Bringing a partner to live with you in the UK is one of the most important legal steps a family can take — and one where mistakes are costly. This guide covers everything non-UK nationals need to know about the UK spouse…
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Home Office-commissioned evaluation report recommends extension of ‘move-on’ period for new refugees
11 June 2026
Evaluation by National Centre for Social Research and Fortia Insight of initiatives to improve move on process
Government encourages complaints about poor or unregulated immigration advice
10 June 2026
Minister for Border Security and Asylum reiterates people should complain to the IAA if they receive bad service from registered adviser
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Legal representation in immigration detention falls to record low, Bail for Immigration Detainees finds
8 June 2026
Second successive legal advice survey to record lowest ever access to representation as use of immigration detention continues to rise
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Rights groups warn of ‘egregious’ impact of asylum support reforms on stateless people
8 June 2026
Asylum Aid, Jesuit Refugee Service UK and others say proposals will leave failed asylum seekers destitute
Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals
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What do Home Office reforms mean for refugee children growing up in poverty?
The reforms to asylum and refugee policy anounced by the Home Office are already having a negative impact on asylum seekers and those with refugee status, even before they have been implemented. Ilona Pinter brings some…
MAC Publishes Technical Note on Calculating Skilled Worker Salary Thresholds for Sponsors and Employers
1. Introduction: MAC Technical Note on Skilled Worker Salary Thresholds
On 19 May 2026, the Migration Advisory Committee MAC published a technical note setting out its recommended methodology for calculating salary…
European countries reach new agreement on human rights – here’s what it means for the UK’s immigration debate
The 46 countries bound by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) have signed a new declaration on migration, setting out how they believe human rights law should apply to migration issues.
With the ECHR playing a…
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Key case law
Hossain & Ors v The Home Office [2026] EWHC 1413 (KB)
High Court (King's/Queen's Bench Division)
The Entry Clearance Officer v Oniel Spence [2026] EWCA Civ 722
Court of Appeal
Davis, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWHC 1329 (Admin)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Freedom from Torture & Anor, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home [2026] EWHC 1278 (Admin)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Key country reports
"Death Was Everywhere": Arbitrary Detention, Killings, and Forced Recruitment by the M23 and the Rwanda Defence Force
Human Rights Watch
Armenia evaluation report (Fourth evaluation round): Measures to prevent and detect vulnerabilities to human trafficking
Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA)
DFAT Country Information Report: Nigeria (June 2026)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Australia
Nigeria: UN experts warn of rights violations against women and girls from Christian and other religious minority communities
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Key legislation
Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
SI 2026 No. 499. This instrument amends regulation 6 of the 2005 Regulations to allow the Secretary of State to continue…
Immigration, Nationality and Passports (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
SI 2026 No. 311. These Regulations increase fees across a range of immigration and nationality products and services.…
Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2026
SI 2026 No. 209. This instrument will enable asylum support to be suspended or discontinued if, following an…