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Court of Justice Gives Opinion on Entry Visa Requirements

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...

Council adopts directive on third-country seasonal workers

As we advised at the beginning of the month the EU Parliament has passed a law giving more rights to non-EU seasonal workers. The Council has now adopted the Directive, the Seasonal Workers Directive, on the conditions...

Applying for ILR under the 10 year rule: the lawful residence requirement

Applicants who intend to make an application for settlement in the UK having resided in the UK continuously and lawfully in...

Net migration increases

New statistics, released at the end of November by the Office for National Statistics, show that net migration (the difference between immigration and emigration) to the UK rose to 182,000 at the end of June 2013,...

Home Office guidance relating to requests for a removal decision

The Home Office has recently issued guidance to its caseworkers relating to requests for a removal decision to be made.

Temporary concession for Syrians announced

The UKBA has today announced that from 15 October 2012, Syrian nationals with temporary permission to stay in the UK will have more ways to extend their stay in the UK.

Rules change for overstayers

The UK Border Agency has advised of changes to the Immigration Rules that will affect people who have overstayed their leave to remain.

Support for victims of domestic violence extended

Help for migrants forced to flee their relationships as a result of domestic violence has been made permanently available from 1st April 2012.