UKBA Generalpublic news This feed provides all the latest news from the UK Border Agency website. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/news/newsfeeds en-us UK Border Agency Fri Nov 21 21:34:03 GMT 2008 Visa customer services - telephone and email enquiries survey http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/visacustomerservices If you have used the visa customer services - telephone and email enquiry services, we would like to hear from you.<br /> 19 Nov 2008 15:15:09 GMT Third quarter removals at a six year high http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/thirdquarterremovals <p>Quarterly control of immigration and quarterly accession monitoring statistics published today.</p> 19 Nov 2008 10:46:01 GMT Marriage visa age to rise later this month http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/marriagevisaagetorise <p>The age at which someone can apply for a marriage visa will increase from 18 to 21 from the end of this month, the Government announced today.<br /> </p> 4 Nov 2008 11:57:54 GMT New business and special visitor rules published today and going live on 27 November 2008 http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/newbusinessandspecial <p>On 28 October 2008, Phil Woolas, Minister of State for Borders and Immigration, announced the go live date for the new business and special visitor route.</p> 4 Nov 2008 11:00:54 GMT Roll-out of new rules for foreign students http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/rolloutofnewrulesforforeign <p>A delivery plan for the student tier of the Australian-style points system was announced by the Home Office today.</p> 30 Oct 2008 11:05:54 GMT Transitional arrangements for Tiers 2 and 5 http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/transitionalarrangements2and5 Important information for people who are currently in the United Kingdom with leave to enter or remain in one of the immigration categories being abolished when Tiers 2 and 5 of the points based system are introduced. 23 Oct 2008 13:48:17 GMT UK Border Agency celebrates six months of success http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/ukbacelebratessixmonthsofsuccess Delivery by the UK Border Agency has gone from strength-to-strength over the past six months with more drugs and weapons seized, more foreign criminals removed and more illegal immigrants stopped trying to cross the border than ever before. 10 Oct 2008 16:50:42 GMT Ministerial change announced http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/ministerchange Phil Woolas MP joins the Home Office as Minister of State for borders and immigration following the Cabinet reshuffle. 6 Oct 2008 14:18:42 GMT Points-based system - apply for your sponsor licence as soon as possible http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsfragments/sponsorlicence 1 Oct 2008 13:23:02 GMT Codes of practice for the sponsored skilled workers tier http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/copforsponsoredskilledworkers The codes of practice for Tier 2 (sponsored skilled workers) have been published. 17 Sep 2008 10:03:07 GMT