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UKLGIG says Home Office's decision-making in LGBTQI+ asylum claims is still falling short

19 July 2018:
Comprehensive new report by Lamb Building's Bojana Asanovic for the UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group
Office for National Statistics says net migration for the year ending December 2017 was 282,000

16 July 2018:
Latest migration statistics quarterly report shows net migration broadly stable after 2015 & 16 peak
Refugee Action highlights continuing Government failures in asylum support

16 July 2018:
Update to Refugee Action's 2017 report finds little concrete improvement, asylum seekers continue to struggle
Government to bring immigration matters for unaccompanied and separated children back into scope of legal aid

12 July 2018:
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice announces legal aid extension

Guest blog

Asylum statements: essential foundations or risk of collapse?

By Gabriella Bettiga, The Immigration Lawyer's Blog, 15 July 2018

We all agree that taking a witness statement when preparing an appeal is necessary, but when it comes to statements in the context of asylum applications, views tend to differ. Some legal representatives believe that a statement is a...

CJEU Cases and Changes to the EEA Regulations 2016

By Asad Ali Khan, 6 July 2018

The Immigration (European Economic Area)(Amendment) Regulations 2018 amend the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 in order to implement the effects of a string of judgments given by the CJEU. The new regulations...

A summary of Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules HC1154

By Master Legal Services, 5 July 2018

The changes to the Immigration Rules made by June's Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (HC1154) will take effect from tomorrow, 6 July 2018, however in relation to these changes, if an application has been made for...

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Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

SI 2018 No. 801. These Regulations amend the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1052) so as to give effect to the Court of Justice of the European Union's judgments in Gusa, O and B, Lounes, Chavez-Vilchez...
Immigration and Nationality (Requirements for Naturalisation and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

SI 2018 No. 618. These Regulations amend the British Nationality (General) Regulations 2003 and the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 for the Windrush Scheme. Waives fees and removes need to show knowledge of English...
Short-term Holding Facility Rules 2018

SI 2018 No. 409. Short-term holding facilities are places either used solely for the detention of immigration detainees for a period of not more than seven days or for such other period as may be prescribed and for other persons for any...