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whitepaper Immediately after the attacks, the news media filled with reports that the terrorists had entered the United States on student visas, Immigration & Naturalization ("INS") border officials and State Department consular officers had failed to screen...
[10 Apr 2008]
News ATSCo obtained the data from Work Permits UK, the Home Office body responsible for visas. Short-sighted staffing decisions could be damaging the future development of the UK tech industry, the body representing IT recruiters has claimed.
[12 Mar 2008]
News Biometric technology has slashed the time taken to process visas for people coming to the UK, the government has said. The link to UK databases also helps to ensure visas are not granted to people previously removed from the country or travelling...
[05 Mar 2008]
News Finn said that future security systems will rely on e-passports, ID or smart cards or visas that would contain both biometric data - such as fingerprints and iris scans - and biographical data, ranging from name and address to job and marital status.
[21 Feb 2008]
Comment Biometric fingerprint checks for UK visas Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. Greedy or justified? Police seek full costs of HMRC CD search
[17 Jan 2008]
News All applicants for visas to enter the UK will face biometric fingerprint checks from the end of this month. The fingerprint database contains the records of more than one million previous visa applicants.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics
[14 Jan 2008]
News Mark Sedwill, director of UKvisas, said the organisation regrets mistakes were made but no evidence has been found the details were exploited and no visas were wrongly issued as a result. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) investigated the...
[14 Nov 2007]
News At present only arrivals from Sierra Leone who have been issued with biometric visas in the capital Freetown will be included in the trial. In addition, citizens of Sierra Leone require visas to enter the UK.
[09 Oct 2007]
News Head of procurement for UKvisas, Andrew Pestell, said the biometric visas are a key part of the Border and Immigration Agency's (BIA) plan to strengthen UK borders. The UK biometrics visa programme has awarded a $4.4m contract to Cross Match...
[24 Sep 2007]
whitepaper By automating processes, the ministry has cut the time it takes to issue visas or work permits by around 95 per cent, with permits that used to take two months now being ready in 15 minutes. The Ministry of Labour has full responsibility for...
[05 Sep 2007]
News Names that arouse suspicion can then be investigated by the Border and Immigration Agency, HMRC, Police and UK Visas before travellers have embarked on their journey. The UK government plans to spend £1.2bn on its e-Borders programme over the next...
[02 Aug 2007]
News The announcement of Microsoft's Canadian plans follows the failure of an immigration bill that would have expanded the number of foreign high-tech workers that could have come to the country each year under so-called H1-B visas.
[06 Jul 2007]
Comment Aside from all the politics about offshoring or workers brought in on migrant visas, surely the real lesson is this: if you are going to go into tech or any other career made more competitive by globalisation, do so with your eyes open and with a...
[02 Mar 2007]
News In response to a Freedom of Information request, the Home Office body responsible for visas revealed last week that 33,756 permits were issued to overseas IT workers in the last 12 months - up a third on the previous year.
[26 Feb 2007]
News Work Permits UK, the Home Office body responsible for visas, has revealed 33,756 permits were issued to overseas IT workers in the last 12 months - up 32 per cent on the 25,000 the previous year. Most of the visas - 79 per cent - were granted to...
[20 Feb 2007]
News Powell's words follow comments made earlier this year by Dr Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS, who said the US is shooting itself in the foot by restricting the number of visas it offers. Former US secretary of state Colin Powell has warned members of the...
[11 Oct 2006]
News For example, because of US Visa Waiver rules, had the ePassport been unavailable hundreds of thousands of holiday makers would have had to pay for visas to visit the US. The cost of high-tech security will push the price of a passport up by more...
[24 Jul 2006]
Comment silicon.com's managing editor Will Sturgeon met up with Dr Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS - the world's largest privately-owned software company - to discuss his company's strong commitment to R&D, his thoughts about the best way to fill the skills gap...
[30 Jun 2006]
News Jim Goodnight, the outspoken CEO of software giant SAS, has said the UK and US governments must open their borders to skilled overseas IT workers in order to remain competitive and foster a culture of innovation.
[30 Jun 2006]
Leader In what can only be interpreted as confirmation of the belief that the UK lacks skilled workers for certain positions, the government earlier this week announced a new points-based systems for work permits and visas that will make it easier for...
[10 Mar 2006]
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