Monday 4 December 2006

From 2 April 2007 a person applying to settle in the UK (ie applying for "indefinite leave to remain") will need to either pass the "Life In the UK Test" or, if his or her English language skills are not at or above ESOL Entry 3 standard, he or she will need to gain an approved ESOL qualification.

Tuesday 7 November 2006

The UK government will, as of 8 November 2006, suspend the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme ('HSMP') until Monday 4 December 2006.

Tuesday 24 October 2006

Bulgarian and Romanian nationals will, on 1 January 2007, have the right to travel throughout the UK and EU provided they are in possession of a valid EU travel document.

Wednesday 5 July 2006

Work Permits (UK) has today announced that, with effect from 14 August 2006, all registered nurses will be removed from the shortage occupation list, and replaced with the following:

Monday 24 April 2006

The Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality - Tony McNulty - today made the following statement:

March 2006

The Government has published a Command Paper entitled A Points-Based System: Making Migration Work for Britain setting the proposed Points Based System (PBS).