News: Government Announcements
Welsh Secretary discusses post-EU immigration in virtual event
Secretary of State for Wales Simon Hart takes part in event to highlight changes to the immigration and visa system after the end of the EU Transition Period.…
Read MoreAmbassador urges Italians to prepare for new UK immigration rules
Europe-wide awareness campaign to help prepare European citizens for the implementation of the UK’s new Immigration System from 1 January 2021
Read MoreThousands more health workers to benefit from visa extensions
More than 6,000 frontline health workers will have their visas extended for a year for free, including doctors, nurses and paramedics.
Read MoreNon-Executive Director appointments to Ofwat
Nicola Bruce, Seema Kennedy OBE, Jonathan Kini and David Jones have been appointed to the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) Board
Read MoreBorder Force seize 3.2 million cigarettes at Dover
Border Force officers at Dover have seized more than 3.2 million illegal cigarettes worth almost £940,000 in unpaid duty.
Read MoreOn International Students Day, UK Immigration minister says to Pakistani scholars: Choose the UK
The UK minister responsible for visas and immigration has encouraged even more students from Pakistan to choose the UK as a place to study as we marked International Students Day on 17 Nov.…
Read MoreBorder Force in Northern Ireland seize more than 2 tonnes of black market tobacco
More than 2 tonnes of black market hand rolling tobacco worth £700,000 in unpaid duty has been seized by Border Force in Belfast.
Read MorePrince of Wales speech at the Bundestag, Berlin: 15 November 2020
A speech by HRH The Prince of Wales at the Central Remembrance Ceremony at the German parliament marking the country’s National Day of Mourning for victims of war.
Read MoreTwo charged after cash stuffed into suitcases seized at Heathrow airport
Two people have been charged with money laundering after approximately £1.2 million in cash was seized by Border Force officers at Heathrow airport.
Read More80 hours unpaid work for giving unregulated immigration advice
Community Sentence for Southall man
Read MoreImmigration Act receives Royal Assent: free movement to end on 31 December 2020
The Immigration Act has today (Wednesday 11 November 2020) received Royal Assent and been signed into law.
Read MoreInspection report published: An inspection of UK Refugee Resettlement Schemes
The inspection looked at how the various long-running resettlement schemes had performed up to March 2020, and what lessons the Home Office should be taking forward into any new scheme.
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