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		<title>UK immigration wants &#8220;brightest and best&#8221; immigrants</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UK immigration Minister Damian Green announced this week that the UK would be bringing in a more selective immigration policy that encourages the &#8220;brightest and best&#8221; to come to the UK. Specifically, Green said that the UK wants immigrants who can &#8220;benefit Britain&#8221;. He committed to continue with more reforms that he says will result [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changes to UK immigration English test for Tier 1, 2, and 4 applicants</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning 6 April 2012 the UK Border Agency (UKBA) will require all applicants applying to remain in the UK under Tier 1 (General), Tier 1(Entrepreneur) and Tier 2 of the UK points-based system to have a completed language test prior to applying for a visa. immigration originally allowed applicants to apply before taking the English [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Immigration policies are harming private colleges in the UK</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Government&#8217;s determination to cut immigration is having a devastating effect on private higher education, a new report revealed yesterday. Prohibiting some international students from working part-time to support their studies in the UK must be reversed, the Centre Forum think tank argued. “Since these controls were introduced in 2011, enrolment numbers are estimated to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MPs say relaxed UK border checks pilot program should not be scrapped by immigration officials</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A breakdown of communication between immigration officials led to the &#8220;lighter touch&#8221; UK immigration officers used at passport and visa checks last year, a Parliamentary inquiry consisting of MPs (UK members of parliament) has said. The report published this week by the Commons home affairs committee said that a &#8220;highly troubling&#8221; lack of supervision led [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwanese youth can now apply for the UK&#8217;s Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme Visa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning 1 January 2012, Taiwanese youth can apply for the UK&#8217;s Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme visa. The UK visa enables young people from participating countries to come and experience life in the UK under the Tier 5 visa of the points-based system. Taiwan will join the list of countries and territories that participate in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK business leaders call for lax immigration rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK&#8217;s North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC) have called for a relaxation of UK immigration controls in the North East region arguing that businesses are being held back by a lack of skilled labour. NECC is a business organization in the UK that represents more than 4,000 companies in the North East of England. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK visas for Pakistanis issued faster</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK Border Agency, along with its commercial partner Gerry&#8217;s, has now launched a premium lounge service at its Visa Application Centre (VAC) in Pakistan to help facilitate the processing of visas for local applicants. All UK visa applicants can benefit from the new facility located in Karachi where a UK visa can be issued [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The UK and Ireland to improve the Common Travel Area</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK and Ireland have signed an important agreement reinforcing their commitment to preserving the Common Travel Area (CTA) while further cracking down on illegal immigration and spurious asylum claims. The countries signed a statement working towards joint standards for entry and ultimately enhanced electronic border systems to identify those with no right to enter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK to charge for immigration and asylum appeals beginning next week</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UK Immigration has announced that the Ministry of Justice will be introducing fee charges for some asylum and immigration appeals beginning 19 December 2011. Immigrants or asylum seekers who want to appeal against a decision notice dated 19 December 2011 or later will need to pay a fee. The appeal fee will apply to most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hospitality sector pushes for UK Visitor Visa reforms to increase tourism</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hospitality and tourism industry leaders are pressing the British government to reform the UK visa system, claiming that the slow processing of Visitor Visa applications and government red tape are negatively affecting the growth of the hospitality industry and discouraging visitors from coming to the UK. The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has written to the [...]]]></description>
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