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International Students are Good for the Economy
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A new report from London First and PwC has revealed that international students have a positive impact on the UK economy. According to the research: International students in London bring a net benefit of £2.3...

 billion to the UK economy. They support nearly 70,000 jobs in London because of the money they spend here. It is not true that international students are a burden to our public services, such as the NHS....

A European Agenda on Migration
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The European Commission has presented its European Agenda on Migration, which outlines the steps to be taken in the coming years to better manage migration in all its aspects, as well as immediate measures to...

 be taken to respond to the crisis situation in the Mediterranean. The collective EU migration policy has fallen short, says the Commission, and therefore the European Agenda on Migration contains a set of...

Analysis of Recent Migrant Workers
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The Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford has published a new commentary analysing the numbers and characteristics of recent migrant workers in the UK. The authors of the commentary say that it provides...

 a more in depth picture of how migration has changed over the past few years than can be gained from the quarterly net migration data figures released by the Office for National Statistics. According to...

MAC Reviews Shortage Occupation Lists
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The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has published a report on a partial review of the shortage occupation lists for the UK and for Scotland. The report highlights that allowing small digital technology firms...

 to expand by bringing in experienced staff will be of benefit to the UK’s digital sector. The MAC is therefore recommending that a small number of senior jobs in digital technology, limited to people with...

OECD Calls for Immigration Policy Reform
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A new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has highlighted a rise in migration registered in OECD countries after several years of decline, which it says is being...

 caused by an increasing number of people moving within the European Union. There is also an increase in skilled migration and humanitarian movements, says the OECD, and migration policies therefore need to adapt to...

24 Hour Visa Service to be Extended
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A 24 hour visa service that aims to attract more investment in Britain is to be extended, the Government has announced. The Super Priority Visa Service, which is already on offer in China and India,...

 ensures a decision on a visa application within 24 hours, removing lengthy bureaucratic hurdles that many businesses fear put off possible business travellers, investors and rich tourists and pushes them towards...

Should Immigration be Devolved to a City Level?
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A recent report from thinktank RSA has called for more power and responsibility to be devolved from Whitehall to UK cities at the same time that additional devolved powers are being negotiated for Scotland. According...

 to the report, by the RSA City Growth Commission, devolution has the potential to boost economic output in the UK’s 15 largest metros by £79 billion per year – worth approximately 5% of current...

Costs under the new Tribunal Procedure Rules
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The new Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Rules 2014 laid before Parliament on 29 September 2014 will come into effect on 20 October 2014.  Amongst other developments, they...

 make provision for the awarding of costs in limited circumstances. Currently, costs cannot be awarded in circumstances other than to cover the cost of the appeal fee. any fee paid under the Fees Order that...

Cash savings and the financial requirement under Appendix FM
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Cash savings may be relied upon to meet the whole or part of the financial requirement under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.

 Cash savings may be relied upon to meet the whole or part of the financial requirement under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.

Asylum Seekers in the EU
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Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has recently published details of asylum decisions in the EU28.Contact Us

 Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has recently published details of asylum decisions in the EU28.Contact Us

Richmond Chambers welcomes four new members to our Immigration Team
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We are delighted to announce that four new immigration practitioners have joined the immigration team at Richmond Chambers.

 We are delighted to announce that four new immigration practitioners have joined the immigration team at Richmond Chambers.

Court of Justice Gives Opinion on Entry Visa Requirements
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An Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union has recently given his opinion in a case (Case C‑202/13) concerning the requirement for a person to obtain a visa to enter a Member State when...

 they already hold a residence card issued by another Member State. An EU directive provides that possession of a valid residence card exempts third-country nationals who are members of the family of an EU...
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