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UK BORDER AGENCY  The UK Border Agency is a shadow agency of the Home Office. The UK Border Agency is responsible for securing the United Kingdom borders and controlling migration in the United Kingdom. The Agency brings together the work previously carried out by the Border and Immigration Agency, Customs detection work at the border from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and UK Visa Services from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). WEBSITE SPONSORS
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 Man jailed for heroin smuggling attemptA German man, living in North Shields, was sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty of attempting to smuggle approximately 4 kg of heroin into the UK Vicar jailed over sham marriagesA Church of England vicar was jailed for 2 and a half years on 26 January 2012 at Bolton crown court after staging more than 20 sham marriages in Greater Manchester. Biometric service in Vietnam will now be available on 3 February 2012Planned IT maintenance at our visa application centre in Vietnam is no longer taking place on Friday 3 February 2012. Half-day working at the bank counter in Kathmandu visa application centreThe bank counter at the visa application centre will close at 12:00 on 30 January on the occasion of Martyr´s Memorial Day. London 2012 - UK Border Agency outlines UK travel adviceThere are just 6 months to go until the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The UK Border Agency is urging those who wish to come to the UK as spectators, to plan ahead and begin making travel arrangements. Man charged after cocaine found inside chocolatesA Spanish man has been charged after cocaine was found hidden inside different types of chocolate confectionary. Changes to the payment process for UK visa applications in RussiaFrom 13 February 2012 all applications for visas made in Russia must be paid for online in US dollars before being submitted at the visa application centre in Russia. Online payments will only be accepted for the return postage of your documents from 6 February 2012From Monday 6 of February you will no longer be able to pay in cash for the return postage of your documents from the UK Border Agency. Illegal immigrants caught in MablethorpeFour illegal immigrants have been caught following a UK Border Agency crackdown on businesses in Mablethorpe on the Lincolnshire coast. Next Page | Last Page | |
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