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All-Party Parliamentary Group on TOEIC concludes evidence used to accuse students of cheating was misleading and unsafe

22 July 2019:
Report published following inquiry into TOEIC scandal which affected tens of thousands of students
Refugee Council and ASAP welcome significant improvements in new Home Office domestic violence guidance

18 July 2019: NGOs: significant step towards strengthening protection available to women seeking asylum at risk of domestic abuse
Coalition of All-Party Parliamentary Groups publishes report on the difficulties and discrimination faced by African visa applicants

17 July 2019:
Report examines reasons why Africans applying for a UK visa face a 27% refusal rate
Entrepreneurs Network finds foreign-born entrepreneurs are making a massive contribution to the UK

16 July 2019:
New report calls for visa reforms so that UK remains open for entrepreneurial talent and investors

Guest blog

"Good character" issues on the way to naturalising as a British citizen

By Oxana Macovsca, Master Legal Services, 22 July 2019

You have been living in the UK for a sufficient period of time, working, developing a business, studying, paying all your taxes. You are currently in the UK possessing one of the following: permanent residence, indefinite leave to...

Unlawfully detained EU national gets damages after legal challenge blocks removal

By Ben Amunwa, Law mostly, 17 July 2019

Bringing a judicial review claim which is unlikely to be dealt with quickly may render ongoing detention unlawful, according to a Court of Appeal decision. An EEA national detainee has been awarded substantial damages following a...

Home Office comes under fire as allegations of institutional racism surface

By Bethany Morris, Immigration Advice Service, 5 July 2019

As refusal rates for Visit Visas continue to climb amongst ethnic minorities, the Home Office has been met with allegations of institutional racism as thousands are denied access to the UK for what have been described as haphazard and...

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24 July 2019 - 2:00pm

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Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019 No. 745. These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (...
Immigration (European Economic Area Nationals) (EU Exit) Order 2019

SI 2019 No. 686. This Order makes provision in connection with nationals of the European Economic Area and Swiss nationals, together with their family members, following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union....
Immigration (European Economic Area Nationals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

SI 2019 No. 468. These Regulations make provision for nationals of the European Economic Area who have a right of residence in the United Kingdom by virtue of Appendix EU to the immigration rules. The Regulations also make provision for...