Senior Judge slams ‘Without merit’ immigration appeals   The President of the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court has warned immigration solicitors who lodge last-minute groundless applications to prevent removals will be named and shamed and have their senior partners summoned before the court. Sir John Thomas said the administrative court faced an ‘ever-increasing […]

Boris Johnson critical of UKBA immigration policy Mayor of London Boris Johnson has voiced concerns that UK visa and immigration policy is damaging to the British economy The Conservative-led coalition Government has pledged to reduce net migration to ‘tens of thousands’ by the time of the next election, much to the indignation of London’s enigmatic […]

Ruling confirms the right of refugees who married after fleeing to be joined by their spouses In the case of Hode & Abdi v. the United Kingdom, which has not yet been finalised, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held that there has been a violation of Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination), in conjunction with […]

Egyptian Cultural Attache Says UKBA ‘Unresponsive’   The Egyptian government has threatened to shun the UK as a destination for postgraduate students on state scholarships because of frustrations over visas. Egyptian officials have said that they find the UK Border Agency to be unresponsive and have difficulty arranging visas for doctoral students’ dependants. Speaking at […]

UK refuses visa to Iran’s snooker world champion   The Secretary of State for the Home Department in Britain is preventing Hossein Vafaee, the current IBSF World Snooker Championship title-holder, from taking part in a key international tournament because he is Iranian. Hossein Vafaee Hossein Vafaee from Iran cruised to championship in the 2011 IBSF […]