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Half-term holidaymakers have been warned of heaving UK immigration queues at UK ports and airports, with the Border Force Union warning passengers to expect wait times of up to six hours. Queues during the next school half-terms are expected to hit levels not seen since summer 2020.   Meanwhile, Border Force officers are also expecting a surge in the number of travellers mixing from ‘red’, ‘amber’ and ‘green-list’ countries, sparking fears of a fresh COVID-19 wave.  The Immigratio...

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has announced the launch of a US-style digital visa system in Britain. The Home Secretary claims that the system will help the UK government accurately count, for the first time, the number of people entering and exiting the UK.    Under the new system, people travelling to the UK without a visa or immigration status would have to apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) document – similar to the US ESTA. An ETA will automatically determine the eligib...

No matter how advanced equipment gets, most still require a trained operator and many of these roles are filled by migrant workers. - The Straits Times/ANN SINGAPORE, May 23 (The Straits Times/ANN): Electricians have any number of high-tech tools at their disposal these days such as laser measurement devices but the whizzy gadgets still cannot replace skilled tradesmen. No matter how advanced equipment gets, most still require a trained operator and many of these roles are filled by migrant wor...

The British Fashion Council has secured UK visa concessions for models and creative freelancers. Full story, here.

Patel bill seeks pay gap transparency The legislation will also require disclosure of what executives earn PREMIUM By Linda Ensor and Hajra Omarjee - 19 May 2021 A requirement that companies disclose wage differentials between executives and workers was among the eye-catching measures unveiled by trade, industry & competition minister Ebrahim Patel on Tuesday... This article is reserved for DispatchLIVE subscribers. Get access to ALL DispatchLIVE content from only R45.00 per mon...

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In a UK government U-turn, Border Force immigration officials have been ordered to stop detaining EU citizens without UK visas. In recent weeks, it has been widely reported that EU nationals without the correct UK visa have been held in ‘prison-like’ detention centres, sparking fury among European governments.   The outcry has forced the UK to reverse its decision to hold EU citizens. According to reports, some were held for days, had their phones confiscated and were refused visiting righ...

A UK immigration charity has said that it is considering legal action against the Home Office for ‘casting aspersions’ on two Indian nationals detained as illegal immigrants in Glasgow, according to a report published by The Independent. Lakhvir Singh and Sumit Sehdev were released from Border Force detention after crowds swarmed a van in which they were held.   The protestors stopped the UK immigration van from leaving the Pollokshields area of the city for several hours on 13 May, with o...

The United Nations’ refugee agency has warned that Priti Patel’s New Plan for UK Immigration will damage lives. Full story, here.

A voluntary survey sent by the Home Office at the end of April 2021 to more than 34,000 sponsors of workers is seeking information about employer time and costs associated with securing a sponsor licence, which enables them to recruit foreign workers on a skilled worker visa.    It’s understood that the information gathered by the survey will be used to help the Home Office with the design of an ‘improved sponsorship system’ for workers, while allowing the government agency to evaluate ...