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Theresa May’s final immigration stats as PM miss target once more

The final immigration figures to be released under Theresa May’s premiership show that the government has missed its target of reducing net immigration for the 37th time in a row despite EU long-term immigration...

Court of Appeal scolds Home Office judgments

The Court of Appeal has recently ruled that the Home Office has been “too ready to find dishonesty” in UK immigration claims. This is with respect to skilled migrants who are living in Britain and is the...

British Medical Association Questions NHS Charges for Overseas Patients

The British Medical Association has published a new report which strongly suggests a significant amount of immigrant patients are forgoing NHS treatment due to upfront charges introduced in 2017 (under The National...

Safety concerns in UK immigration detention centres

A Freedom of Information request submitted to the Home Office has revealed that inmates within UK immigration detention centres are being admitted to hospital at the rate of almost one per day. This has...

Chancellor's Spring Statement indicates greater flexibility for PhD level migrants

The Spring Statement from Chancellor Philip Hammond on 13 March 2019 provides good indications that UK visa Tier 2 worker applications for jobs at PhD levels will be removed from the cap. Many experts feel this...

UK to pay compensation to victims of Windrush scandal

The Home Secretary, Sajid Javid has announced that the UK will pay up to £200 million in compensation to victims of the Windrush scandal. A fund has been established to cover these compensation payments to those...

MP committee concludes that UK government has totally failed on immigration detention

An all-party parliamentary committee reported on 21 March that the UK Home Office is “careless and cavalier” in its approach towards UK immigration. This has resulted in a number of immigrants...

Changes to the Business Immigration Rules

The UK government has made some changes to its Business Immigration Rules and states these change will help crack down on any abuse of the system while also indicating the UK’s commitment to bringing in top talent. What...

Home Office 'reckless' with detainment

The Home Affairs Select Committee have released a highly critical report into the detention of immigrants as managed by the Home Office. They state that the government department has a ‘reckless’ attitude...

The refugee family reunification bill

MPs last week called on the home secretary Sajid Javid to pass the bill for refugee family reunification. The bill, which would relax some of the obstructive rules around family reunification, has been waiting...

Visa and deportation fears for Commonwealth military veterans

Every year several hundred Commonwealth personnel are discharged from the British armed forces and immediately become subject to UK immigration controls (from which they have been exempt whilst serving). Any individual...

High Court blocks policy on removing immigrants without warning

Dozens of people have been given a reprieve from being forced to leave the UK after the High Court ordered a suspension of the removal policy used by the Home Office following a challenge by an immigration charity. Campaign...