- Damian Green introduces idea of ‘contribution-based’ immigration system
- Phone lines now closed for biometric enrolment
- English language test requirements increased for Tier 1 and 2
- List of approved English language tests updated for Tiers 1, 2 and 4
- Biometric appointment booking service to be online only from February
- Online Tier 2 and 5 applications from February 2012
- Is immigration affecting unemployment?
- New application form for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals
- Immigration expected to fall because of economy, not policy
- New procedure for Exception Talent visas with Arts Council endorsement
- Fees for appeals apply from December 2011
- Appeal against English language requirements for spouses and partners fails
- Biometric residence permits to be issued with ILR
- Apply Online and Sponsor management services unavailable on 3-4 December
- UK Net migration hits record levels
- Working rights restrictions to continue for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals
- Skilled workers may have to meet minimum salary requirement for ILR
- Salary thresholds for sponsoring dependents proposed
- New Shortage Occupation List comes into effect
- Border control lapses put Home Secretary under pressure to resign
- New policy guidance on marriage visas for under-21s
- Over 500 colleges lose the right to sponsor students
- Unqualified financial institutions for Tier 4
- Settlement requirements amended for Tier 2 visas and work permits
- Shortage Occupation List reduced for skilled migrants
- Ban on marriage visas for under-21s thrown out by Supreme Court
- New style passports all now printed in the UK
- Further crackdown on immigration outlined by Prime Minister
- ‘We’re going to change the British citizenship test,’ says Prime Minister
- Changes to the Immigration Rules announced affecting Tier 2 visas
- New rules block stays in the UK for NHS debtors
- Fake university website closed down
- The Guardian asks, Do You Feel British?
- Apply Online service unavailable on Thursday 6 October
- Changes made to list of approved English language tests
- Online services unavailable on 30 September 2011
- UKBA announces changes for carers of British citizens
- 2012 editions are nearly here!
- Family migration consultation ‘to promote better integration’
- MAC advises shortage occupation list be restricted to limit migration
- UKBA request feedback on biometric residence permits
- Settlement consultation closes on 9 September
- UK Border Agency launches new website
- Student visas and International Baccalaureate qualifications
- Latest statistics show net migration up 21%
- The Migrant Journey - Second Report
- Marriage-related migration to the UK
- Biometric visa ‘clinic’ to open in Amsterdam
- Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) route opens
- UKBA launch improved online booking system
- Online services unavailable from 4-7 August
- Details of the Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) route confirmed
- New Tier 1 (Post-study work) forms and policy guidance published
- Payment methods for premium appointments in Glasgow and Cardiff
- Test booking process changes
- New chief executive of the UKBA announced
- Consultation announced on family migration
- Immigration Advisory Service enters into administration
- New approved English language tests and providers
- Changes to student visa rules implemented
- Further clarification on Tier 4 student visas
- UKBA strike action planned on 30 June
- Free extension of stay announced for skilled workers in closed work routes
- New forms published: EEA and BR1
- New scrutiny on private colleges
- More changes to student visas announced
- Breaking the link between temporary and permanent migration
- Q&A document on English language requirements for students
- Home Affairs committee finds UKBA failing to control immigration
- UKBA ‘reviewing’ impact of ECJ cases
- New immigration removal centre opened in Lincolnshire
- Test fee increased for Life in the UK test
- Net migration leaps by nearly 100,000
- Newport passport office to be closed to applications
- ‘Unnecessary’ immigration appeals curbed by new restrictions
- Passenger movement data to be tracked across the EU
- Tier 2 allocations made for April 2011
- Immigration Minister’s answers to your questions released
- Prime Minister defends immigration policy
- Reduced points based test calculator until summer 2011
- Changes to the ‘knowledge of language and life’ requirement for settlement
- ESOL rules change for ‘knowledge of life and language in the UK’ requirement
- Limits on Tier 2 visas and Tier 1 changes come into effect
- Damian Green answers your questions
- New immigration fees - April 2011
- Certificates of Approval abolished in May 2011
- BBC Oxford talks to lifeintheuk.net
- Finalised details of student visa programme announced
- NHS debtors to face restrictions on immigration
- Tier 1 & 2 visas and Settlement from April 2011
- Home Affairs Committee criticises student visa plans
- Re-entry bans reduced for voluntary departures
- Details of Tier 1 Investor and Entrepreneur visas announced
- Government confirms reduction of shortage occupation list and Tier 2 approved professions
- Pilot Sojourner Scheme to be continued to protect victims of domestic violence
- Full treaty rights to be granted as Worker Registration Scheme closes
- MAC recommends reduced shortage occupation list
- Dominica and St Lucia visa waivers
- New family returns process launched
- Immigration fees to increase again in April 2011
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