out in UK Border Agency guidance rather than in the Immigration Rules themselves.
English UK are understandably “very disappointed” at the UK Border Agencies decision to raise the minimum English level back to B1 for all Tier 4 (General) student visa applicants.
Damien Green, the UK Immigration minister has drawn the battle lines against those who think the UK is soft touch. He said the Government was determined to send a clear message to those with no right to come to the UK.
Some students applying under the Tier 4 (General) category of the points based system will be required to undergo secure English language testing from 12 August 2010.