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Ivanka Trump, daughter of US President Donald Trump, could be on a collision course with her father over US visa policy. The daughter of the controversial US President travelled to Hyderabad, India in late November 2017 to address delegates at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit advocating for young female entrepreneurs.
Following her engagement to the UK Royal Family’s Prince Harry, US-born actress Meghan Markle needs a UK visa to live in Britain. The Suits star as an US citizen faces a potential £1,000 UK visa bill and must meet the minimum family visa income requirement of £18,600 per year. Meanwhile, Markle will not be allowed to work in Britain while engaged to Prince Harry.
A spike in the number of tier 2 visa applications for those sponsored by UK employers with Tier 2 Sponsorship Licences in Bengaluru, India has prompted the UK government to open a new Visa Application Centre (VAC) in the city. Earlier in November, UK immigration minister Brandon Lewis officially opened the new UK visa hub, located at the Brigade IRV Centre in Nallurhalli, Whitefield.
A post-Brexit immigration study by Migration Watch UK argues that Polish and Romanian tradespeople should only be allowed a UK visa for two to three years, in a bid to reduce UK immigration numbers. In addition, anti-migrant think-tank Migration Watch UK is urging the UK government to introduce a UK ‘barista visa’ for lower-skilled workers aged 18 to 30.
Documents released by world football governing body, FIFA demand that countries bidding to host the 2026 football World Cup offer visa-free travel, plus work permit and tax exemptions if they want their bids to be accepted. The scandal hit organisation wants a ‘visa-free environment, or at the very least, non-discriminatory visa procedures.’
New figures show that the number of sole representative visa of UK business granted by the UK Visa and Immigration has declined by 11% since Britain voted to leave the European Union. According to figures released in 2015/16, 140 international companies looking to establish a new UK branch were granted a sole representative visa.