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** Why does so many people move to Britain? ** **Immigration to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland since** **1922 has been substantial, in particular from Ireland and the former colonies** **and other territories of British Empire- such as India, Bangladesh, Pakistan,** **Kenya, South Africa, the Caribbean and Hong Kong- under British nationality law.**

**Others have as asylum seekers, seeking proteciton as refugees under the** **Unted Nations 1951 Refugee Convention, or from European Union (EU)** **member states, exercising one of the EU`s Four Freedoms.**

**About half the population increase between the 1991 and 2001 censuses was** **due to foreign- born immigration. 4.9 million people (8.3 percent of the** **population at the time) were born abroad, although the census gives no** **indication of their immigrating status or intended length of stay.**

**Migration to and from Central and Eastern Europe has increased** **since 2004 with the accession to the European Union of eight central and** **Eastern European states, since there is free mobement of labour within the EU.** **The UK government is currently phasing in a new points- based immigration** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**system from outside of the European Area.** (3)

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 210%;">**Immigration**


 * Home office Immigration and Nationality Directorate provides information and advice covering a wide range of **


 * issues. **
 * UK visas is a government service informing people comming to the UK how they can apply fore and secure an **
 * appropriate visa. **
 * MULTIKULTI is a multilingual web site covering all aapects of life in Britain with special support for migrants. **
 * Immigration Advsory Service (IAS) provide information, advice and support to migrants and asylum seekers. **
 * They are an independet non- governmental organisation. **
 * AIT is the Asylum and Immigrantion Tribunal, and hears appeals against decisions made by the Home Secretary **
 * (and his officials) in asylum and immigration matter. **
 * Immigration Links from the Coventry Law Centre is good resource on immigration matters. ** (2)

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