KNOWLEDGE

CENTRE

Statistics Reveal Increase in Net Migration

The latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that net long-term migration to the UK (immigration less emigration) rose to 318,000 during 2014. This was apparently just below the...

International Students are Good for the Economy

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...

Tribunal gives guidance on power to strike out in immigration judicial review

In a recently reported case on a renewed application for permission to proceed with a claim for judicial review, the Tribunal has flexed its muscle again and demonstrated its willingness to use even the most draconian...

A European Agenda on Migration

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...

Tier 2 (General) Applications for Shortage Occupations

If an employer wants to employ a non EEA-national who does not already have the right to work for them, they must have a Tier 2 Sponsor Licence and assign a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to the prospective employee....

New nationality provisions in the Immigration Act 2014

Although much of the Immigration Act 2014 (‘the 2014 Act’) deliberately makes the lives of people in the UK much more difficult (including those of British citizens, not “just” migrants and...

Entrepreneur Extension Applications: Genuine Entrepreneur Test

In January 2013, the ‘genuine entrepreneur test’ was introduced for applicants applying to enter the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) category, for both in-country and entry clearance applications. This test only applied...

Majority of New UK Homes have Foreign-born Figurehead

According to a recently released report from MigrationWatch UK – an organisation which campaigns for stricter immigration control, immigration data from the Office for National Statistics, indicates that since...

Unaccompanied Minors’ Asylum Applications

Members of the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee have said that EU asylum applications for unaccompanied minors should be processed in the EU country where the child is present, even if this...

EU free movement, the NHS and comprehensive sickness insurance

With the government’s ‘immigration health surcharge’ having come into force on 6 April, efforts to gain funds from non-EEA ‘temporary’ migrants have been stepped up. There is to be an annual charge and...

Case C-67/14, Alimanovic, Opinion of Advocate General Wathelet delivered on

Alimanovic raised the question whether a Member State may exclude nationals of other Member States who are not, or are no longer, economically active and are in need...

Immigration options for discharged HM Forces personnel

The Immigration Rules provide for the possibility of those who have been discharged from the armed forces to make applications for leave to remain in the UK on temporary and permanent bases. The requirements are...