Visa

Don't Go To India

Rupert Wolfe-Murray | Posted 29.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Rupert Wolfe-Murray

Why on earth do the Indians need two weeks to issue a visa? If they suspect me of being a drug runner, murderer, agent provocateur or spy all they need to do is scan my passport, like they do in Turkey and the EU countries, and your name is bounced around police databases in the blink of an eye.

Romanian Prime Minister: We Don't Need To Flock To Britain

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Tom Moseley | Posted 25.02.2013 | UK

The Prime Minister of Romania is "rather perplexed" by the uproar in Britain about visa restrictions. Victor Ponta said his country had a healthy e...

UK Should Relax Visa Rules for Chinese Visitors or Lose Out to Europe

Alison Couper | Posted 19.04.2013 | UK Politics
Alison Couper

Visitors from China are also big spenders when they are here. Typically Chinese visitors will spend in the region of £1,600 while in the UK - nearly three times the average tourist spend, according to Visit Britain.

Illegal Workers At Celebrity Pub Arrested

PA | Posted 11.02.2013 | UK

Three people have been arrested for working illegally at a pub popular with celebrities including Kate Moss and Pete Doherty. Two Mongolian men and...

Teenage Hacker Spared Jail Over 'Anonymous' Cyber Attacks

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK

A teenage "hacktivist" was spared jail on Friday for his part in a plot to carry out cyber attacks with the notorious Anonymous group. Jake Birchal...

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Heartlessness of the Home Secretary

Michael Allen | Posted 01.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Michael Allen

Compassion and immigration control have appeared as unreconcilable concepts since Theresa May's appointment as Home Secretary. Ever since she took office in 2010, Ms. May has appeared determined to respond to the tabloids' cries that the UK is letting in too many immigrants.

10 Hot Payment Startups

Raconteur Media | Posted 16.12.2012 | UK Tech
Raconteur Media

A wave of new payment startups is challenging traditional models and spurring more established players into taking action to develop their own marketshare.

'UKBA Deportation No Way!'

Rima Amin | Posted 05.11.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Rima Amin

This was the chant of hundreds of staff, students and union representatives who took to the streets of London today. They were there to rally outside the Home Office with the purpose of contesting UKBA's decision to revoke London Metropolitan's licence to sponsor international students.

New Visa Rules Hurt Foreigners, Britons Alike

Sarah Pilchick | Posted 29.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Sarah Pilchick

Some of us came to the UK with the goal of going home after our courses. Some of us, however, wanted to give working abroad a go. But Her Majesty's Government has made it impossible with recent changes to the UK post-study work visa scheme.

'Cockney' ATMs Installed For Olympic Visitors

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 23.07.2012 | UK

Would you Adam and Eve it? ATM machines with a Cockney language option are being installed for visitors to the Olympics. They will be placed on and...

Visa To Switch Off Non-Sponsor Cash Points During Olympics

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 01.06.2012 | UK

Visa is at the centre of an Olympics access to cash row after replacing 27 ATMs at various Games sites with just eight that run on its own system. ...

Student Visa Restrictions Damaging and Badly Communicated

Andy Burrows | Posted 13.07.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Andy Burrows

Last year Theresa May announced that 260,000 fewer student visas will be given out over the next five years, through harsher restrictions on fake colleges and bogus students. Whilst it is clear that preventing fake students from illegally gaining visas is a positive thing, I believe the problem has been hugely overblown, and the solution poorly managed and badly miscommunicated.

HMV, Morrisons See Weak Christmas Sales As Alarm Bells Ring For Retailers

Huffington Post UK | Peter Guest | Posted 09.01.2012 | UK

The UK's retail sector showed further signs of stress on Monday, as HMV and Morrisons released disappointing Christmas figures, while data from Visa s...

University Of Wales Chairman Told To Go After Scam Scandal

BBC | Posted 10.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

The chairman of the University of Wales (UoW) council should stand down, Education Minister Leighton Andrews has said. He called for D Hugh Thomas'...

College Investigated Over 'Fake' Degree Scam

PA | Posted 05.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

PA -- A registrar has resigned and three other members of college staff have been suspended following allegations that overseas students were cheating...