Category Archives: Immigration
In her speech yesterday in Parliament, the Queen announced a number of changes to the Immigration Bill, aiming to “ensure that this country attracts people who will contribute, and deter those who will not.” These changes could have implications for …
The latest statements of changes to the Rules (HC 1038 and HC 1039) which took effect on 6 April 2013 contain a large number of mainly administrative amendments clearing up anomalies in the previous version of the Rules. Nevertheless, they …
The Home Office is removing the full rights of appeal for family visitors who have been refused leave to enter the UK. This change will come in force on or after the 25th of June 2013. Applicants who are refused …
If you are a Syrian national and your permission to stay in the UK (leave to remain) is about to expire, or has expired in the last 28 days, and you wish to stay in the UK there are now …
From 28 October 2013, there will be two parts to the Knowledge of Life and Language requirement, both of which must be met by all applicants for settlement unless the individual is exempt. Applicants will be required to: • pass …
The Home Secretary has announced that she has decided to end the Executive Agency status of the UK Border Agency and bring its functions back within the Home Office. The statement is available on the Home Office website. Rob Whiteman, …
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has advised that the number of specialist UK jobs which need to be filled by workers from outside the European Economic Area is falling. The MAC’s latest report recommends a reduction in employment covered by …
The Immigration Minister Mark Harper has laid a written ministerial statement proposing fee increases for visa applications made overseas, and applications made in the UK. The proposals laid in Parliament on 25 February and on 14 March, subject to Parliamentary …
On December 13 2012 the UK Border Agency announced a change to the way in which it assesses criminal convictions, which will affect how the Border Agency will assess the ‘good character’ requirement for naturalisation applications. No longer will criminal …
The UK Government introduced changes to the Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa route which came into effect from the 31st of January 2013. This means that all applications made before this date which are still being considered, together with any applications …
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