| UK introduces biometric ID cards for overseas students Media Center ยป Video Immigration News Under tougher United Kingdom immigration rules designed to tackle bogus colleges, overseas students coming to the UK will need biometric identity cards. Fingerprinting of overseas students will begin this month with university chiefs warning that it needs to be a simple and efficient process. The first students having to give fingerprints will be those applying for visa extensions from 25 November under Tier 4 of the UK's new five-tier points based system.... workpermit.com |
Obama - delay in US immigration reform meeting It was announced on 13 June 2009 that a White House meeting on US immigration policy has been delayed yet again. No new date has been set for the meeting.... workpermit.com |
Record number of students studying in the US The 2009 Open Doors Report which is the most important and most comprehensive report on international student numbers at American colleges and Universities shows that record numbers of international students are studying in US institutions of higher education. The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) say that their Open Doors Policy has been effective in securing the nations borders while at the same time attracting large number of overseas students to the US.... workpermit.com |
Start-Ups, Not Bailouts If we want to bring down unemployment in a sustainable way, we need to create a big bushel of new companies. And fast! nytimes.com |
Court’s Leniency Ruling Is Too Late for Deportees A ruling that the government was wrong to eject legal immigrants for minor offenses probably won’t help those already deported. nytimes.com |