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Last month Judges in the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided that Britain can no longer require visas for non-EU family members of EU Citizens wishing entry to the UK, provided they are settled in another EU country.
Immigration is now the main concern for UK voters, according to various polls carried out by the opinion poll company YouGov.
In a series of surveys, immigration has come out either above, or tied with the economy in importance for voters in each survey carried out since May last year. In September, immigration polled 58%, while the economy only reached 48% as being of greatest concern to UK voters. YouGov have stated that this is one of the most important opinion trends of last year.
Will Dahlgreen from YouGov explains:
The Home Office has 'lost' about 174,000 illegal immigrants, according to a new report by John Vine, Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
According to the report, there were 232,000 foreign migrants who had their visa extension applications rejected prior to 2008. It was expected that these migrants would then have returned to their home countries – however the report suggests that by 2012 only 58,000 of these migrants had left the UK, only one quarter of the total.
The UK government has made some significant changes affecting Tier-1 visas. These apply to immigration application under the following Tier 1 visa categories:
Tier 1 (Investor)Tier 1 (Entrepreneur)Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent)The changes were implemented on 6th November 2014.
There were a number of significant immigration changes published by the Home Office on 16 October 2014. Workpermit.com is providing further details of the main changes below.
Tier 2 visas(Changes introduced 6/11/14)
On 16 October 2014 the Government announced a number of important changes to the UK visa system. Some of these changes have already taken place. Further changes will follow.
Tier 2 visasFrom 6 November 2014 immigration officers have had greater powers to refuse Tier 2 visa applications if they believe that it is not a genuine role. Also if immigration officers believe that the migrant worker does not have the necessary qualifications to do the job a Tier 2 visa can be refused.