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Immigration Articles
Rights of EU Citizens Living in the UK – December 2017 (13 December 2017)
Following months of uncertainty, on Friday 8th December 2017, the Home Office clarified the position for European nationals living in the UK for when the United Kingdom (UK) formally exits the European Union at 11pm on the 29th March 2019. Read more...
Autumn Budget 2017 – Update for Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Migrants (24 November 2017)
The Chancellor of the Exchequer presented his Autumn Budget to Parliament on the 22nd November 2017. A whole range of announcements were laid out and some of the key summaries can be found here. Read more...
British man given leave to remain in the UK after Home Office mix-up (1 September 2017)
Shane Ridge, a British- born man, has been issued an apology from The Home Office after they sent him a letter directing him to leave the UK or risk a fine of £5000 and a potential prison sentence. Read more...
8,500 Syrian refugees now resettled in UK (30 August 2017)
New figures from the Home Office show that more than 8,500 Syrian refugees have been resettled in the UK under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement (VPR) scheme Read more...
Children’s Society calls for reinstatement of legal aid for vulnerable migrant children (24 August 2017)
The Children’s Society has warned that vulnerable migrant children who are in the UK alone are facing a punishing combination of cuts to help with legal costs and skyrocketing Home Office fees, as they struggle to resolve their complex immigration cases Read more...
Seven-year disqualification for restaurateur who employed illegal workers (31 July 2017)
An East Sussex restaurateur who employed workers not legally allowed to work in the UK has been disqualified for seven years Read more...
Report finds Home Office delays and denials are leaving asylum seekers in abject poverty (25 July 2017)
A recent report by Refugee Action has revealed the extent of asylum seekers being wrongly denied emergency support from the Home Office, despite being legally entitled to it, with families being left in abject poverty and facing homelessness as a result Read more...
FCO announces temporary UK visa office in Maldives for students coming to Britain to study (25 July 2017)
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has announced that UK visa applicants in the Maldives will be able to apply for their UK visas in Male at a temporary Visa Application Centre (VAC) Read more...
Home Office announces £1m funding to help communities support Syrian refugees (19 July 2017)
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has announced £1 million in funding to help communities support refugees fleeing the war in Syria Read more...
Jail for human trafficker who tried to smuggle 22 people into UK (18 July 2017)
A people smuggler has been jailed after admitting trying to travel through Harwich International Port with 22 Afghan nationals hidden in the back of his lorry Read more...
London restaurateur disqualified for seven years for immigration and tax offences (13 July 2017)
The director of eight Chinese restaurants operating across London has been disqualified from acting as a director for seven years, after he was found to be employing illegal workers and also failed to pay taxes due to HMRC Read more...
The Home Office announces a 12-month immigration amnesty for Grenfell victims, leading many to question whether 12-months is long enough to heal (11 July 2017)
The Home Office has recently announced that a 12-month immigration “amnesty” will be granted to the survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire. A government publication, ‘Grenfell Tower immigration cases (guidance on handling cases involving survivors and other individuals directly affected by the fire)’, was published for Home Office staff on 5th July 2017 Read more...
Polish nationals sentenced for modern slavery offences (20 June 2017)
Leeds Crown Court has jailed three Polish nationals for modern slavery offences, after they trafficked workers to the UK and forced them to live in poverty and fear Read more...
JCWI preparing to challenge roll out of Right to Rent scheme across rest of UK (1 June 2017)
A challenge to the government’s Right to Rent scheme by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) has launched a crowd-funding scheme, as the government proposes to roll out Right to Rent to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Read more...
Independent think tank supports access to UK jobs market for highly skilled workers post-Brexit (25 May 2017)
Independent think tank Migration Watch UK has said that a major benefit of Brexit will be the UK’s ability to control net migration from the EU – currently around 160,000 people every year Read more...
UNICEF report shows five-fold increase in refugee and migrant children travelling alone since 2010 (22 May 2017)
UNICEF has said that there has been a five-fold increase in number of refugee and migrant children travelling alone since 2010 – a record high Read more...
Slough taxi drivers and operators on board to help identify and report modern slavery or human trafficking (19 May 2017)
Slough Borough Council has said that taxi and private hire drivers and operators in the borough are to be issued with information about identifying and reporting modern slavery Read more...
Syrian families host cultural event in Welsh town of Ystradgynlais to increase awareness of their culture (25 April 2017)
Powys County Council has said that Syrian refugees settling in the area have hosted a cultural event in Ystradgynlais, to raise awareness of their culture, religion and food Read more...
Asylum seekers repeatedly housed in the poorest parts of Britain (20 April 2017)
An analysis of Home Office Data undertaken by the Guardian has revealed that 57% of all asylum seekers housed by the government are housed in the poorest third of Britain Read more...
London Mayor says EU nationals must not be used as “bargaining chips” in Brexit negotiations (27 March 2017)
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling on the Prime Minister to give an immediate “cast iron” guarantee to EU nationals that they can stay in the UK post Brexit Read more...
Mayor of Hackney calls for Dubs scheme to remain open (21 March 2017)
The Mayor of Hackney has called for the Dubs scheme for child refugees to remain open and has criticised claims that local councils have not offered to help Read more...
London landlord fined for running unlicensed HMO (15 March 2017)
A landlord who ran an unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in Hampstead, northwest London has been prosecuted by Camden Counci Read more...
Prime Minister asserts that refugees should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach (15 March 2017)
The Prime Minster has given a Statement to Parliament on the March EU Council meeting and next steps in preparing to trigger Article 50 Read more...
London Assembly supports motion to allow more child refugees into Britain (15 March 2017)
The London Assembly has agreed a motion calling on the London Mayor Sadiq Khan to pressurise the government into reversing its decision on child refugee numbers and adhere to the Dublin convention in the name of Humanity Read more...
Homelessness charities are reporting non-UK rough sleepers to the Home Office, resulting in their removal from the UK (10 March 2017)
In London, more than 50% of rough sleepers are not from the UK and last May the Home Office circulated a new guidance on removing rough sleepers who are not UK nationals Read more...
Immigration Income Barrier ruled as Legal (8 March 2017)
The long awaited judgement in the Supreme Court case of MM & Others in relation to the minimum income requirement (MIR) for partner/spouses was handed down on 22 February 2017 Read more...
Immigration procedures for children and young people “not child friendly” – and lack of Legal Aid may place them at risk (6 March 2017)
The Migrant and Refugee Children's Legal Unit (MiCLU) says that undocumented children are falling through bureaucratic, legislative and systemic cracks because the immigration system is not child friendly Read more...
EEA doctors working in NHS feel insecure about immigration status following Brexit vote (2 March 2017)
The president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has said that as it stands 25% of NHS doctors are from overseas and the government, the NHS and the public need to value and support all NHS staff, wherever they are from Read more...
Hard Brexit may affect housing sector, as figures show one in four London construction workers is from the EU (28 February 2017)
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has warned of the negative effects of a “hard” Brexit on recruiting skilled migrant workers, after new figures show that nearly 100,000 of London’s construction workers originate from the EU Read more...
Home Offices figures show more than 5,000 Syrian refugees have arrived in UK since October 2015 (24 February 2017)
New figures from the Home Office UK Visas and Immigration department show that more than 5,000 Syrian refugees have arrived in the UK under the government’s vulnerable persons resettlement (VPR) scheme since October 2015 Read more...
Overseas students at Durham University’s International Study Centre are welcomed by Stockton Council (20 February 2017)
Stockton Council on Teesside has said that Durham University’s decision to open a new International Study Centre (ISC) in Stockton-on-Tees is a “great boost” for the borough Read more...
Hounslow Council still supports Dubs Amendment to bring refugee children to Britain (20 February 2017)
Hounslow Council has said it supports other London councils’ responses to the government’s decision to suspend the Dubs Amendment under which unaccompanied refugee children were allowed into Britain Read more...
Directors of restaurant banned for six years for employing illegal workers (16 February 2017)
The directors of a restaurant in Kingston, Surrey, have been disqualified from running a company for six years, after they were found to be employing illegal workers Read more...
Director of Indian restaurant banned for seven years for employing illegal workers (15 February 2017)
The director of an Indian restaurant in Hampshire has been disqualified for seven years for employing illegal workers Read more...
“Comprehensive and co-ordinated approach” needed to tackle the issue of migration to Europe (8 February 2017)
The Prime Minister has told a summit of the European Council in Malta that a comprehensive and co-ordinated approach is needed to the issue of migrants trying to reach Europe to escape civil war in their own countries. Read more...
Alert issued over genuine migrant charity targeted by fraudsters making fake charity appeals (19 January 2017)
The Charity Commission has issued a warning for the public to be aware of fake charity appeals to help migrants. Read more...
Government immigration adviser leads crackdown on workplace exploitation (9 January 2017)
A former government immigration adviser has been appointed to lead a crackdown on exploitation in the workplace. Read more...