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Red Cross calls for end to indefinite detention in UK immigration system
By Richmond Chambers -

The British Red Cross has become the first major charity to call for an overhaul of the UK immigration detention system, with proposed policy changes including a 28 day maximum detention time for migrants and asylum...

 seekers. Figures obtained by the charity via freedom of information requests showed that of the asylum seekers who were released from detention in 2016 – some 14,733 people – a shocking 42% had been...

Campaigners call for a judicial review of £1,000+ child citizenship fees
By Richmond Chambers -

In the midst of more Brexit based confusion, the Home Office is facing a challenge in the courts over the level of fees it charges children to register as a British citizen. Critics of the current charges of...

 more than £1,000 per child, accuse the Home Office of putting a desire to make profit above their ethical responsibilities, and destroying the futures of often vulnerable children. Thousands of children...

EU businesspeople will not require UK Visa post Brexit
By Richmond Chambers -

Following the recent release of the White Paper on Future Working Relations with the EU from the UK Government, it seems likely that the rules around business trips by EU businesspeople may not be too strict. The...

 White Paper came out following the Government meeting at Chequers which sought to tie down what would be looked for in the Brexit deal for the UK. No UK Visa needed for work purposes The major takeaway for...

How has the EU Referendum affected professional migration to the UK?
By Richmond Chambers -

It was inevitable that the decision of the UK to leave the European Union would have an impact on the movement of people to and from the two entities. As previously reported, the population growth of the UK...

 has a hit a 14-year low due to a stagnation in the flow of EU migrants in the wake of Brexit. The migration of EU professionals to the UK, however, has been even more significantly affected, with latest reports...

Creative industries issue warning on Brexit deal
By Richmond Chambers -

The UK’s creative industries have issued a stark warning to the government regarding the Brexit immigration deal, which is currently being sought. Prior to the EU referendum in 2016, a survey conducted...

 by the Creative Industries Foundation (CIF) suggested that a staggering 96% of its membership was concerned about the restriction of ‘free movement of talent’ throughout the EU, and the negative...

UK population growth hits 14-year low as EU migration drops
By Richmond Chambers -

The growth of the UK population has slumped to its slowest rate since 2004 as fewer EU migrants are arriving without having already secured employment. The figures come from the ONS, and it shows the...

 population reached 66 million for the first time around June 2017. But the population increase is now just 0.6%, which is the lowest since the middle of 2014. The number of migrants arriving to start a new job remains...

Britons Want ‘Smarter Border Control Without Blanket Caps on Migrants’
By Richmond Chambers -

A poll by The Independent has indicated broad support for a more targeted approach to UK immigration, suggesting the majority of Britons desire smarter border control and the removal of blanket caps on migrants. The...

 survey by the media behemoth also indicated widespread approval for Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s attempts to move incoming NHS professionals out of the cap system for skilled worker visas. Medical...

Skilled worker visa cap review due
By Richmond Chambers -

There may be more opportunities for overseas professionals to come and work in the UK, depending on the Migration Advisory Committee’s work in reviewing the Shortage Occupation List. The potential changes...

 have been revealed as they undertake a review of the monthly UK visa cap which is currently in place for foreign professionals. Now the government has put forward some alterations to the UK’s...

Review of the Senior President of Tribunals’ Annual Report 2018
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

The  Senior President of Tribunals’ Annual Report 2018 was published on 25 May 2018.   This year there will be two reports.  This article analyses the material provided by the IAC Chambers of the Tribunal....

  In July a second report will focus on and address modernisation. Upper Tribunal – IAC The Immigration and Asylum Chamber report by Mr Justice Lane begins at page 14.  The report begins with a...

Overseas academics cite 'lack of trust' due to Home Office regulations
By Richmond Chambers -

There is a growing feeling among foreign academics working in the UK that Home Office regulations – which encourage institutions to record the whereabouts of overseas staff and students – is creating...

 an atmosphere of mistrust. Some staff and students have been sternly warned that any time off campus should be reported, and that those failing to do so will have their name passed to the UK Border...

What is the Home Office’s ‘hostile environment’?
By Richmond Chambers -

The United Kingdom has traditionally been a welcoming country, relishing the influx of other cultures, languages and cuisines.  More recently however, spurred on by the widely held misconception that too many...

 immigrants are placing the system under strain, the currently ruling Conservatives have introduced their so-called ‘hostile environment’ policy to discourage people who have immigrated illegally from...

Pressure grows for devolved control over UK immigration policy
By Richmond Chambers -

Amidst recent tightening of UK borders and a regular stream of negative publicity around cases of people denied entry to this country, pressure is growing for separate immigration rules for each UK nation and region. The...

 case for devolved control over immigration policy has become a key focus for Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish government. Sturgeon has led the calls for the UK to pursue such an approach post-Brexit,...
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