British PM Boris Johnson favours more skilled visas for Indians
2 years, 8 months ago

British PM Boris Johnson favours more skilled visas for Indians

The Hindu  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed his support for more skilled visas for Indians as part of the efforts to expedite the ambitious free trade agreement being negotiated between the two countries. Speaking to reporters from the U.K. on the prime ministerial flight to Ahmedabad on Wednesday night, PM Johnson acknowledged a massive shortage of experts in IT and programming sectors and said Britain needed "hundreds of thousands” of workers with in-demand skills. According to the latest U.K. Home Office statistics, Indian professionals continue to account for the largest number of U.K. skilled work visas granted – with 67,839 issued last year, which is 14% higher than 2019. According to the U.K. government, work is already progressing on “cutting red tape” for businesses following the U.K.-India Enhanced Trade Partnership launched by both Prime Ministers last year.

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UK immigration falls by 20%, Indians top study and work visa list
3 weeks, 4 days ago

UK immigration falls by 20%, Indians top study and work visa list

India Today  

The UK has seen a 20% dip in long-term net immigration, according to provisional estimates by the Office for National Statistics. Indians emerged as the leading group of non-EU migrants, topping both work and study visa categories, with 240,000 recorded for long-term immigration to the UK as of June 2024. However, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer isn't happy with the …

UK visas for Indian students drop by 23% amid stricter immigration rules
4 months ago

UK visas for Indian students drop by 23% amid stricter immigration rules

India Today  

Indians might still be the biggest cohort when it comes to the number of student visas granted by the UK, but they are starting to show hesitation in applying to British universities due to stricter immigration rules, according to the latest UK Home Office data. Indian students have traditionally favoured the UK for higher education, especially at the master’s level, …

Visas not first priority for India in FTA with U.K.: High Commissioner Doraiswami
6 months ago

Visas not first priority for India in FTA with U.K.: High Commissioner Doraiswami

The Hindu  

A request for more visas for Indian citizens, often described in the British press as one of the central challenges to concluding an India-U.K. ‘free trade’ agreement, was not the top priority for the government, Indian High Commissioner to the U.K. Vikram Doraiswami has said. “We are not seeking to be essentially looking at the FTA as a means to …

Rising trends: Why Indian students prefer UK for higher studies
6 months ago

Rising trends: Why Indian students prefer UK for higher studies

India Today  

The United Kingdom has become an irresistible draw for Indian students pursuing higher education. Often referred to as the world's greatest city, London offers Indian students a life-changing experience that blends academic studies with cultural vibrancy and cosmopolitan allure. Indian students aspiring to careers in business, finance, or entrepreneurship find the UK to be the perfect launchpad to gain firsthand …

India, U.K. reaffirm FTA commitment at Strategic Dialogue
7 months ago

India, U.K. reaffirm FTA commitment at Strategic Dialogue

The Hindu  

India and Britain have reaffirmed their commitment to conclude a mutually beneficial free trade agreement at the annual U.K.-India Strategic Dialogue in London, as the two sides reflected the "good progress" on the 2030 Roadmap since the last review. “The two reflected on good progress on the 2030 Roadmap since the last review, noting key areas where the UK and …

Looking for UK visa? Apart from IT, THESE three professions are in high demand
1 year, 1 month ago

Looking for UK visa? Apart from IT, THESE three professions are in high demand

Live Mint  

Apart from the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom is a prominent choice for Indians when they are thinking about moving to another country. Healthcare Professionals The UK's Skilled Worker visa scheme welcomes skilled healthcare professionals from abroad to address workforce shortages exacerbated by Covid. Also, the candidate must meet the required qualifications and experience, an Economic Times report …

India-U.K. free trade agreement | Next round of talks expected soon
1 year, 1 month ago

India-U.K. free trade agreement | Next round of talks expected soon

The Hindu  

Chief negotiators of India and the U.K. are expected to soon hold next round of talks for the proposed free trade agreement to iron out differences on issues such as automobiles, medical devices, and movement of professionals, an official said. Issues which need resolution include rules of origin; intellectual property rights ; social security agreement; duty concessions on electric vehicles, …

‘Hope we can get it done’: Rishi Sunak on UK-India trade deal
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Hope we can get it done’: Rishi Sunak on UK-India trade deal

Live Mint  

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reiterated his commitment to closer India-UK ties across different sectors, including a free trade agreement between the two countries. Addressing a reception by the diaspora group Conservative Friends of India on the sidelines of the ongoing Conservative Party conference in Manchester on Monday evening, the British Indian leader began by reflecting upon his “successful” …

'No commitments on immigration or access to job market': UK on India trade deal
1 year, 5 months ago

'No commitments on immigration or access to job market': UK on India trade deal

India Today  

Britain will discuss temporary business visas as part of Free Trade Agreement talks with India but any deal will not contain broader immigration commitments or access to Britain's labour market for Indian workers, trade minister Kemi Badenoch said. Last year interior minister Suella Braverman sparked a row with comments about the possible impact of Indian migrants in trade talks, citing …

Indians dominate UK's skilled worker and student visa tally
1 year, 6 months ago

Indians dominate UK's skilled worker and student visa tally

Deccan Chronicle  

LONDON: Indian nationals top the tally of skilled worker and student visas issued by the UK over the past year, according to official immigration statistics released in London on Thursday. The Office for National Statistics data collated by the UK Home Office shows that Indian nationals were the top nationality for cross-sector skilled work, including specifically targeted healthcare visas aimed …

India is not seeking permanent immigration visas from any country in FTAs: Goyal
1 year, 8 months ago

India is not seeking permanent immigration visas from any country in FTAs: Goyal

The Hindu  

India is not seeking permanent immigration visas from any country under a Free Trade Agreement and is only looking to engage with trading partners on mobility like temporary visas for students, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on April 13. Mobility is about expanding trade, business, providing temporary visas for people who visit a country either for work or …

’UK immigration system not...’: Expert on visa rules changes for techies
1 year, 10 months ago

’UK immigration system not...’: Expert on visa rules changes for techies

Live Mint  

Citing a downturn in the Indian tech sector that has led to around 25,000 job losses, experts have urged the UK Government to make access to visas easier for Indian techies. Yash Dubal, Director of A Y & J Solicitors, in a letter to British HC in Delhi said, the UK immigration system is cumbersome and overly bureaucratic, and the …

India-U.K. FTA talks progress encouraging, says British industry expert
1 year, 10 months ago

India-U.K. FTA talks progress encouraging, says British industry expert

The Hindu  

At the conclusion of the seventh round of India-U.K. free trade agreement negotiations and ahead of the eighth round scheduled in New Delhi next month, a senior industry expert in the U.K. believes there are encouraging signs of appetite on both sides to agree a deal and fully utilise its benefits. Ms. Cullasy-Aldridge highlighted a recent Cabinet mini-shuffle by British …

Rishi Sunak Wants FTA Conclusion As Fast As Possible, Will Be A Mutually Beneficial Deal: UK MP
1 year, 10 months ago

Rishi Sunak Wants FTA Conclusion As Fast As Possible, Will Be A Mutually Beneficial Deal: UK MP

ABP News  

The free trade agreement between India and the UK is anticipated to be finalised this year, with UK MP Bob Blackman asserting that it would be a "mutually beneficial trade deal". LOOKING AHEAD | India@2047 'No Cap On Indian Students But Do Want Complete Brain Drain' The British High Commission granted 1.18 lakh visas to Indian students in the year …

In India-U.K. trade deal, focus on what is acceptable to both countries: Piyush Goyal
1 year, 11 months ago

In India-U.K. trade deal, focus on what is acceptable to both countries: Piyush Goyal

The Hindu  

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that in the talks for the proposed free trade agreement between India and the U.K., the focus is on what is acceptable to both countries and not allow sensitive issues to scuttle the discussions. "With U.K., our approach is let's focus on what is acceptable to both the countries and let us …

India-UK likely to sign FTA this year but no more visa offers, says UK minister
1 year, 11 months ago

India-UK likely to sign FTA this year but no more visa offers, says UK minister

Live Mint  

The free trade agreement between India and the UK is anticipated to be finalised this year, but the British trade minister in charge of the negotiations has stated that it won't include any increase in the number of free movement visa offers for Indians. Kemi Badenoch, who was in New Delhi last month to begin the sixth round of FTA …

Indians received the biggest share of U.K. work visas: report
2 years ago

Indians received the biggest share of U.K. work visas: report

The Hindu  

Indian nationals received the largest number — 39% — of the total ‘Worker’ visas granted by the United Kingdom for the year ending in September 2022, an announcement from the British government has informed. Of the total 1,45,258 U.K. ‘Worker’ visas, Indians received 56,042, a jump of 90% in comparison to pre-pandemic figure of 29,552 of 2019. Indians received 33% …

UK offers 3,000 visas for educated Indian youth every year
2 years, 1 month ago

UK offers 3,000 visas for educated Indian youth every year

Deccan Chronicle  

London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday green lit a new youth mobility partnership scheme that will offer 3,000 visas to 18-30-year-old degree-educated Indians every year to live and work in the UK for up to two years. The scheme was launched by Sunak as part of the UK's Indo-Pacific focus at the G20 Summit in Bali, where he …

After meet with PM Modi, Rishi Sunak greenlights 3,000 UK visas for Indians
2 years, 1 month ago

After meet with PM Modi, Rishi Sunak greenlights 3,000 UK visas for Indians

India Today  

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has given the go-ahead for 3,000 visas for young professionals from India to work in the UK each year. "Today the UK-India Young Professionals Scheme was confirmed, offering 3,000 places to 18-30-year-old degree-educated Indian nationals to come to the UK to live and work for up to two years," the UK Prime Minister's Office said …

Towards a substantive FTA between India and the UK
2 years, 1 month ago

Towards a substantive FTA between India and the UK

Hindustan Times  

This year, India signed two early harvest deals with Australia and the United Arab Emirates. In fact, if the delay results in a more substantive FTA that raises India’s long-term growth, it will be a better outcome than signing an early harvest deal. According to model-based estimates by the UK’s department of international trade, an early harvest FTA deal would …

'India-UK free trade deal not on hold': MEA after UK minister's 'Indian migrants overstay' remark
2 years, 2 months ago

'India-UK free trade deal not on hold': MEA after UK minister's 'Indian migrants overstay' remark

India Today  

Responding to the reports of India-UK free trade agreement reportedly on the "verge of collapse", the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said that there are ongoing negotiations on the agreement and asserted that there is interest on both sides if they can work towards a deal beneficial to both nations at an early date. "Would not want to comment …

India-U.K. free trade deal on ‘verge of collapse’ over visa comments: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

India-U.K. free trade deal on ‘verge of collapse’ over visa comments: Report

The Hindu  

The India-U.K. free trade agreement is reportedly on the “verge of collapse” after the Indian government was angered by comments made by U.K. Home Secretary Suella Braverman questioning action over visa overstayers from the country, a U.K. media report claimed on October 12. Last week, the Indian-origin Home Secretary said in an interview that she feared a trade deal with …

India-UK trade deal on ‘verge of collapse’ over visa comments: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

India-UK trade deal on ‘verge of collapse’ over visa comments: Report

Live Mint  

The India-UK free trade agreement is reportedly on the “verge of collapse” after the Indian government was angered by comments made by UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman questioning action over visa overstayers from the country, a UK media report claimed on Wednesday. Last week, Braverman, the Indian-origin Home Secretary said in an interview that she feared a trade deal with …

Do Indians really overstay in UK? What did the British home secretary say?
2 years, 2 months ago

Do Indians really overstay in UK? What did the British home secretary say?

Firstpost  

Home Secretary Suella Braverman in an interview said that the largest group of people who overstay their visas in UK are Indians and expressed concerns about the free trade agreement, citing it could increase immigration. The Indian High Commission responded by saying that action had been taken A war of words has broken out between India and the United Kingdom …

Action initiated on all cases, India counters U.K. Home Secretary Braverman claim on visa overstayers
2 years, 2 months ago

Action initiated on all cases, India counters U.K. Home Secretary Braverman claim on visa overstayers

The Hindu  

India has countered U.K. Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s claim that the Migration and Mobility Partnership had not "worked very well" to say that India had initiated action on all cases raised with it under the agreement. In response to a PTI query about Ms. Braverman’s interview in ‘The Spectator’ that branded Indians as the “largest group of people who overstay” …

‘India First Again’: Indians Granted Largest Amount of UK Study, Work Visas, Overtaking China
2 years, 3 months ago

‘India First Again’: Indians Granted Largest Amount of UK Study, Work Visas, Overtaking China

News 18  

The British High Commission immigration statistics released on Thursday showed that 118,000 Indian students received a student visa in the year ending June 2022. More than 258,000 Indians received visitor visas in the year ending June 2022. Close to 103,000 Indians also received work visas in the year ending June 2022 – which include skilled and seasonal workers – registering …

Indians get largest share of U.K. student, skilled worker and visitor visas: official data
2 years, 3 months ago

Indians get largest share of U.K. student, skilled worker and visitor visas: official data

The Hindu  

Indian citizens received the largest share of U.K. student, skilled worker and visitor visas for the year ending June 2022, as per official data published by the British government on Thursday. India has displaced China to become the country with the highest number of Indians received 1,02,981 work visas in the year ending June 2022, an 80% increase compared to …

Boris Johnson's exit unlikely to impact India-U.K. FTA talks
2 years, 5 months ago

Boris Johnson's exit unlikely to impact India-U.K. FTA talks

The Hindu  

There are no immediate indications about the impact of the recent political developments in Britain on the advanced India-U.K. negotiations for a free trade agreement which aims at further strengthening economic ties between the countries, an official said. On July 7, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation as Conservative Party leader following an unprecedented mutiny from within his …

Boris Johnson hails India-U.K. FTA as ‘biggest of them all’
2 years, 6 months ago

Boris Johnson hails India-U.K. FTA as ‘biggest of them all’

The Hindu  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday reiterated the Diwali timeline for a draft India-United Kingdom free trade agreement, declaring that the proposed trade deal with New Delhi would be the biggest yet in the post-Brexit context. It was during his visit to India in April that Mr. Johnson and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that the negotiating teams …

Indian students enrolling in UK for higher education almost doubles
2 years, 6 months ago

Indian students enrolling in UK for higher education almost doubles

The Hindu  

Indian students going to the United Kingdom for higher education almost doubled with 1,08,000 study visas being issued in the year ending March 2022. In a chat with journalists here, he said Indians continue to be the top nationality in the skilled worker category, accounting for over two-fifths of UK work visas granted globally. Over 80,000 skilled work visas were …

Boris Johnson to hear India’s stand on Ukraine conflict, not lecture Delhi
2 years, 8 months ago

Boris Johnson to hear India’s stand on Ukraine conflict, not lecture Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Ukraine crisis will figure in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s engagements during his two-day visit beginning Thursday though the focus will be on keeping the Indo-Pacific free from coercion and giving a push to a bilateral free trade pact. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scheduled to hold talks with PM Narendra Modi on Friday after he wraps up …

Boris Johnson opens door to increased immigration from India in exchange for trade deal
2 years, 8 months ago

Boris Johnson opens door to increased immigration from India in exchange for trade deal

The Telegraph  

Boris Johnson on Wednesday opened the door to increased immigration from India to the UK in exchange for a trade deal, as he prepared to meet Narendra Modi, the country's prime minister. India is Striking that balance between urging the world’s biggest democracy to be firmer with the Kremlin while securing unrelated UK policy wins will be a major challenge …

The FTA talks between India and the United Kingdom
2 years, 10 months ago

The FTA talks between India and the United Kingdom

The Hindu  

The story so far : Last month, India and Britain launched trade talks in Delhi, with an aim to finalise a free trade agreement as soon as possible. The£1billioninvestment and commercial trade deal India signed with Britain on May 4 last year creating 6,500 jobs in the U.K. was a kick-starter to this, opening a new chapter in commerce between …

Boris Johnson rejects looser immigration rules in return for India trade deal, after Tory protest
2 years, 11 months ago

Boris Johnson rejects looser immigration rules in return for India trade deal, after Tory protest

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy …

UK Govt 'Taking Internationalist Approach' for Indians Looking to Migrate for Work
3 years, 5 months ago

UK Govt 'Taking Internationalist Approach' for Indians Looking to Migrate for Work

News 18  

Neal Vithlani, a member of The 1928 Institute, an organisation set up to represent the views of British Indians, has said that Indians are expected to get more opportunities for work in the UK in future if European Union workforce continues to fall post-Brexit. On being asked about work opportunities for Indians looking to migrate to the UK, he said, …

India to take back illegal migrants to UK in return for visas for young workers
3 years, 7 months ago

India to take back illegal migrants to UK in return for visas for young workers

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Britain and India on Tuesday signed an accord on migration and mobility, an Indian foreign ministry official said, as they look to deepen economic, cultural and other ties following the UK's departure from the European Union. The pact will provide enhanced employment opportunities for 3,000 young Indian professionals annually, in return for India agreeing to take back any …

India to take back illegal migrants to UK in return for visas for young workers
3 years, 7 months ago

India to take back illegal migrants to UK in return for visas for young workers

Live Mint  

Britain and India on Tuesday signed an accord on migration and mobility, an Indian foreign ministry official said, as they look to deepen economic, cultural and other ties following the UK's departure from the European Union. The pact will provide enhanced employment opportunities for 3,000 young Indian professionals annually, in return for India agreeing to take back any of its …

UK’s new points-based visa system opens; India’s skilled workers, students to be treated on par with EU citizens
4 years ago

UK’s new points-based visa system opens; India’s skilled workers, students to be treated on par with EU citizens

Firstpost  

The new visa system will come into force from 1 January at the end of the Brexit transition period, which will formally end free movement of people within the economic bloc for the UK as a non-member The UK’s new points-based visa and immigration system, aimed at attracting the “brightest and the best from the world”, opened for applications from …

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