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New Rules Splitting Families, Says MPs Group

An inquiry, drawn from submissions by 175 individual families, published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Migration alleges that the new migration rules are splitting families.

Changes To PEO Booking System

From 6th April 2013, all applications made in person via a Public Enquiry Office (PEO) will attract the relevant standard UKBA fee applied to postal applications, plus an additional £375 per person.

PM Talks Tough On Migrants And Benefits

Prime Minister David Cameron has said that EEA nationals in the UK will no longer be able to retain their status as a jobseeker and continue to claim benefits for more than six months, unless they can prove they are “genuinely seeking employment”. The move is among measures to ensure people come to the UK "for the right reasons" after it had become what the Prime Minister described as a "soft touch" under the previous Labour government.

Home Secretary Scraps UKBA

The Executive Agency status of the UK Border Agency is to end and its functions returned to the Home Office.

Immigration Rule Changes from 6th April 2013

The Home Office recently published a Statement of Intent setting out the government’s response to the Migration Advisory Committee's recommendations on the Tier 2 Codes of Practice, as well as detailing other immigration related changes.

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Rollout of pre-entry TB screening in India

Posted on 14th Aug 2012 in News

The UK government made an announcement in May that India was among 67 countries to which pre-entry tuberculosis (TB) screening would be extended on the basis of World Health Organisation figures of high TB incidence. Pre-entry TB screening is only required for those wishing to travel to the UK for more than six months.

The UKBA has now released the timetable and arrangements for the rollout of the pre-entry TB screening programme in India:

• Pre-entry TB screening will be required in India for UK settlement visa applications from 16th August 2012.

• Pre-entry TB screening will be required in India for visa applications under Tiers 1, 2 and 5 of the points-based system from 10th September 2012 and for Tier 4 visa applications from 1st November 2012.

Those who wish to travel to the UK for longer than six months must be screened and a certificate obtained from an approved clinic to demonstrate that they are free of TB before making a UK visa application in the categories listed above. The UKBA has set up a network of approved clinics in India, listed here.

The fee for the diagnostic tests will be Rs1500. The certificate will usually be valid for six months.

Those who test positive for TB will be referred for treatment, and will not be permitted to travel to the UK until they are able to demonstrate that they are free of TB.

For more information about pre-entry TB screening, please see the UKBA’s FAQs.

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