Government announces new immigration rules for entrepreneurs and investors   18 March 2011 Foreign entrepreneurs and investors are being given an extra incentive to come to the UK by new visa rules announced by the UK Border Agency on 16 March. The new rules will reward those who contribute exceptionally to economic growth in the […]

Government announces removal of 8 occupations from shortage occupation list   18 March 2011 The government has announced that it has decided to remove 8 occupations from the Points-Based System’s shortage occupation list. Occupation which are on the shortage occupation list comprise those occupations where there are not enough resident workers in the UK to […]

Four arrested in sham marriage operation   18 March 2011 An alleged international sham and false marriage conspiracy centring on Nottingham and the Netherlands resulted in Dutch police arresting 4 people on 16 March. Mobile phones, documents, clothing and perfumes were seized by the police during searches of addresses in Rotterdam and The Hague. Those […]

Opium worth £75,000 seized at Dover  18 March 2011 A Dutch lorry driver, living in London, pleaded guilty on 15 March to attempting to import approximately 5 kg of opium into the UK. The drugs had an estimated street value of £75,000. On 13 March 2011 UK Border Agency officers at Dover stopped a Dutch-registered […]