UKBA Legaladvisers 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 Tue Dec 02 22:34:02 GMT 2008 Postal route for tiers 2 and 5 of the points-based system http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/postalroutefortiers2and5 <p>Between the 27 November 2008 and 1 April 2009, applicants in the United Kingdom will be able to apply for tiers 2 and 5 of the points-based system using the postal route only. There will be no premium service.</p> 21 Nov 2008 10:17:34 GMT 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 Sponsorship management system passwords issued http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/sponsorshipmanagement We have started to send out the passwords and user names for the sponsorship management system. 18 Nov 2008 14:28:24 GMT Points-based system - dates for submission of applications http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/pbsapplications <p>On 27 November 2008, tiers 2 and 5 of the points-based system will open for applications. As these tiers open we will close down the schemes which they replace.</p> 18 Nov 2008 10:28:34 GMT Points-based system: approved English language tests for tier 2 http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/pbsapprovedenglishlanguage <p>Tier 2 of the points-based system (PBS) will open in the United Kingdom (UK) on 27 November 2008.</p> 29 Oct 2008 09:45:54 GMT Online sponsor application http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/onlinesponsorapplication Information regarding the completion of the online sponsor application form 28 Oct 2008 15:06:21 GMT Migrant applications for tiers 2 and 5 of the points based system will open on 27 November 2008 http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/tiers2and5migrants <p>Today Phil Woolas, Minister of State for borders and immigration, announced the go-live date for tiers 2 and 5 of the points-based system.</p> 28 Oct 2008 14:19:54 GMT Points-based system goes live 27 November 2008 http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsfragments/tiers2and5employers 28 Oct 2008 14:13:01 GMT Compatibility of sponsor management system with web browsers http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/smscompatibility <p>We have published details of how we will test the compatibility of our sponsor management system with commonly used web browsers.</p> 6 Oct 2008 15:27:37 GMT