On 22 October 2020 new Immigration Rules were published which will fundamentally change how UK business recruits and retains migrant talent. Here we look at 10 key things to know about these changes, and how they may affect individuals and employers:
1. Names are changing: Much…
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Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit report highlights positive immigration changes made during Covid-19
29 October 2020: Report details six changes that have proved beneficial to applicants, legal representatives, the courts and Home OfficeHM Inspectorate of Prisons concerned by inadequate facilities used for holding migrants arriving on the Kent coast
26 October 2020: Detention facilities in Dover found to be very poorly equipped to meet their purposeMajor new statement of changes to the Immigration Rules released
22 October 2020: Government hails 500+ page statement of changes as 'a significant step forward in the transformation of our immigration system'Safety4Sisters report highlights lack of support for migrant women with no recourse to public funds who have experienced gender-based violence
21 October 2020: Report documents experiences of abuse survivors during Covid-19 pandemicGuest blog
We can work it out: Understanding the new sponsored worker scheme and options for employing migrant workers post-Brexit
When is it too harsh to separate a child from their parent?
HA (Iraq) [2020] EWCA Civ 1176 and AA (Nigeria) [2020] EWCA Civ 1296
There has, in recent years, been a proliferation of case law on appeals against deportation by foreign national criminals on grounds of private and family life. The statutory scheme is complex enough, but the…
A hostile environment for immigration lawyers
I sometimes joke that I dread telling people what I do for a living. I am of course immensely proud of my work as an immigration lawyer, but the mere mention of immigration can invite less than positive responses. I have found myself defending immigration and correcting a lot of…
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Latest case law
R (on the application of Pathan) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2020] UKSC 41
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Hoque & Ors v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 1357
Court of Appeal
FB (Afghanistan) & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 1338
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AA (Nigeria) v Secretary of State [2020] EWCA Civ 1296
Court of Appeal
PN (Uganda), R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 1213
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"I Sleep in My Own Deathbed": Violence against Women and Girls in Bangladesh: Barriers to Legal Recourse and Support
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Latest legislation
Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 2 and Fees) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SI 2020 No. 1147. These Regulations amend the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Part V Exemption: Licensed Sponsors Tiers 2 and 4) Order 2009, the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 and the Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 4 and Fees) and Passport (Fees) (…
Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2020
SI 2020 No. 1086. This Order amends the Immigration (Health Charge) Order 2015 (the annual amount of the immigration health charge is increased from £400 to £624, and from £300 to £470 for students and those under 18). Coming into force 27th October 2020.
Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020
SI 2020 No. 1001. These Regulations amend the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 to insert a new definition of online procedure advocacy services and two new tables of fees to enable payment of remuneration by the Lord Chancellor to providers of civil legal services where the HM…
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