Stakeholders call for broader partnerships and better coordination to tackle long-lasting refugee crises 7.1 million people, 70% of the world’s refugees live in protracted refugee situations, where they are displaced for five years or more, with little chance of any durable solution being found in the near future. A public seminar organised this week by ECRE, the International Rescue […]
Category: Immigration
Today, Thursday 14 March 2013, a written ministerial statement was laid before Parliament outlining a number of changes to the Immigration Rules. These new changes will come into effect on 6 April 2013, and include changes to: The Tier 1 (Graduate entrepreneur) route, to include additional places for talented MBA graduates from UK Higher Education Institutions […]
UKBA Fails to Follow Up Tip-Offs on Illegal Immigration It has been revealed today that UK Border Agency (UKBA) staff failed to check thousands of tip-offs from the public about overseas students exceeding the terms of their visas. Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration John Vine has discovered that the UK Border Agency has allowed […]
Solicitors named by High Court Judge for ‘grave failures’ in immigration disclosure Immigration solicitors face disciplinary action if they fail to reveal ‘all material facts’ when applying to prevent removals, the president of the Queen’s Bench Division warned, naming three firms who had not to complied with disclosure duties. Sir John Thomas has warned that […]
The Independent newspaper today carries an interesting perspective on the Government’s new immigration rules for spouses. The new rules, which came into effect on 9 July 2012, now require a UK spouse to show that they earn at least £18,600 per year before they can sponsor their foreign spouse to join them in the UK. […]
