The UK Border Agency has announced that it will stop accepting Tier 1 (General) applications made overseas from 00:01 on 23 December 2010. This is to ensure that we do not exceed the limit set by the government for issued Tier 1 (General) applications between 19 July 2010 and April…
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Ukraine approves draft visa facilitation with Switzerland
The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has approved a draft agreement with Switzerland on visa facilitation. “The government has approved a draft agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Swiss Federal Council on the facilitation of the issuance of visas. A relevant resolution was passed at its meeting…
UK High Court decides that immigration cap is unlawful
An interim cap introduced last summer has been deemed unlawful by the UK High Court; High Court Judges have ruled that ministers needed parliamentary approval before going ahead with the temporary immigration. As a result, the temporary immigration cap is no longer in force. If you wish to apply for…
UAE to implement new work permit rules from 2011
A worker with an expired contract in the UAE can now obtain a new work permit and shift to another employer without a consent of his sponsor, a move that will also benefit the Indian workers in the country. According to a new resolution issued by the UAE Labour Minister…
Ghana High Commission in UK to automate visa, passport applications
The Ghanaian High Commission in the UK is in the process of introducing automated visa and passport application procedures. In a press release copied to ghanabusinessnews.com, the High Commission says the news system when completed will facilitate online visa and passport applications. The new system the Mission said will come…
US embassy consular outreach clinic in Phuket
The Consular Section of the US embassy in Bangkok will be in Phuket tomorrow (December 17) to provide consular outreach services. The “consular clinic” will be at the Metropole Hotel on Montri Road in Phuket Town from 8am to midday. Consular staff will be available to provide services on: •…
Points-based system – new versions of application forms and guidance
UK Border Agency have today published new versions of our application forms and policy guidance under the following categories of the points-based system: * Tier 1 (General) * Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) * Tier 1 (Investor) * Tier 1 (Post-study work) * Tier 2 – all categories (application form only –…
Great deal for the military and young illegal immigrants!!!
Three years ago, the U.S. Armed Forces struggled with a serious recruiting crisis, a crisis that evaporated temporarily only when the economy slumped. As it recovers and our population continues to age, the Armed Forces will face yet another challenge in recruiting the high-quality people needed for the modern military.…
San Diego-born boy tied to beheadings for Drug Cartels
U.S. consular officials are arranging to meet with a San Diego-born 14-year-old accused of carrying out killings and decapitations for a major drug cartel in central Mexico. Mexican officials approved the meeting after a formal petition from the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, the juvenile court judge handling the teen’s…
Belarus to open embassies in Brazil, Nigeria
Belarus will soon open an embassy in Brazil, Foreign Minister of Belarus Sergei Martynov said in an interview to Belarus-TV Channel. “Actually we are opening the embassy there. The first employees have already been deployed. Previously we had a consulate general in Brazil, and now we are opening a full-fledged…