| Reminder for UK educational institutions sponsoring international students On 19 December 2008 the UKBA made a further announcement regarding the Student Tier 4 of the points system to be introduced in March 2009. Under the new points based system educational institutions will have to be licensed to sponsor students.... workpermit.com |
Immigration Judge Clears Egyptian Student Previously Acquitted in Terrorism Case An immigration court ruled the government did not show that a former engineering student was engaged in or would probably engage in terrorist activities. nytimes.com |
A Special Visa Program Benefits Abused Illegal Immigrants After nearly a decade of delays, federal officials began approving so-called U visas en masse only early last year. nytimes.com |
Man Convicted of Killing Immigrant, but Not of Hate Crime In a 2008 case prosecuted as a hate crime, the verdict for a second defendant, whose fate is being decided by a separate jury, is not in. nytimes.com |
Grief Across Latin America for Migrant Killings Migrants are apparently dying at the hands of a drug gang seeking money or possibly recruits, officials said, though no nobody knows for sure. nytimes.com |