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Australia to open immigration camp on Nauru
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The Australian government will legislate today to recommence the processing of asylum seekers in Nauru and Papua New Guinea. The opposition Coalition said it would support the legislation, dropping its earlier objections. Earlier today, at 9.30 a.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time, the Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, made a formal request to the president of Nauru, Sprent Dabwido, for permission to reopen the asylum seeker processing centre on the island. The centre was closed in 2007 when the Labor government of Ms Gillard's predecessor Kevin Rudd came to power.

Australia cracks down on fraudulent visa applications
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Figures released by the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) show that large numbers of young travellers are using fraudulent methods to extend their stay in the country after their working holiday visas have expired. Australian farmers are helping them by selling them false documentation in support of their applications.

Whistle blowers claim untrained UK immigration staff made mistakes
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Whistle blowers have claimed that extra staff deployed by the UK Border Force during the London Olympic Games were responsible for a series of potentially serious errors. 500 extra staff were deployed during the Olympics to help full-time staff cope with high passenger volumes but insiders say that they had not been adequately trained.

The decision to deploy the extra immigration staff was taken in order to prevent a repeat of the chaos at Heathrow Airport in July 2012 when passengers had to wait for over two hours to have their passports checked.

UK Tier 4 visa applicants interviews to confirm english ability
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From 30 July, UK immigration staff at visa offices around the world have had extended powers to reject visa applications if students do not have adequate English language capabilities. The rules are intended to weed out bogus UK visa applicants. This means it is more likely that student applicants for UK Tier 4 visas to study in the UK will be rejected if immigration officers feel that their English abilities are not at a high enough level.
UK to rollout TB screening requirements for Indians from 16 August
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The UKBA has announced that there will be a gradual rollout of pre-entry tuberculosis (TB) screening requirements in India, beginning with UK settlement visa applications from 16 August 2012. The screening requirement will be extended to applications for work visas under Tiers 1, 2 and 5 of the points-based system from 10 September 2012 and for those applying for Tier 4 student visas from 1 November 2012.
We can help with UK Tier 2 Sponsorship Licence applications!
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The UK's sponsorship licence system has been in place for nearly four years, which, is the same period of time as the validity of a sponsorship licence. As a result, organisations that registered to be sponsors when the UK Points Based System was first introduced will soon be required to renew their licence, if they wish to continue to employ migrants under the Tier 2 visa scheme.