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Hong Kong BN(O) Visa: More Details Announced Section 3C Leave Explained: All You Need To Know MAC publishes Review of the Shortage Occupation List 2020 Immigration Health Surcharge To Increase on 27 October 2020 British citizenship after EU Settled Status - Good Character Guidance Updated Changes to dates of birth - New Guidance Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration Annual Report for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 Access denied - The human impact of the hostile environment - IPPR New Guidance on Implementing Allowed Immigration Appeals Senior President of Tribunals’ Annual Report 2020

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Hong Kong BN(O) Visa: More Details Announced
By Paul Richmond - Immigration Barrister

In response to the breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration by the Chinese government in restricting the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong people, the UK government is ready to welcome BN(O) citizens and their...

 close family members. A new Hong Kong BN(O) Visa will be open for applications from 31 January 2021. British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) citizens and their close family members will be able to move to the...

Section 3C Leave Explained: All You Need To Know
By Zoe Bantleman - Immigration Barrister

What is section 3C leave? When does section 3C leave apply? Does section 3C extend leave to remain in the UK? When and how does section 3C leave end? Can section 3C leave be cancelled? These are just some of the...

 questions asked by our clients who are concerned about how section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971 may impact on their immigration status. Section 3C Leave Explained: All You Need To Know In association with...

MAC publishes Review of the Shortage Occupation List 2020
By Paul Richmond - Immigration Barrister

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has published its Review of the Shortage Occupation List for the UK for 2020.  The report examines which occupations are in shortage and makes recommendations as to which...

 occupations should be included in the shortage occupation list. What is the shortage occupation list? The Shortage Occupation List is a list of skilled roles where employers find it difficult to secure...

Immigration Health Surcharge To Increase on 27 October 2020
By Bernard Wood - Pupil Barrister

The Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2020 (SI 2020 No. 1086) will come into force as law on 27 October 2020 after being signed by Kevin Foster, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for...

 Future Borders and Immigration) on 01 October 2020.  The Order implements a further increase in the Immigration Health Surcharge (“IHS”) fee and provides an IHS exemption for certain Tier 2 (General)...

British citizenship after EU Settled Status - Good Character Guidance Updated
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

In May 2020, the Home Office updated their Guidance on ‘lawful residence’ in relation to EU Settled Status in its naturalisation guidance.  This is particularly problematic for EEA nationals in relation...

 to economically inactive periods and the need to hold Comprehensive Sickness Insurance (CSI).  I blogged about this here.   The Home Office has now updated their Guidance in relation to the ‘good...

Changes to dates of birth - New Guidance
By Alexandra Pease - Immigration Barrister

There are many circumstances in which individuals can face challenges where their date of birth is incorrectly recorded, they cannot prove it or there is a dispute as to the correct date of birth of an individual. ...

 The process for changing personal details can be hard to navigate. New guidance: Changes to dates of birth, version 1.0 was published on 14 September 2020 dealing with this issue and states: “A date of...

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration Annual Report for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020
By Alexandra Pease - Immigration Barrister

The annual report was laid before Parliament on 10 September 2020 in accordance with section 50(2) of the UK Borders Act 2007.   The report can be accessed: here. The UK Borders Act 2007 directs the Independent...

 Chief Inspector to monitor and consider the functions carried out by the Home Secretary in relation to immigration, asylum,  nationality, and the systems that are used. The short statement of purpose...

Access denied - The human impact of the hostile environment - IPPR
By Alexandra Pease - Immigration Barrister

The report was published on 04 September.  It was published by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), written by Amreen Qureshi, Marley Morris and Lucy Mort. The report consists of 36 pages and...

 can be read: here. The hostile environment is a set of measures introduced over the years to make staying in the UK as difficult as possible for illegal migrants, and to therefore encourage them to voluntarily...

New Guidance on Implementing Allowed Immigration Appeals
By Alexandra Pease - Immigration Barrister

On 04 August 2020, the Implementing allowed appeals Guidance, Version 1.0  was published for Home Office staff.  The 18 page document applies to “anyone responsible for implementing an allowed appeal  (including...

 litigation caseworkers dealing with judicial reviews related to implementing allowed appeals and Border Force Officers dealing with those returning to the UK after an allowed appeal)”. Implementation...

Senior President of Tribunals’ Annual Report 2020
By Alexandra Pease - Immigration Barrister

Sir Ernest Ryder, the Senior President of Tribunals, published his annual report for 2020 on 29 July 2020.  This is the sixth report and the last of the Senior President’s tenure. The 142 page report can be found:...

 here Senior President’s Introduction In the introduction, the report acknowledges the challenges faced during the Covid-19 Pandemic: “The national emergency of COVID-19 has provided a backdrop for...

Nowhere to turn: How immigration rules are preventing people from getting support during the coronavirus pandemic - Citizens Advice
By Alexandra Pease - Immigration Barrister

A report entitled ‘Nowhere to turn: How immigration rules are preventing people from getting support during the coronavirus pandemic’ was published by the Citizens Advice Bureau in June 2020.  The 13 page...

 report can be read: here Impact of the Pandemic In summary, the report identifies: “The coronavirus pandemic has had an especially severe effect on migrants in the UK. Tens of thousands of migrants...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) immigration law update 30 July 2020
By Paul Richmond - Immigration Barrister

The Home Office has today issued new Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for temporary UK residents, including: Persons whose leave expired between 24 January 2020 and 31 July 2020 Persons who intend to stay in the...

 UK Persons who have decided to leave the UK Persons who have overstayed their leave in the UK Persons whose leave expired between 24 January 2020 and 31 July 2020 The Home Office has confirmed that persons...
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