An Australian actress has been refused permission to live in the UK with her British husband after immigration officials ruled that he was too poor to support her. Ebony Buckle, who appeared in BBC1’s Inspector George Gently last year, says the enforced separation is taking a toll on her health. Her visa was rejected because her [...]
Britain must radically overhaul its education system, and quickly, if it is to continue being a world leader, according to a new Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) report. The report says we are entering an era of “intense pressure” on universities driven by globalisation, technology, rising student expectations and competition for funding. The report [...]
Immigration inspectors have discovered more UK Border Agency (UKBA) backlogs, totalling more than 16,000 cases. The chief inspector of immigration said the latest backlogs, relating to requests to settle through marriage, were “unacceptable”. The backlogs included people waiting a decade to hear if their partner had permission to live in the UK. Immigration Minister Mark [...]
IN BAD economic times the temptation to bash immigration is overwhelming. “Get the stench out of Greece,” runs a slogan of Golden Dawn, an increasingly popular anti-immigrant party there. David Cameron has pledged to more than halve annual net migration into Britain by 2015. In America Republicans are wondering how much anti-immigration rhetoric contributed to [...]
Joan Rivers seized by UK border guards as she films new TV show… after they mistook her for an illegal immigrant US comedian stopped during a trip to Kent to visit the Countess Sondes Balaclava-clad guards swooped after tip-off that her boat looked suspicious She said: ‘I am so sorry they didn’t arrest us. I [...]
Boris Johnson today slammed the Government’s immigration policy and said tough visa requirements are damaging the London economy. The Mayor claimed universities and City employers are being prevented from recruiting the best talent from abroad. “We are losing a massive business opportunity,” he said, adding that it is “completely crazy” for Britain to be “closing [...]
In outspoken comments, Vince Cable warned that tough new entry requirements for students may be “damaging” Britain’s reputation as a good place to study. He also claimed there is a “powerful constituency” arguing for more restrictions on immigration that could stop bright students coming to the UK His comments are likely to be seen as [...]
It showed that a previous attempt to forecast immigration figures underestimated the number of females coming to live in the country by 361,000 and overestimated the number of males by 94,000, when compared with census data. Female migration has been concentrated in the 20 to 44-year-old age bracket, the prime years for child bearing, and [...]
The Commons home affairs select committee said the growing number of immigration cases — which includes almost 174,000 missing illegal immigrants — is equivalent of the population of Iceland. Mismanagement by the UK Border Agency could lead to tens of thousands more illegal immigrants being granted an “effective amnesty” as officials write off their cases, [...]
International students are spurning the UK’s most prestigious universities as a result of Government immigration curbs, The Independent can reveal. Some courses at universities in the Russell Group – which represents 24 top institutions, including Oxford and Cambridge – have seen a drop of up to 30 per cent in applications from Indian students. The [...]