Published by Mario on October 6th, 2010 in UK immigration, UK Tier 2 work visa

Gamu Nhengu: UK Immigration troubles
News that a talented singer will be forced to leave her home due to strict UK immigration laws is a saddening situation that has attracted the attention of the staff at Global Visas.
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Published by Mario on October 5th, 2010 in Global Visas, UK immigration, UK Tier 2 work visa
| Last week the UK Home Office implemented a range of fee hikes for UK visa applications, with the price of some UK visas increasing by as much as £400.
The latest changes to the UK immigration system follow the implementation of an interim cap on UK immigration in July ahead of a permanent cap in April 2011. |
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 UK Immigration Minister Damian Green |
With even more changes on the way, how will this affect UK immigration? And have authorities really considered the impact of these rapid-fire changes?
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Published by Global Visas on September 15th, 2010 in Global Immigration, Global Visas, Studying abroad, UK immigration, UK Tier 2 work visa
It’s barely one week since the UK immigration minister Damian Green announced plans to cut visa numbers and students are keen to have their say on immigration cap.
Over on The Guardian, Yihan Goh has argued for the changes.
“It’s about time something was done about a shambolic system that allows dishonest overstayers to make a mockery of the hard work we put in to earn our places at university,” he says.
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Published by Global Visas on September 13th, 2010 in EU immigration and Blue Card, Global Immigration, UK immigration, UK Tier 2 work visa
Fresh off his announcement to stand again for London Mayor, Boris Johnson has nevertheless shown that even the job of prime minister isn’t safe.
David Cameron was on the other end of some pointed remarks on the Tory approach to UK visas by the mayor over the weekend. In the interview, he warned that some firms already in serious trouble faced failing once the non-EU immigration cap was introduced.
“It’s perfectly reasonable to try and get a grip on [immigration]. The problem is that this means that, you know, accountancy firms, film firms, banks, lawyers… actually find it very difficult at the moment to get in some of the people who you really need to keep London’s economy going,” he told the BBC.
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Published by Mark Johnstone on August 10th, 2009 in Global Visas, UK immigration, UK Tier 2 work visa

Global Visas reacts to Tier 2 UK work visa report
As the Home Office awaits a report to be published by the MAC regarding recommended alterations to the Tier 2 UK visa system, Global Visas director, Liam Clifford, has his own response to the two research questions the report seeks to answer:
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