Eastern European migration falls

Very interesting news from Home office website. It shows the fall in numbers of Eastern European. Why?
Is that the euro is doing better than Pound? or They have enough of recession in the UK.
20 May 2008 ( UJK Border Agency, 2008)
Quarterly asylum, accession monitoring and Bulgarian and Romanian statistics published today.
The number of Eastern Europeans [...]

Tier 1 (General) of the points-based system policy guidance ( UK Border Agency, 2008 )

Just post the news from UK Border Agency posted on 19 May
Normally, when applying to Tier 1 (General) and claiming points for a professional qualification, we require applicants to show that they hold a qualification that is recognised by UKNARIC as being equivalent to a UK degree at either Bachelor, Masters or PHD level. They [...]

Tighter new rules for skilled foreign workers ( UK Border Agency, 2008)

Just post you the news from UK Border Agency 6 May
Foreign workers hoping to fill skilled vacancies in Britain’s labour market will have to meet strict new criteria, the Government announced today.
The Home Office today published proposals for much tighter skilled and temporary worker tiers of its new Points Based System (PBS). The schemes – [...]

Work permit application forms and guidance notes

New work permit application forms and guidance notes are now available on Border& Immigration Agency (BIA) website for you to download.
There are some changes including;
1.The application forms and guidance notes have been rebranded to the ‘UK Border Agency’, and contain BIA’s updated website address (www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk – from 1 April 2008) and other contact details.
2.The ‘SB1X’ [...]

New points system goes live

News: 29 February 2008
The government has launched the first stage of a new points-based system for migrants from outside the EU.
On Friday 29 February 2008, a new immigration system was launched to ensure that only those with the right skills or the right contribution will be able to come to the United Kingdom to work [...]