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.

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Home Secretary Representatives said the new rules for citizenship are very specific and fair. They say the rules will protect both the rights and benefits of UK citizenship. The guidelines state citizenship will be available to those who can prove they have a desire to embrace shared values and a show a willingness to make a contribution to the community.

The changes affecting citizenship rules would be supported by a new law that is thought to replace all current immigration laws and will go before Parliament later in 2008.
If passed, the new naturalization requirements would give direction to citizenship which involves various stages including; the probationary time would delay full citizen benefits until migrants have completed the trial, the migrants proving they have improved their English speaking ability, and migrants who are proven to be guilty of criminal acts resulting in a jail are barred from applying for citizenship.

The law would also state that migrants who are guilty of only minor incidents during their trial period will be allowed to have their visa extended. It also says that migrants must contribute financially to a new fund designed to provide extra financial aide to communities experiencing negative changes from migration expenses. The law would grant citizenship more quickly to migrants who engage in volunteer work.

They believe the UK economy and communities are and will continue to grow stronger for the contribution of immigrants in the UK and officials think it’s important that the benefits of citizenship are balanced with responsibility to their new home.

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