UK Immigration amnesty called for by Global Visas

One of the world’s largest immigration companies, Global Visas, has announced today that it is recommending an Immigration Amnesty, citing the current climate in Britain as chaotic.

Liam Cilfford, head of Global Visas, said the public had called for an amnesty and evidence was that it was needed for some 400,000 people who were suffering under current legislation. Clifford pointed to a decision by the UK Board of Immigration Appeals in 2007 which claimed it was about to announce an amnesty. No action has been taken since that time and matters have become significantly worse. According to Clifford, the BIA was losing staff as they could no longer support the Tier system, with budgets slashed and the results being the rise of such polarising groups as the BNP.

The BIA has been facing job cuts as the government has sought to combine the roles of several departments, leaving staff with little hope for their future. Unlike education or health, immigration is seen as an obvious choice for budget cuts as the work can be multi-tasked according to Clifford.

Clifford also raised the cases of the 400,000 forgotten people in the UK who could benefit the nation via GDP and taxes, saying that Global Visas attends to thousands of cases of people who genuinely want to become part of the system. Many of these people have children in school and want to do the right thing by society but are not allowed the chance.

Global Visas is one of the world’s leading authorities on visas and immigration and offers advice and information to corporate and individual clients. Founded in 1996 Global Visas has offices all over the world and specialises in advice for UK, US, South African and Australian travel.