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Richmond Chambers invites applications for 3 immigration pupillages
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We are pleased to offer 3 immigration pupillages, commencing in April 2017, September 2017 and September 2018.About UsA guaranteed annual salary paid monthly;Additional performance related bonus linked to fee...

 receipts;No chambers rent or clerks fees;Flexible working arrangements;25 days paid holiday (plus bank holidays);Unlimited unpaid leave;Annual interest free travel loan;Practising certificate fee fully...

Supreme Court decision on section 3C: Need for rationalisation and simplification of Immigration Rules
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

The matter of R (on the application of Mirza, Iqbal and Ehsan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] UKSC 63 was heard by the Supreme Court on 19 October 2016...

 and the judgment of Lady Hale, Lord Wilson, Lard Carnwath, Lord Hughes and Lord Hodge was given on 14 December 2016.   The appealed Court of Appeal decision is here.

Latest ONS figures reveal work as main reason for immigration
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The Office of National Statistics has released their immigration statistics for the Year Ending (YE) June 2016. Key Statistics. Net migration stood at +335,000. 284,000 EU citizens migrated to the UK, up from...

 265,000 YE June 2015. 289,000 non-EU citizens migrated to the UK. Reasons for Immigration. Work and employment accounted for the vast majority of immigration. 311,000 individuals (48% of migrants) stated...

Immigration Act 2016 introduces criminal sanctions for landlords
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Landlords will from today face criminal sanctions for renting to individuals without valid immigration status. Commencement Order No.2 brings into force s. 39, 40 and 41 of the Immigration Act 2016, which seek...

 to target illegal immigrants by restricting their access to housing. Landlords and the Old Law. The 2016 Act is not the first piece of legislation to penalise landlords due to their tenants’ immigration...

Immigration Directorates Come Under Scrutiny
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The first quarterly report of 2016 scrutinising the work of Home Office Immigration Directorates has been published by the Home Affairs Committee. The report looks at the possible implications of Brexit, and suggests...

 that post-Brexit attempts to limit non-EU migration, and the uncertainly over migration within Europe during the exit negotiations, could both lead to a surge in immigration. It therefore says that the...

ONS Publishes Latest Immigration Statistics
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently released its latest Migration Statistics Quarterly Report, which gives estimates of long-term international migration to and from the UK up to December 2015. At...

 the same time, it published its Short Term International Migration (STIM) release, which gives estimates of short-term migration in the year ending (YE) June 2014. The key findings of the reports...

MAC Proposals for Tier 2 Entry Visas
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In an attempt to further curb the percentage of net immigration under the company sponsored Tier 2 route under the Points Based System, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), independent advisors to the Home...

 Office, have proposed several far reaching changes for the year 2016. MAC claims that the corporate category is oversubscribed with many key industries readily recruiting from overseas, finance, IT and...

Tier 2 Visa System Criticised Home Affairs Select Committee
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The Home Affairs Select Committee has criticised the Tier 2 Visa system stating that it is “unfit for purpose” and that it may be “counter-productive” for businesses and the UK economy.Criticism of Visa Clampdown

 The Home Affairs Select Committee has criticised the Tier 2 Visa system stating that it is “unfit for purpose” and that it may be “counter-productive” for businesses and the UK economy.Criticism of Visa Clampdown

Richmond Chambers welcomes 5 new members to its immigration team
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Richmond Chambers welcomes 5 new members to its immigration team

 Richmond Chambers welcomes 5 new members to its immigration team

Illegal Migrants Could Face a Jail Sentence
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

Measures to be introduced under the new Immigration Bill will include the possibility of a jail sentence for migrants working illegally in the UK, the Government has announced. The Immigration Bill, due to be introduced...

 this autumn, will include a range of new powers to deter people from trying to find work here illegally and measures to deal more effectively with rogue businesses who offer them employment. A new...

Majority of New UK Homes have Foreign-born Figurehead
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According to a recently released report from MigrationWatch UK – an organisation which campaigns for stricter immigration control, immigration data from the Office for National Statistics, indicates that since...

 1997, approximately 66 per cent of new households created have a figurehead who was born outside the UK. Back in 1997, according to the Office for National Statistics, there were approximately 24 million...

Changes to Administrative Review
By Alexis Slatter - Immigration Barrister

Recent changes to the Immigration Rules in HC 1025, specifically relating to the scope of administrative review, mirror the phased commencement of section 15 of the Immigration Act 2014. S.I. 2015/371 now expands...

 the circumstances in which the appeal and removal provisions of the 2014 Act will apply, to those who make applications for leave to remain on or after 2 March 2015 as a Tier 1 Migrant, a Tier 2 Migrant, or...
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