£650 million collected in visa fees last year

[joebloggs]

i know it's from the News of the World :icon_lol:, but looks like it could be true :doh

At the moment foreigners can apply for “indefinite leave to remain” status after five years—which means they can settle here forever with full access to our welfare state.

But new tighter controls could see that scrapped so immigrants can only stay on if they become British citizens. A Westminster source said: “We want to abolish indefinite leave to remain.”



http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/58443/Government-plans-to-close-doors-on-immigrants-Crackdown-on-immigrants-arriving-on-student-or-work-visas.html

i thought they were doing this anyway next year. no more ILR, but probationary citizenship, and within a time limit you will have to apply for citizenship or lose your probationary citizenship :Help1:

[andypaul]

i think it was 300 million from you and i joe

Remeber an election on the way so westminster will feed us lots of these.

[cheesewiz]

three of my filipino friends applied for ILR recently and approved:) right now they are the most happiest person in the world:)

its my turn next year...finger cross I'll get it too:rolleyes: and start a life here:ARsurrender:

[Mrs.JMajor]

Wow 650 millionnnnnnnn pounds,:yikes::yikes: that was last year huh i wonder 2008 collection :rolleyes:

[KeithD]

But we get the money back ourselves as it keeps our excellent public transport system going :xxgrinning--00xx3: ......I even seen a bus near our village last week :BouncyHappy:

[andypaul]

But we get the money back ourselves as it keeps our excellent public transport system going :xxgrinning--00xx3: ......I even seen a bus near our village last week :BouncyHappy:


Did the horse take a wrong turning:Erm:

[walesrob]

I even seen a bus near our village last week :BouncyHappy:

Yeah we see these things once every 3 hours :NoNo:

[andypaul]

Yeah we see these things once every 3 hours :NoNo:

Why have you been watching on the buses on uk gold:D

[benb]

£650 million collected in visa fees last year



:yikes::yikes:
Well, if the money (i.e. profit) goes to good use, then I suppose its ok.

Cheers

[KeithD]

Did the horse take a wrong turning:Erm:
:cwm23: :action-smiley-081: :furious3: Horses....on for a very big win yesterday, and the jocket whipped the horse when going clear :Erm: ......the horse swerved 90 degrees :Brick: He's a marked man :CompBuster: