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Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Know your Place of Study: Inner London or Outer London?

Where you will be studying in the UK requires different amounts of maintenance funds or costs of living allowance. Effective from 14 November 2015, UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) did not only increase the maintenance fund but have also widened the areas considered as inner London. The following living costs are required: Inner London: £1,265 per…
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Health Workers

Immigrant Health Workers in the UK

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)  has found that Britain relies more heavily on foreign health workers than any other major EU nation. Its International Migration Outlook 2015 revealed that more than a third of NHS doctors – 35.4 per cent – were born overseas, compared with just 5 per cent in Italy, 10.7…
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Latest immigration news from the Home office

New Home Office Visa Fees 2016 – 2017

The Home Office laid legislation in Parliament to be able to increase visa fees, as well as immigration and nationality application fees over the next four years. The aim is to reduce taxpayer contributions towards the Border, Immigration and Citizenship system and ensure that by 2019-2020 the system is self funded by those who access…
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Divorced in the last 20 months? Count again!

An error in an online form on the Ministry of Justice website over-inflated the value of people’s property by failing to subtract debts and other liabilities from the total figure. An expert in court processes Nicola Matheson-Durrant reported the error when her clients complained about this issue. The Ministry of Justice is now urgently investigating…
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Five ways to stay fit and healthy during cold weather

For most people, battling with the cold weather is extremely challenging that whether we like it or not, we need to get out from the comfort of our bed to go to school or to work. Do not allow winter to be the gloomiest and unhealthiest time of year for you and your family. According to an…
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