News: Government Announcements

Ex-charity worker convicted of giving unlawful immigration advice

London City Associates Director, Alexandra Zernova to pay £5,500 after pleading guilty to providing unlawful immigration advice.

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PM meeting with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: 8 January 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission at Downing Street.

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Prime Minister’s New Year’s message: 31 December 2019

PM Boris Johnson’s New Year’s message.

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Global Britain to attract more top scientists with fast tracked entry

More top scientists and researchers are to be given fast tracked entry to the UK.

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Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Denmark – August 2020

Mrs Emma Hopkins OBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark.

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A brighter future for Wales outside the EU

Queen’s speech: Prime Minister signals his commitment to strengthening the Union

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Queen’s Speech

A brighter future for Scotland outside the EU, strengthening the Union, tackling climate change and bringing COP26 to Glasgow.

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Queen’s Speech December 2019

Her Majesty’s most gracious speech to both Houses of Parliament.

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How the Home Office’s Immigration Technology department reduced its cloud costs by 40%

The Home Office shares 7 tips to use cloud resources more efficiently.

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Addition of card and online payment for Bangladesh visa customers

UK Visas and Immigration have today announced plans to make the UK visa process for Bangladeshis safer, more modern and more efficient by introducing the option to use card and online transactions to pay for a UK visa application.

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Call for Evidence: The Home Office’s use of Sanctions and Penalties

The Chief Inspector invites anyone with knowledge and experience of the Home Office’s use of sanctions and penalties to encourage and enforce compliance with border and immigration controls.

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63% increase in Indian students choosing to study in the UK

Latest UK Immigration Statistics published today (28 November), show that over 30,000 Indian students received a Tier 4 (study) visa for the year ending September 2019 – up from almost 19,000 the previous year.

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