entry clearance

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entry clearance

a visa, entry certificate or other document that, in accordance with the immigration rules, is to be taken as evidence of a person's eligibility, although not a BRITISH CITIZEN, for entry into the UK. An entry certificate is not a work permit.

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This review will be handled by an Entry Clearance Manager who will be independent of the original decision.

New hope in family's battle for a visa

This has driven in part by an effective and user-friendly visa system which sees 99 per cent of entry clearance applications decided within the target of 15 days and the grant rate for Tier 4 (General) visa entry clearance applications having increased every year since 2010, with 96 per cent of applications granted in 2016.

United Kingdom : Government to commission assessment of international students

In the advisory, it was noted that the scammers pose as representatives of reputable Portuguese firms, copying their websites and replacing their contact information to seek fees for entry clearance certificates, international overseas employment clearances and affidavits of guarantee fund.

Scammers offering jobs to Portugal, public warned

Our entry clearance regulations have failed to stop this from happening, with terrible consequences.

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These people usually require payment of fees for Entry Clearance Certificates, International Overseas Employment Certificates (IOEC) and Affidavits of Guarantee Fund, all of which are not required by Portuguese authorities.

'Don't transact for Portugal visas online'

He said the entry clearance officer of UK High Commission accepted that we had submitted the Invitation letter from England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), travel sponsorship letter from Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC), employer letter, pay slips, PBCC bank statement, and individual bank statements but this doesn't outweigh his concerns.

Sultan Shah denied visa to attend WBC AGM

Intelligence officers, entry clearance staff and managerstold inspectors that a higher proportion of applications in the Ukrainian capital Kiev were supported by "forged or counterfeit documents", making the location a "high-risk post".

Ukraine visas are 'not being checked'

If an individual has more than EeAu1 million to personally invest in the UK, he can obtain entry clearance for a period of at least three years.

Abdul Rahman's work permit hopes not over

The list was established last February in response to warnings that certain entry clearance officers were not complying with equality legislation, the report said.

UK Foreign Office fights to keep immigration blacklist of Indians, Pakistanis secret

Qatari nationals and residents may apply for entry clearance in all categories at the visa application centre in Doha.

Appointment mandatory for UK visa applicants

Then Paul Kett, entry clearance manager at the embassy, emailed organisers in the North East to say that it was "not quite as simple as putting the visas in the passports".

Children's visit hit by new visa delay; pounds 8,000 in air fares at risk after setback

One scheme at London's Heathrow Airport let students from supposedly low-risk countries in even when they did not have the necessary entry clearance in a move which was both "potentially discriminatory and unlawful".