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Home Office decision to embed staff in local authorities faces criticism
By Richmond Chambers -

Home office staff are being embedded within local councils and are sitting in on interviews with destitute migrant families, according to a recent report. The staff are allegedly gathering information on a variety...

 of subjects including the health condition of migrant families and how their children were conceived. Documents unearthed via a freedom of information request revealed that a total of ten London boroughs...

Three things graduate recruiters need to know about UK immigration
By Richmond Chambers -

As we move ever closer to the end of 2018, employers are starting to consider what they will do to succeed in 2019 and beyond. And, as part of that planning process, companies are currently putting considerable...

 effort into finalising their graduate programmes. But what do they need to consider? What are the key issues they need to keep in mind – both in terms of people from EU and non-EU countries – to...

How UK immigration detention compares to other countries
By Richmond Chambers -

A recent news story in The Guardian highlighted just how UK immigration detention compares to detention in Europe and elsewhere in the world. It may be surprising to learn the UK is the only EU member...

 state not to place limits on the amount of time people can be kept in detention. The UK’s immigration detention system is one of the largest in Europe, although countries like Australia and the United States...

Student's UK visa granted after media backlash
By Richmond Chambers -

The UK has granted a visa for a student to attend an academic conference after public and media outcry following an “absurd” case. Initially, two students from Amsterdam University, whose nationalities...

 are Bosnian and Turkish, had their applications rejected. One was late in submitting part of his paperwork, and the other’s student visa is expiring in December. There was a fear among immigration...

Home Office inquiry launched into conditions of UK detention centres
By Richmond Chambers -

The Home Office is to launch an investigation into allegations of abuse and mistreatment by immigration detention centre staff across the country following legal challenges from human rights groups. Allegations...

 have been made that guards in immigration detention centres are physically and/or verbally abusing detainees and that the needs of vulnerable people are being overlooked or mishandled by staff. One of the...

UK government proposes a single immigration system
By Richmond Chambers -

Immigration laws in the United Kingdom are set to change as the government focuses on offering those migrating from EU and non-EU countries the same rights. Previously, migrants from EU countries enjoyed the freedom...

 of movement in the UK similar to that of British citizens. However, a report by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) whose recommendations seem to have been adopted by the government is likely to...

Immigration Health Surcharge Set To Increase
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

In a written statement from The Minister of State for Immigration, Caroline Noakes, the Government expressed the intention to increase the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) payment. Immigration Health Surcharge...

 (IHS) The IHS payment has not increased since it was introduced in April 2015.  It applies to migrants from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who want to stay in Britain for at least six months....

WHO protests about difficulty of obtaining UK visas for world leading scientists
By Richmond Chambers -

The World Health Organisation has spoken out after several leading academics were blocked from attending a Liverpool conference on healthcare research due to visa issues. The Global Symposium on Health Research...

 is said to be putting together a dossier of the immigration issues experienced by at least 10 of the 2,000+ delegates. According to press reports, some of the affected delegates had been asked to pay in...

UK government announce final plans for control of UK borders after Brexit
By Richmond Chambers -

The UK government has announced the largest immigration reforms for many years in a move to end freedom of movement from the EU and try to ensure UK companies focus on hiring Brits, where possible. The reforms...

 don’t offer any preference for EU workers and the UK visa system will place focus on bringing in skilled workers from any global location. UK access for EU workers following Brexit Sajid Javid, Home...

Data shows Home Office immigration delays nearly double
By Richmond Chambers -

The amount of people that are having to wait longer than the target time set by the Home Office for UK immigration claims to be processed has risen considerably despite a dip in the overall amount of cases. The...

 government has faced accusations of leaving thousands of applicants in a state of limbo and without their passports, with home office data showing that people waiting over six months to resolve their...

Proposed EU immigration plan met with heavy backlash from UK trade groups
By Richmond Chambers -

One of the biggest concerns regarding the current status of Britain’s EU negotiations is how the economic migration of European workers will be affected, and how will this affect the British economy. As of...

 yet, the government’s specific plan for an immigration system once the UK has separated from the EU is unclear and various different projections have been circulating. The Migration Advisory Committee...

New security powers could stop right to confidential legal advice at UK borders
By Richmond Chambers -

The Law Society has warned that new proposals in the counter-terrorism and border security bill could undermine the rights of those who are stopped at UK borders. The bill proposes that those detained could...

 be denied access to legal advice for up to an hour and that officers would then be able to listen in to any conversations between the detainee and their private legal consultations. The bill has already been...
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