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Sponsor Licence support for Scottish businesses

15:10 20/02/2023
Sanwar Ali Comments: Scottish politicians have in the past said that Scotland needs its own immigration system to meet the needs of the economy. As part of the UK, Scotland has to have a UK visa...

New Plan for UK Immigration facing legal challenge

11:32 13/06/2021
The Home Office has been hit by a legal challenge over what has been described as ‘insufficient’ consultation on its New Plan for UK Immigration . Lawyers have argued that a consultation on proposed...

Stop UK immigration raids Glasgow politicians urge

13:21 27/05/2021
More than a week after UK immigration enforcement officers attempted to detain two Indian men in Glasgow on suspicion of immigration offences, politicians in the city have urged the Home Office to...

NHS can reduce burden of UK immigration checks, says minister

12:46 09/05/2021
The minister for future borders and UK immigration, Kevin Foster, has claimed that the NHS and government systems can automatically cross-check records of EU citizens granted settled status to ‘...

Separate UK visa for Scotland risky, says report

10:14 15/04/2021
Sanwar Ali : additional reporting and comments Proposals for a separate UK visa for Scotland have been described as ‘risky’ by a new report. It’s understood that Scottish visa plans would omit the...

Scotland shut out of UK immigration policy talks: Macpherson

22:51 15/09/2020
Comments by Sanwar Ali : There is bound to be friction as the SNP would like greater autonomy on immigration and would like to see the UK remain in the EU. These are things that the Boris Johnson...

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