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UK backtracks on decision to end free movement after Brexit

After earlier plans to end free movement of EU nationals into the U.K immediately after Brexit, the government has now backtracked on the decision. Plans to end rather than restrict freedom of movement by 31...

Family reunion for children under threat in case of no deal brexit

A no-deal Brexit could mean that the current system of family reunification could cease to exist. It seems that the Government has briefed the UN refugee agency, the UNHCR and advised them that in the event of...

UK government announce no-deal Brexit means end to EU freedom of movement on 31 October 2019

As the UK looks increasingly likely to be heading towards a no-deal Brexit, the government announced on the 20th of August that freedom of movement for EU nationals will stop on the 31st of October in the event...

Latest stats on immigration to the UK published

The UK government recently published immigration statistics for the year to March 2019, and these will prove of interest to individuals thinking about migrating to the UK in the near future. The barristers at Richmond...

Mixed reactions to Priti Patel’s appointment as Home Secretary

The appointment of Priti Patel to the position of Home Secretary has elicited both fanfares and commotion among various factions. The committed free marketer and ardent supporter of Brexit previously declared...

UK to launch fast track visa for scientists and researchers

UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced on Thursday, 8 August 2019 that UK visa systems will be amended to attract more top scientists into the UK. The UK Home Office, the Department for Business, Energy and...

Home Office faces backlash over immigration detention

The Home Office has been widely criticised by various groups over immigration detention without time limits. The department has, for a long time, refused to introduce a specific time limit for immigration detention....

Latest government plans on immigration set to be 'devastating'

They say that a week is a long time in politics, but given that the outspoken Boris Johnson is now the Prime Minister, those weeks could very well start to feel a little longer. Johnson has been creating headlines...

“Fairly liberal” Johnson set to ditch immigration targets

With Home Office minister Kit Malthouse describing his new boss as “fairly liberal” in his approach to UK immigration, all the signs suggest Boris Johnson will scrap the pledge first made by David Cameron and...

Africans most likely to be denied UK visas

African visitors to the UK are twice as likely to be denied a visa than applicants from other parts of the world according to a cross-party inquiry. Research by the all-party parliamentary group for Africa found...

Next PM will likely ditch UK immigration target, but what comes next?

Two former immigration ministers along with an influential think tank have renewed calls on Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt to ditch the UK’s immigration target, which has not been met in nearly a decade. With both...

NRPF impacts on the lives of children

An immigration law – no recourse to public funds – that denies the children of some UK immigrants access to basic support has left them facing dire consequences and is leading to malnourishment, sickness...