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Full Speech Given by Damian Green: Reforming the Immigration System – Part 1

Immigration minister Damian Green gave this speech to the Reform Think Thank on Tuesday 1 February.

‘Reforming the immigration system and reducing the level of immigration to a sustainable number is one of the big tasks of this Government.


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Immigration Minister Defends Student Clampdown

There are too many bogus students and abuse of the system must stop, Damian Green said when defending plans to clampdown on the student visa system.


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From Damian Green: Will the Changes Effect You?

Changes are coming to the student visa system- but will they have any effect on you? Even if you are not a foreign born student, these changes will matter to everyone.


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Bogus Bangladeshi Student Stopped at Airport, others Jailed

A Bangladeshi national was stopped at Birmingham airport with fake student documents, seeking entry to the UK to work rather than study.


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UK Border Agency Revises Visa Processing Times

The UK Border Agency has announced a revision to their service standards for visa processing times in order to improve the service provided to their customers.


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Update on Suspended Colleges From Tier 4

Following our earlier post, UKBA Removes Institutions from the Tier 4 Sponsor Register, we can now provide our readers with an update on suspended colleges from Tier 4, covering some of the issues raised by our readers.


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UK Government Responds to Tier 4 E-Petition

We previously posted about the e-petition urging the Government not to destroy one of its strongest export industries, the English language teaching sector.


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Points Based System Failing Britain and Applicants for UK Student Visas

Aimed at preventing terrorists from coming to the UK posing as students, the points based system has been criticised by a new report for delaying and even refusing genuine students a UK visa.


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Major Tier 4 Changes Could Affect Everyone

The Government is on the threshold of destroying one of its strongest export industries, the English language teaching sector, worth billions of pounds annually to the UK in visible and invisible exports.


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