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Home Office response to High Court ruling
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The Home Office has announced that in the wake of last week’s Administrative Court ruling in the case of MM, Majid and Javed, it has paused decision-making on some spouse/partner and child settlement visa and...

 leave to remain applications. This will enable the Home Office to consider the implications of the judgment. The case concerned a legal challenge to the minimum income threshold for spouses/partners and...

UK becoming a favourite destination for professionals
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A recent report has found that the UK is viewed by professionals as one of the most attractive countries in the world to relocate to, second only to the United States. The Global Professionals on the Move 2013...

 study, which was carried out on behalf of global recruitment firm Hydrogen, also found that the UK is particularly popular as a destination for foreign technology workers. In addition, the UK came second in...

Home Office policy concerning children found to be unlawful
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A High Court judgment in the case of SM and TM and JD and Others v SSHD [2013] EWCA 1144 (Admin) has upheld the rights of children affected by immigration decisions. The Home Office policy on Discretionary Leave...

 to Remain, which was in force at the time the decisions in question were made, has been found to be unlawful as it failed to consider the welfare and best interests of the child before deciding the period...

Inspection finds backlog in marriage applications
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The Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has recently published a report examining the efficiency and effectiveness of the Agency’s handling of marriage and civil partnership applications, with a particular...

 focus on the extent to which a consistent approach was adopted overseas and in the UK. The Chief Inspector found some examples of good practice and effectiveness, including: the majority of decisions on...

Changes in citizenship applications
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From 13th December 2012 changes were made to the Nationality Instructions that affect anyone applying for citizenship on or after that date. The main changes deal with criminality and how it is assessed in terms...

 of the good character requirement in citizenship applications. The UKBA has provided a summary of some of the main amendments: Applications made on or after 13th December 2012 which feature a criminal...

Over 72 million forcibly displaced globally
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Over 72 million people, more than one in every hundred of the world’s citizens, are now forcibly displaced, according to a new report released by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies...

 (IFRC). According to the 2012 World Disasters Report, growing numbers of people are forced into migration by a range of what it calls “increasingly complex ‘drivers’” including conflict and...

Reducing immigration comes at significant economic cost
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Think tank IPPR has commented on the latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics, which show that immigration to the UK was 566,000 in 2011 and emigration was 350,000, giving a net migration figure...

 (the difference between immigration and emigration) of 216,000. Sarah Mulley, Associate Director at IPPR, said: “Migration statistics published today demonstrate again, as they do every quarter, the folly...

Service launched for universities sponsoring foreign students
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A new pilot scheme offering universities a range of specialist immigration services has been launched, recognising the importance of universities within the higher education sector. Following feedback from the sector,...

 universities will now have a dedicated point of contact within the UK Border Agency as well as access to expert advice and information. The scheme has been tailored for universities, and the UK Border...

Improvements to Dover Immigration Removal Centre
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Dover Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) had made progress and improved in some key areas, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, publishing the report of an unannounced short follow-up inspection...

 of the removal centre in Kent. There remained, however, a need for greater practical help for detainees. Dover has operated as an immigration removal centre since 2002, receiving a number of fairly positive...

New targeted interviews for students
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Ahead of the summer surge in student visa applications, UK Border Agency officers will be given new powers to interview international students and refuse visas if they are not satisfied the applicant is genuine,...

 the Immigration Minister Damian Green has announced. Across the globe high-risk applicants will be identified and asked a number of questions about their immigration and education history, study and...

Completing the Common European Asylum System
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In 2011, the 27 EU Member States received more than 300,000 asylum applications, a 16.2% increase from 2010.

 In 2011, the 27 EU Member States received more than 300,000 asylum applications, a 16.2% increase from 2010.

UN launches study to assess migrants’ rights
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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau, will undertake a one-year comprehensive study to examine...

 the rights of migrants in the Euro-Mediterranean region, focusing in particular on the management of the external borders of the European Union.
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