Saturday, November 8, 2025
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Keir Starmer: No plans to ease visa rules for India despite trade agreement
Sir Keir Starmer has firmly stated that the UK will not relax visa rules for Indian workers or students, despite the recent trade agreement with India. While the UK is focused on boosting its economic ties with India, the Labour leader emphasized that the government’s priority is business-to-busines... [More info]
US to review all 55M visas to check if holders broke rules
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg04gm92d3o
#HackerNews #USVisaReview #VisaRules #ImmigrationPolicy #ComplianceCheck
US to foreign students: "Show us your social media or we'll assume you're hiding something suspicious" 📱🎓
Apparently posting anything deemed "hostile" toward US "culture" disqualifies you. Hope nobody ever complained about pineapple on pizza! 🍕
The vagueness is the real kicker here.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Foreign students will be required to unlock their social media profiles to allow US diplomats to review their online activity before receiving educational and exchange visas, the state department has announced. Those who fail to do so will be su...
‘If we fail, the #NHS will fail’: #Tories’ drive to cut #migration leaves #SocialCare on a cliff-edge
At one care home in Scarborough workers cried when they heard the new #VisaRules. The sector relies on overseas staff but many now say they plan to leave for the US or Canada
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/dec/18/if-we-fail-the-nhs-will-fail-tories-drive-to-cut-migration-leaves-social-care-on-a-cliff-edge
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Health #NHSEngland #BreakThenPrivatise
Fury grows over #Tory #VisaRules where ‘only the rich’ dare fall in love
Families fear that #JamesCleverly’s[sic] proposals, which more than double the earnings threshold, could force separation and exile
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/10/fury-grows-over-tory-visa-rules-where-only-the-rich-dare-fall-in-love
#ToryPoliciesInAction #TheCrueltyIsThePoint
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