NEWS

UK IMMIGRATION New fees for UK immigration applications - 18 February 2005 On February 7, 2005 Home Office Minister for Immigration, Des Brown, announced new fees for a range of immigration applications made in the UK. Charles Clarke releases new five-year plan - 07 February 2005 Home Secretary Charles Clarke has released a five-year Strategy for Immigration and Asylum in the UK. Getting married in the UK - 01 February 2005 If you are subject to immigration control and plan to get married in the UK, new rules come into effect today. Nationality Group Helpdesk - 31 January 2005 The Nationality Group now has a new helpdesk to which enquiries should be directed. Asylum News: India added to safe country list - 18 January 2005 India has now been added to the safe country list to prevent abuses of the asylum system.

US IMMIGRATION Student Visas - 08 November 2006 Student Visas Entries for Green Card Lottery Now Accepted - 06 October 2005 The US Department of State has issued guidelines on how to apply for the 2007 Diversity Visa lottery. Update on Fiscal Year 2006 H-1B Numbers - 13 June 2005 The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has advised that it has not yet received enough Fiscal Year 2006 cap-subject H-1B petitions to be near the cap. Update Regarding H-1B Exemptions - 25 May 2005 The US Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that as of May 20, 2005 it had received more than 6,393 H-1B petitions that will count against the exemption for Fiscal Year 2005. 20,000 Additional H-1B Numbers - 05 May 2005 A regulation adding 20,000 H-1B numbers for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 has been published. Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Announced - 07 April 2005 On April 5, the US Departments of State and Homeland Security announced the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative to secure and expedite travel. Non-Machine Readable Passports and Entering the US Without a Visa - 04 April 2005 The US Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection has advised that persons otherwise eligible for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) may be paroled into the US in certain circumstances USCIS to Implement Visa Reform Act of 2004 - 22 March 2005 On March 8, 2005, USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) announced that regulations were underway to implement the Omnibus Appropriations Act for FY (Fiscal Year) 2005. New Form I-129 - 17 March 2005 On March 11, 2005 the USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) published a revised edition of form I-129. On March 17, 2005 yet another edition was published. New Admission Stamp for US Visitors - 01 March 2005 US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that beginning March 1, 2005 travelers to the US will receive a newly designed admission stamp. ... archive