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Some UK asylum seekers waiting over 20 years for Home Office decisions on their application for asylum

A detailed investigation by The Guardian newspaper into the length of time asylum seekers spend waiting for Home Office decisions on their claims for asylum has revealed that some people are hanging on for...

The future of UK immigration

However you voted on 23rd June 2016, the date of the UK’s departure from the EU is drawing ever nearer. And, as it does, the need for the nation to agree on a new plan for immigration becomes ever more urgent....

UK politicians calling for end to "nonsensical" net migration targets

There is a growing call for the UK government to rethink its “nonsensical” targets for net migration, echoing similar recommendations from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). An appetite for reform The...

Home Secretary forced to make apology to Windrush migrants

Home Secretary Sajid Javid was forced into an embarrassing apology yesterday after it emerged that up to 164 members of the Windrush generation had been illegally detained or deported from the UK. Javid’s mea...

Tier 2 visas still being hit despite medical restriction

The demand for skilled workers is outstripping the number available with the latest figures revealing that the number of potential skilled foreign workers trying to obtain a visa under the Tier 2 system remains...

It's not just the USA that breaks up families in immigration rows

Theresa May recently called the US Government policy of separating immigrant children from their parents “deeply disturbing” and “wrong.” What the Prime Minister failed to mention, however, is that...

The Government's 'Settled Status' plan - what does it mean for EU migrants?

Uncertainty about the government’s post-referendum attitude towards EU migrants who have been long-term residents of the UK has been a persistent thread of Brexit discourse. Would there be deportations,...

'Sorry, getting a UK visa is just too humiliating and difficult,' say world-renowned music artists.

The founders and organisers of the annual WOMAD (World of Music Arts and Dance) festival in Wiltshire, have said that attracting performers is becoming increasingly challenging. Invited acts are,...

To EU or not to EU: A rise in immigration, but not from where you expect

The 2017 immigration statistics released with little fanfare by the Home Office last week make for interesting reading. The headline: net migration is higher now than at any time in the last five years. Despite...

Red Cross calls for end to indefinite detention in UK immigration system

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...

Campaigners call for a judicial review of £1,000+ child citizenship fees

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...

EU businesspeople will not require UK Visa post Brexit

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...