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Bogus colleges: Closing the loophole »

Geoffrey Alderman

The recent, much-publicised arrests in connection with an alleged terrorist plot in Manchester have drawn attention to what is widely seen as the "weak link" in Britain's immigration system, namely the apparent ease with which students from outside the...

Mon 27 Apr 2009 by Geoffrey Alderman | Read more »

Lecturers asked to spy on foreign students – again »

The government has outlined plans for surveillance units to keep an eye on international students in a bid to cut down on illegal immigration and falsified university applications. The new system, to be implemented in March next year, will require uni...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Hiran Balasuriya | Read more »

Obama could draw students away from UK »

Obama

The election of Barack Obama as US president could threaten British universities' intake of foreign students, education experts claim. Leading analysts have said that as the negative perceptions of America diminish and US visa restrictions are relaxed...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Marthe Lamp Sandvik | Read more »

Gurkhas win high court case »

A group of veteran Gurkhas have won their immigration test case to settle in the UK at London’s High Court.An estimated 2,000 Gurkhas—Nepalese soldiers who fought for the British Crown—had been refused visas to settle in the UK on the...

Tue 14 Oct 2008 by Sarah Clark | Read more »

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