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Immigration

Gang jailed for running bogus college

15 January 2010 Four people who ran a bogus college and a corrupt immigration advisory firm have been jailed for a total of 25 years for masterminding an immigration scam that is thought to have netted them millions of pounds. The four were all arrested after a joint investigation by the UK Border Agency’s immigration […]

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Immigration

Charging for immigration and nationality services 2010 – 2011

20 January 2010 The Minister of State for Borders and Immigration, Phil Woolas has laid regulations in Parliament for the fees for immigration and nationality services that are set at levels above the normal administrative costs of the service. The fees are published today alongside these regulations. The Minister’s proposals for the fees that are […]

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Immigration

The wealthy offered fast-track UK visa option

January 21 2010 The UK visa service, in an unending quest to cash-in on the global demand for British visas has today announced a new ‘home visit’ visa service aimed at the wealthy at an incredible cost of per application £15,000! As part of the Home Office’s new UK visa fee increases, wealthy immigrants living […]

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Immigration

UK visa fees trebled for relatives of immigrants

January 21 2010 The UK visa application fees for the elderly relatives of people from abroad who are now living in the UK are to be trebled, it has been announced. The move is intended to help pay for the social and health services needed to cope with the increasing number of older relatives moving […]