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Extradition and the UK
Extradition is the process by which a person suspected or convicted of a crime in one country can be sent to that country from a second country. Whether or not the...
Facts: Applicants for UK Citizenship
The rules on obtaining UK citizenship have already changed with the introduction of citizenship ceremonies and the requirement that applicants prove that they have...
Facts: Asylum Applications in the UK
Much has been written about asylum – and about perceived abuse of the asylum system. Many people believe that the UK is seen as a soft touch by those who wish to...
Facts: The Impact of Immigration on the UK Population
In mid 2007 the population of the UK was 60,975,000. This is an increase of 388,000, or 0.6%, on the same time in the previous year. In recent...
Forced Marriages in the UK
Some of the new rules on UK marriage visas are specifically designed to reduce the number of forced marriages. In particular, to obtain a UK marriage visa:
Both...
How Illegal Immigrants Enter the UK
Recent research claimed that there could be as many as 1.1 million illegal immigrants in the UK. However, these figures were published by a lobbying group who favour...
Immigration and Identity Fraud
A central aim of the ongoing programme of strengthening the UK’s borders is to cut down on the incidence of foreign nationals committing identity fraud as a means to...
Immigration: How the UK Compares to Other EU Countries
It sometimes sounds as if the UK is uniquely blighted by the costs and burdens of immigration. Some believe that the UK is especially attractive...
Impact of Spending Cuts on UK Immigration Services
Concerns have been raised that the coalition government’s spending cuts could have a negative impact on the ability of the immigration services...
Impact of the Cap on Non-EU Workers
The Conservative Party’s pre-election promise to place a cap on non-EU immigration was amongst the first new policies announced by the UK’s coalition government....
Policing the UK's Borders
With over 200 million passengers travelling to or from the UK each year, policing the UK’s borders is a massive task. Responsibility for protecting and monitoring...
The Future of Immigration
Over the past five years there have been some fundamental changes made to UK immigration laws. Perhaps the most visible changes have been the introduction of...
The Impact of Restrictions on UK Student Visas
According to Home Office figures, overseas students are worth £4.7 billion to the UK economy. Student visas are not only economically important -...
The Role of the UK's Immigration Minister
The Minister for Immigration works out of the Home Office, which is the government department with overall responsibility for domestic affairs in...
Visa Over-stayers: Are They a Problem?
For more than 10 years gross immigration into the UK has totalled about 500,000 each year. Proportionally, this is a higher aggregate inflow of...
