As of November 25, 2008, some categories of UK immigration were switched over to using identity cards instead of vignettes or stickers in their passports. Students and spouses were of the few categories that were chosen to make this change. However, the UK immigration department has made an announced ...
The UK had been working on a way to overhaul its immigration laws for quite some time now. What they came up with is an immigration point based system that will be used on all non-European migrants that are wishing to come to the UK. This point based system will ...
Over the past few years, many people living in the UK have found themselves leaving for other places. Of all the places that UK immigrants go, Australia is the most common. Over the past 10 years, the number of people who have left the UK for Australia has doubled. From ...
The 30-year expiry regulations continue to throw up revelations surrounding the governance of former PM Margaret Thatcher, with the latest retrospective scandal being around her desire to take away the vote from UK-based Irish citizens.
Thatcher’s wishes to bring the Irish completely into line within UK immigration regulations were expressed a ...
After the Home Office release a new short list of skilled labor that would be eligible to work in the UK there was fear that employers would not be able to obtain the workers that they needed. Industry experts are now saying that this is not the case.
The strategic advisor ...
England has finally surpassed Holland as the most crowded major European country. For each square kilometer England now has an average of 395 people. The office of National Statistics has said they expect that in over the next two decades that number could grow as 464 people. Large numbers of ...
Controversy continues to grow regarding the viability of new immigration programs. Lord Carey who is in favor of a policy that would function on a "one in, one out" basis warns of the potential dangers of immigration. He notes that large numbers of migrants head to the UK each year ...
A report released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development showed that the US was number 1 for attracting immigrants. Number 2 on the list was Britain. Of the four million immigrants noted in the report, 1.3 million of them choose the US. Another 343,000 chose to immigrate to ...