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Angry reaction to UK immigration's visa 'security bonds'

15:14 01/07/2013
India and Nigeria have reacted angrily to the announcement by the UK's Home Secretary Theresa May that the UK intends to introduce 'security bonds' for some visitors in an attempt to ensure visa...

UK immigration to launch pilot 'security bond' scheme for 'high risk' nations

19:05 27/06/2013
The UK's Home Secretary, Theresa May, has announced that UK immigration will launch a pilot scheme in November which will test the effectiveness of making foreigners from 'high risk countries' pay £3...

Australian immigration minister introduces legislation to help win The Ashes

11:27 06/06/2013
Australia has a new cricketing hero; Australian immigration minister Brendan O'Connor. The Australian team needed help and Mr O'Connor has leapt to the rescue. He will not, sadly, be playing himself...

Canadian minister warns Sri Lankans not to pay 'human smugglers'

12:13 09/01/2013
Jason Kenney, the Canadian immigration minister, has warned Sri Lankans considering paying a 'human smuggler' to get into Canada, that they will be wasting their money if they do. Mr Kenney was...

Bowen defends Australia's 'no advantage' policy on asylum seekers

15:35 03/12/2012
The Australian immigration minister Chris Bowen has defended the Australian government's policies on the treatment of asylum seekers. He told MPs on the left wing of the Australian Labor Party, of...

Australia sends first asylum seekers to Manus

17:30 29/11/2012
On 20th November 2012, a charter plane flew from the Australian territory of Christmas Island to the Papua New Guinean island of Manus. On board were 19 asylum seekers from Sri Lanka and Iran. They...

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