UK temporarily loosens regulations for Syrians living in Britain to renew their visas The UK Border Agency, UKBA, has published new temporary changes to immigration rules for Syrian nationals, in order to allow them to more easily renew their visas or extend them so that they will not be forced to return to Syria while the civil war puts […]

Greece toughens its detention law for asylum seekers to a maximum of 18 months From now on, asylum seekers awaiting a decision on their application in Greece might be detained for up to 18months. The provisions governing the maximum length of time by-which asylum seekers’ detention can be extended has recently been changed. It used to be the case that, in accordance with article […]

9 out of 10 Syrians applying for asylum in the EU are granted international protection 3,810 Syrian nationals applied for asylum in Europe in Q2 2012 (April – June 2012), with about 2,000 more asylum applicants than in Q2 2011, according to the latest Eurostat statistics. The report underlines that almost three quarters of applicants in […]

A baby boy starved to death in London’s Westminster whilst his seriously ill and “socially isolated” mother struggled to find proper housing, benefits and support. The revelations came on 5 October 2012 after a serious case review into the child’s death. The inquest returned a verdict of accidental death, noting that the baby, known as Child […]

Aberdeenshire businesses fined more than £28,000 for illegal workers Four Aberdeenshire restaurants have been fined a total of £28,750 in civil penalties for employing illegal workers, details recently published by the UK Border Agency show. As part of the ongoing crackdown into illegal working, the takeaways and restaurants were visited in late 2011 and January […]