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Calls for revised immigration policy on international STEM students
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An ‘unwelcoming’ UK has led to an unprecedented fall in international Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) student numbers, according to a recent House of Lords Science and Technology Committee...

report. The Lords’ inquiry looked specifically at the numbers of international students in STEM subjects, and whether the UK’s immigration policy has had any impact. The Lords’ report calls on...

Administrative Review of Home Office immigration decisions
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Administrative Review is the mechanism used by Entry Clearance Officers in order to review decisions in which applications for entry clearance for the UK under the Points Based System have been refused. Failed...

to apply the Immigration Rules correctly (including applying the wrong Rule); Failed to properly consider evidence provided in support of the application; Made a mistake in processing the application, for...

Crowd-funding and Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Applications
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The UK government has been doing all it can to encourage London to become a centre for innovation and entrepreneurship and a hub for technology experts. Significant resources have been allocated to developing...

Tech City (Silicon Roundabout) and there are a range of tax incentives for those in the technology sector. Immigration, too, plays an important part in the government’s plans. They are keen to develop...

Commission publishes guidance on family reunification
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The European Commission has recently published guidance on how the Family Reunification Directive should be correctly applied across Member States while at the same time avoiding possible...

abuses. Migrants’ right to family reunification is recognised throughout the EU. Common rules are in place on the conditions under which family members of a non-EU citizen, legally resident in a Member State, are allowed to...

Asylum applicants in EU
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Interesting figures released last week by the EU reveal that in 2013 there was an increase in the numbers of people seeking asylum in EU countries, from 335,000 in 2012 to 435,000 in 2013. It is estimated that...

of those, around 90% were new applicants with the remainder being repeat applicants. In 2013, the highest number of applicants was registered in Germany (127,000 applicants, or 29% of total applicants),...

Fair, humane and effective return procedures
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The European Commission has recently given an update on progress made by the EU in ensuring that Member States have an effective and humane return policy in place for third-country nationals. In recent years, significant...

legislative and practical changes have taken place in all Member States to establish fair and transparent rules and improve the way return procedures are carried out. The Return Directive, adopted...

Tier 1 Investor visa category – Home Affairs Select Committee recommends suspension
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In its latest report on the work of the Immigration Directorate, published on 21 March 2014, the Home Affairs Select Committee has recommended that the Tier 1 Investor visa category should be suspended pending...

the Home Office’s consideration of the recommendations of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), chaired by Professor Sir David Metcalf. The Select Committee commented as follows: 45. The Committee was...

Changes to the Tier 1 Investor and Entrepreneur categories from 6 April 2014
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In the most recent Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules, the Home Office has announced important changes to the Tier 1 Investor and Entrepreneur categories of the points-based system. The changes...

were laid before Parliament on 13 March 2014 and come into force with effect from 6 April 2014. At present, Tier 1 (Investor) Migrants are required to invest their funds within three months of entering the UK or...

Businesses to benefit from help to recruit internationally
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The Government recently announced a number of changes to the current immigration system that are designed to help UK companies attract highly skilled international workers. The changes, which came in to effect on...

13th March, include: The Exceptional Talent visa route will be made available to world class experts in the field of digital technology. This move was announced at the end of last year and will allow Tech...

Richmond Chambers LLP wins ‘Best-Emerging Firm’ at the MPF Awards 2014
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We are extremely proud to announce that last night Richmond Chambers LLP was declared winner of the ‘Best-Emerging Firm’ category at the 12th annual Managing Partners’ Forum Awards for Management Excellence...

2014. The Awards are an integral part of the MPF International Management Excellence Summit, in association with Harvard Business Review, Financial Times and Google. Richmond Chambers LLP was...

Committees raise concerns over Immigration Bill
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In the past couple of weeks, two separate UK Parliamentary Committees have raised concerns over the Government’s proposed Immigration Bill, which is currently making its way through Parliament. Immigration Bill The...

Bill was introduced by the Home Office in October last year, and proposes a number of major reforms to the UK’s immigration system, including: Cutting the number of decisions that can be appealed...

Migrants behind one in seven UK companies
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Migrant entrepreneurs are behind one in seven of all UK companies, according to new research from the Centre for Entrepreneurs and DueDil.Contact Us

Migrant entrepreneurs are behind one in seven of all UK companies, according to new research from the Centre for Entrepreneurs and DueDil.Contact Us
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