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Conservatives target citizenship squeeze

By Rumbidzai BvunzawabayaImmigration

THE UK coalition government has announced major reforms on settlement visas for migrants including the abolition of Labour’s ‘Earned Citizenship’ programme. Since the election, the coalition government’s policy has been to put a quota on skilled migrants coming to the … Read more

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More changes to UK student rules

By Rumbidzai BvunzawabayaImmigration

TOUGHER rules have been brought in to stop people abusing the student visa system to remain illegally in the UK. Last year, the UK introduced a system requiring students wishing to enter the country to secure 40 points under its … Read more

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Studying in Canada

By Rumbidzai BvunzawabayaImmigration

  BEGINNING in the early 90’s, the UK has been the most popular destination for students from all over the world.   However, following a clampdown on informal colleges, it is becoming more and more difficult for foreign students to … Read more

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Loans and £800 requirement in UK’s Points Based System

By Taffy NyawanzaImmigration, Politics

THE 5 Tier Points Based Scheme is still relatively new, having been introduced by the UK government in August 2007. However, there has already been a number of court challenges over aspects of the scheme which have created a sizeable … Read more

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Changes to UK student visa applications

By Rumbidzai BvunzawabayaImmigration

I HAVE been in Zimbabwe for the past few weeks. After an absence of four years, I was shocked by the state of general decay – from the infrastructure, the roads to the complete collapse of the education system.   … Read more

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