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Post-study leave period to be increased as Government announces new strategy to attract more international students to the UK

20 March 2019:
International students to be able to work for up to to 6 months after degree or 1 year for PhD students
Medical Justice: High Court orders suspension of Home Office policy of deportations without warning

15 March 2019:
Mr Justice Walker finds there are "grounds for real concern about access to justice"
Children's Rights Alliance for England releases review of 2018, including children's rights in immigration, asylum and trafficking

14 March 2019:
Concerns raised include the 'hostile environment', delays in the asylum system, and the impact of Brexit
NGOs highlight the real-life problems faced by asylum-seeking women in the UK

12 March 2019:
Lack of legal aid funds for quality legal representation among the issues raised in updated report

Guest blog

New Judgment: KV (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] UKSC 10

By Matrix Legal Support Service, UK Supreme Court Blog, 6 March 2019

This appeal considered what the correct approach is to the assessment of medical evidence in asylum claims alleging torture. The Supreme Court unanimously allowed the appeal and remitted KV's appeal against the refusal of asylum...

'Right to rent' scheme causes landlords to discriminate, rules High Court

By Samuel March, UK Human Rights Blog, 5 March 2019

The government's 'hostile environment' policy took a hit in a High Court judgement on Friday. Spencer J declared the "right to rent" scheme, laid out in sections 20-37 of the Immigration Act 2014, incompatible...

Migrant children are suffering. We should end the hostile environment.

By Jack Gevertz, Immigration Advice Service, 4 March 2019

So, you're a young child in the UK. You are the son or daughter of a migrant who has been living here for many years. You have been made homeless and the council offers you temporary accommodation with rooms infested with rats....

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HJT | Private & Family Life: The Latest EU Law Including Brexit

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25 March 2019 - 2:00pm

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London

26 March 2019 - 2:30pm

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26 March 2019 - 4:00pm

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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...
Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2018

SI 2018 No. 1389. This Order amends the Immigration (Health Charge) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/792), increasing the annual amount of the immigration health charge from £150 to £300 for students and from £200 to £400...
The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) (Code of Practice and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2018

SI 2018 No. 1340. This Order amends the Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3290) to revise the list of documents which demonstrate a right to work and to revise the legislation which stipulates the checks...