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Dates for mobile biometric clinic for UK visa applicants in August, September and October
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Home Office enforcement teams have arrested 139 immigration offenders after nationwide operations targeting illegal working and immigration abuse.
The Harare Visa Application Centre will be closed during the election period
A group of six would-be illegal immigrants were stopped from reaching the UK after Border Force found them hiding in a lorry in Calais.
Home Office officials arrest couple minutes before 'sham wedding' was due to take place at Hull registry office.
Written ministerial statement announces consultation on ensuring only migrants with a right to work can access the labour market.
We are consulting on regulating migrant access to UK health services and requiring landlords to carry out immigration status checks.
Make sure you check what you can and cannot bring back to the UK.
Jail for man who supplied British passports to illegal immigrants.
Border Force officers in Dunkerque have found a group of would-be illegal immigrants hiding in a caravan.
Malaysians applying for UK student visas this summer will enjoy better services but must submit TB clearance certificate with visa application.
Pre-entry tuberculosis (TB) screening starts in China for UK settlement visa applicants from 1 July 2013.
Heroin and cocaine with an estimated street value of over £2.3million has been seized by Border Force at Manchester Airport
Border Force detector dogs literally have a nose for trouble and can sniff out a range of goods to keep the UK safe from drugs, firearms and smuggled people.
UK Regional Manager for Visas and Immigration, Mandy Ivemy, offered some ‘top tips’ to students thinking about applying for a UK student visa.
A man has been jailed for six years after Border Force caught him trying to smuggle £160,000 of cocaine in patties.
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