A Further Avalanche Of Changes

June 2008 represents a significant watermark in the development of immigration jurisprudence in the United Kingdom.

Tuesday 11 March, 2008 added another depressing statistic to the endless and ever growing list of why Nigerians continue to lose faith in the hope for a better country.

June 2008 represents a significant watermark in the development of immigration jurisprudence in the United Kingdom. On 30 June 2008, Tier 1 of the new Points based System, replacing the hitherto much publicised and successful Highly Skilled Migrants Programme came into force

The year 2008 has turned out to be a significant year in relation to Nigerians emigrating to the United Kingdom. This is because the UK immigration laws have undergone some of the most revolutionary, far reaching, changes in law in the last 100 years.