Asylum Seekers are being Prevented from Lodging Cases by the UKBA Asylum seekers are being prevented from lodging claims for permission to stay in the UK unless their lawyers threaten legal action, according to the Law Society. In a strongly worded criticism of shortcomings at the Asylum Screening Unit in Croydon, south London, The Law […]
Author: Cyrus Mansouri
Italy: Tunisian migrants remain detained on ships Saturday 1 October, 2011 Several hundreds of migrants continue to be detained on board two ships in the harbour of Palermo and Porto Empedocle. The Italian government removed last week all the 1300 migrants who were in Lampedusa and placed more than 600 of them on three ships, […]
Dutch asylum policy to become more restrictive “The asylum policy will become more selective and more restrictive,” Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said at a press conference after a cabinet meeting in The Hague. The proposal was filed by Dutch Minister of Asylum and Immigration Gerd Leerds on 15 September. As a next step it […]
Thousands of Foreign Sstudents Reported for Visa breaches to UK Border Agency 30 September 2011 Newly released figures show that tens of thousands of international students have been reported by their education providers for alleged UK visa breaches. More than 1500 foreign students in the UK are being reported each month for suspicions about their […]
Changes to ‘personal use’ limits on tobacco imports from the EU 29 September 2011 On Saturday 1 October 2011, the minimum indicative levels (MILs) for tobacco and cigarettes brought into the UK from the European Union (EU) will be reduced, to align them with levels applied elsewhere in Europe. The announcement was made by the […]
