http://www.mymigration.net/uk/news/ UK - Latest Immigration News from myMigration.net en-us Copyright 2006 myMigration.net Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:20:00 GMT http://www.mymigration.net/ http://www.mymigration.net/images/logo_header.gif http://www.mymigration.net http://www.mymigration.net/uk/news/AHNUK_4_2006_632809913850000000_A.aspx Wed, 19 Apr 2006 02:09:45 GMT Up to 15,000 medics who came to the UK to train as junior doctors have been left stranded and some destitute without the chance of getting a job after a snap change in the immigration laws earlier this month. Doctors' leaders are holding emergency meetings with government officials this week to try to resolve the problem. www.mymigration.net http://www.mymigration.net/uk/news/AHNUK_4_2006_632803747260000000_A.aspx Tue, 11 Apr 2006 22:52:06 GMT Changes to UK immigration rules and policies change as often and as fast as the fickle English weather. This March 2006, the Home Office announced yet another raft of changes. They include changes to the provisions for the Science and Engineering Graduates scheme (SEGS), the Postgraduate Doctors and Dentists category, as well as changes which now prevent non-visa nationals in the UK as visitors from switching into the student category for courses above degree level. www.mymigration.net http://www.mymigration.net/uk/news/AHNUK_4_2006_632802528510000000_A.aspx Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:15:54 GMT New government rules intended to clamp down on "sham marriages" involving immigrants have been declared incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. The High Court in London ruled Monday that the rules, introduced last year, were discriminatory against immigrants, who were subject to immigration control, on grounds of religion and nationality. The judge, Mr Justice Silber, said that there was "no adequate justification" for them being used as a means of immigration control. www.mymigration.net http://www.mymigration.net/uk/news/AHNUK_4_2006_632801922720000000_A.aspx Sun, 09 Apr 2006 20:11:12 GMT Reports of new visa and work permit rules have created a wave of panic and confusion among foreign doctors. Few observers realise that the new ruling will also affect foreign doctors who are British graduates. International students make up 6-7 per cent of students accepted to UK universities to study medicine and dentistry. Figures from Ucas indicate an increase since 2000 from 408 to 599 students in 2005. www.mymigration.net http://www.mymigration.net/uk/news/AHNUK_4_2006_632796566400000000_A.aspx Mon, 03 Apr 2006 15:24:00 GMT Annual immigration limits into the UK would have the support of the majority of the public, a new survey finds today. The YouGov survey for right-wing group Migrationwatch UK finds 76 per cent of people agree there must be a limit, with only four per cent strongly against the idea. Only ten per cent of those questioned thought the government was listening to their views on the issue, while 69 per cent were concerned that Britain is losing its own culture. www.mymigration.net http://www.mymigration.net/uk/news/AHNUK_3_2006_632790996690000000_A.aspx Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:37:32 GMT Content management system Mediasurface has been chosen by the Government’s Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND). IND selected the Mediasurface content management suite and Morello smart client to redevelop all of its public facing websites, including the main IND site and its ‘working in the UK’ sites which have the highest visitor traffic of all Home Office websites. www.mymigration.net http://www.mymigration.net/uk/news/AHNUK_3_2006_632780288840000000_A.aspx The UK Home Office has announced important changes in Immigration Rules, which will affect people applying for leave to remain, and indefinite leave to remain (or settlement). The changes will take effect from 3 April this year. For all employment-related categories of entry to the UK, and those who have entered under the Ancestry category, the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain (settlement) is now 5 years. Mon, 27 Mar 2006 05:21:27 GMT www.mymigration.net http://www.mymigration.net/uk/news/AHNUK_3_2006_632778045690000000_A.aspx Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:08:06 GMT Frequent travellers from the UK and abroad ought to benefit from a faster, biometric way to pass through immigration control with new technology is launched at Heathrow Terminal 1 at the end of last week. The Iris Recognition Immigration System ( IRIS ) will now enable registered passengers to enter the UK without queuing to see an immigration officer at passport control. www.mymigration.net http://www.mymigration.net/uk/news/AHNUK_3_2006_632772984780000000_A.aspx Thu, 09 Mar 2006 10:25:42 GMT A new points-based immigration system for workers who want to come to the UK from outside the EU has been introduced. The scheme is designed to make it easier for highly skilled, younger workers to enter the country. But it will be harder for low-skilled, non-EU workers to head to Britain. Like similar regimes in Australia and the US, points would be earned for factors such as qualifications, work experience and language skills. www.mymigration.net http://www.mymigration.net/uk/news/AHNUK_3_2006_632767782250000000_A.aspx Fri, 03 Mar 2006 16:35:50 GMT About 346,000 jobseekers mainly from Poland, Lithuania and Slovakia have come to Britain since the EU’s enlargement in 2004, a UK government report published on Tuesday (28 February) reveals. But towards the end of last year, the initial surge in applications from workers coming from central and eastern Europe had begun to lessen, according to the study. The paper also pointed out that there was "no discernible statistical evidence" that migrant workers from these countries had caused or contributed to the rise in social benefit claimants, recorded in the UK last year. www.mymigration.net