UKBA Legaladvisers news
This feed provides all the latest news from the UK Border Agency website.
- Postal route for tiers 2 and 5 of the points-based system
Between the 27 November 2008 and 1 April 2009, applicants in the United Kingdom will be able to apply for tiers 2 and 5 of the points-based system using the postal route only. There will be no premium service.
- Visa customer services - telephone and email enquiries survey
If you have used the visa customer services - telephone and emailВ enquiry services, we would like to hear from you. - Third quarter removals at a six year high
Quarterly control of immigration and quarterly accession monitoring statistics published today.
- Sponsorship management system passwords issued
We have started to send out the passwords and user names for the sponsorship management system. - Points-based system - dates for submission of applications
On 27 November 2008, tiers 2 and 5 of the points-based system will open for applications. As these tiers open we will close down the schemes which they replace.
- Points-based system: approved English language tests for tier 2
Tier 2 of the points-based system (PBS) will open in the United Kingdom (UK) on 27 November 2008.
- Online sponsor application
Information regarding the completion of the online sponsor application form - Migrant applications for tiers 2 and 5 of the points based system will open on 27 November 2008
Today Phil Woolas, Minister of State for borders and immigration, announced the go-live date for tiers 2 and 5 of the points-based system.
- Points-based system goes live 27 November 2008
- Compatibility of sponsor management system with web browsers
We have published details of how we will test the compatibility of our sponsor management system with commonly used web browsers.