Managing our borders
This section explains how we are managing the United Kingdom border.
Our 10-point delivery plan
The UK Border Agency has announced 10 wide-ranging pledges for 2009, which will help ensure that it meets its ongoing commitment to further strengthen the border, count people in and out of the country and target criminals.
Strengthening our borders
How we are strengthening our border controls, preventing illegal travel and the smuggling of goods into the United Kingdom.
Fast-track asylum decisions
Our approach to reducing false claims of asylum and removing those whose claims fail.
Enforcing our immigration laws
How we are targeting our enforcement work to reduce illegal working and the threat of crime and international terrorism.
Managing migration to boost the United Kingdom
How we manage migration to the benefit of the United Kingdom. Thenew points-based system for migration is making our immigration policy fairer, more transparent and more effective.
Identity cards for foreign nationals
How we are introducing identity cards for foreign nationals - a process that began for some foreign nationals in November 2008.
Simplifying legislation, processes and technology
Our plans to simplify immigration law in order to build a more transparent decision-making process.
Technology
How we are using new technology to help make our border more secure, including information on the iris recognition immigration system (IRIS) and our e-Borders programme.
Immigration removal centres
The key immigration detention facilities that we run in the United Kingdom.
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill
A bill to make newcomers to the United Kingdom earn the right to stay here, strengthen the border, and make sure that we have a firm but fair immigration system.