There will be new immigration rules from 2005 which will bring in new requirements if you wish to join your spouse or partner in the UK:
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Roger Godsiff, the Labour MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook and Smallheath called for an end to immigration, claiming Britain does not need any more foreign workers.
Mr Godsiff, who represents a constituency where 64.8 per cent of the population are from ethnic minorities said "I do not believe that economic migration is any longer necessary and I also don't think it is going to be good for the future of race relations in this country."
In a sudden turnaround, the UK Government will not after all bring in reforms to the current points system to encourage skilled immigration that had been put forward by Prime Minister Tony Blair earlier, the Independent newspaper reports. It is likely that if this had gone ahead it would have meant significant changes to the existing points based immigration category the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) or meant that HSMP would be replaced by a new system.
Radical immigration policies released yesterday by the UK's opposition Conservative Party have drawn criticism from the European Commission, the Telegraph newspaper reports.
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New rules have come into effect from 13 January2005 to encourage high net worth individuals to come, invest and livein the UK and to make sure UK rules remain competitive with othercountries. The UK government hopes that this will encourage an increasein the numbers of applications made. It will increase investment in theUK economy. The new rules will, for the first time, allow investors toutilise loaned funds for their investment in the UK.
The leader of the UK's Conservative Party Michael Howard will make a speech today outlining radical immigration policy changes the BBC reports.
If elected, the Conservatives would introduce rules for legal immigration that are similar to the Australian system. This would involve the introduction of a quota and points system for those seeking to work in the UK based on their skills. There would also be a quota for those wishing to join their families in the UK.