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Deliveroo, Uber Eats to aid UK govt crackdown on illegal migrants

Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats to help UK Home Office crack down on illegal migrants by tracking misuse of accounts near asylum hotels

Deliveroo, Uber Eats to aid UK govt crackdown on illegal migrants
Updated On : 24 Jul 2025 | 10:32 AM IST

UK asylum racket: PoK migrants pay ₹58 lakh for fake visas, reveals report

PoK migrants are reportedly using fake job docs and paying up to ₹58.5 lakh for UK visas, then applying for asylum, a Telegraph sting has revealed

UK asylum racket: PoK migrants pay ₹58 lakh for fake visas, reveals report
Updated On : 23 Jul 2025 | 4:58 PM IST

Migrants on UK Skilled Worker visa face debt, fake agents, exploitation

UK's Skilled Worker visa leaves migrants open to abuse, says PAC report, flagging debt bondage, bogus agents and poor safeguards in care sector hiring

Migrants on UK Skilled Worker visa face debt, fake agents, exploitation
Updated On : 07 Jul 2025 | 12:22 PM IST

UK care worker visa: Just 3.4% of exploited migrants helped by govt scheme

Over 28,000 migrant carers lost jobs after employer licence revocations, but only 941 found new work through UK support hubs, FOI data show

UK care worker visa: Just 3.4% of exploited migrants helped by govt scheme
Updated On : 10 Jun 2025 | 5:11 PM IST

UK gig economy employers face £60,000 fines for each illegal worker hired

The new move brings an estimated 4 million people working in the gig economy into the scope of employment checks

UK gig economy employers face £60,000 fines for each illegal worker hired
Updated On : 02 Apr 2025 | 5:12 PM IST

Immigration scam: How 'Haryana professor' tried to traffic 7 students to UK

Even with the UK government tightening immigration rules, cases of students being duped by fraudulent agents have increased

Immigration scam: How 'Haryana professor' tried to traffic 7 students to UK
Updated On : 12 Mar 2025 | 1:34 PM IST

How two Indians tried to enter the UK with fake work visas and got caught

India has seen a sharp increase in immigration fraud, with dishonest agents exploiting those hoping to study, work, or settle abroad

How two Indians tried to enter the UK with fake work visas and got caught
Updated On : 30 Jan 2025 | 2:09 PM IST

UK crackdown: Employers underpaying migrant workers to face penalties

Exploited foreign workers in the UK are being charged up to £20,000 for costs vaguely labelled as "administration" or "lawyers' fees"

UK crackdown: Employers underpaying migrant workers to face penalties
Updated On : 29 Nov 2024 | 2:28 PM IST

Rishi Sunak backtracks plan to restrict Graduate Route; tightens visa rules

The UK government decided to keep the Graduate Route intact for now after facing opposition from cabinet but introduced stricter measures for student visas to prevent abuse of the immigration system

Rishi Sunak backtracks plan to restrict Graduate Route; tightens visa rules
Updated On : 24 May 2024 | 11:49 AM IST

12 Indians arrested by UK's immigration dept over breach of visa rules

Eleven men and one woman, all said to be Indian nationals, have been arrested by the UK's immigration authorities in a series of raids on suspicion of being in breach of their visa conditions and working illegally at a bedding and cake factory. According to a statement from the UK Home Office on Wednesday, Immigration Enforcement officers descended on the bedding and mattress business in the West Midlands region of England following intelligence that illegal work was taking place on-site. They arrested seven men all Indian nationals for suspected illegal working, the Home Office said. Four more Indian men were arrested at a nearby cake factory. They were found to be in breach of their visa conditions, and one was also working illegally. An Indian woman was then arrested for immigration offences at a private home, with further raids planned throughout the afternoon, it said. The officials said four of the offenders were detained pending consideration for removal from the UK or ...

12 Indians arrested by UK's immigration dept over breach of visa rules
Updated On : 11 Apr 2024 | 2:55 PM IST

Indian origin britons may be hit as UK reviews immigration scandal

The issue has caused turmoil for the UK government and led to the forced resignation of Amber Rudd as home secretary

Indian origin britons may be hit as UK reviews immigration scandal
Updated On : 03 May 2018 | 12:23 AM IST

UK bans Indian-origin immigration advisor for using false certificates

60 charges have been levelled against the accused by a tribunal

UK bans Indian-origin immigration advisor for using false certificates
Updated On : 30 Jun 2017 | 3:46 PM IST