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Illegal working: publishing details of employers who don’t comply

10 February 2012
From today, the UK Border Agency will publish quarterly reports detailing the penalties given to people or organisations who employ illegal workers.

CentreForum: "Tier 4 tears" as student visa controls are "destroying" the private HE sector

08 February 2012
The CentreForum think tank says enrolment numbers are estimated to have dropped by around 70 percent

Immigration Minister calls for 'principle of selectivity' in immigration policy

03 February 2012
Damian Green calls for long-term immigration policy to ensure "that the right people are coming here"

ECtHR: First-time asylum seeker was not given effective remedy under fast-track procedure for examination of his case

02 February 2012
European Court of Human Rights finds France's fast-track asylum procedure a violation of Article 13

Cameron makes case for human rights Court reform

26 January 2012
Full text of David Cameron's speech on the European Court of Human Rights

ECtHR publishes new 'Practical Guide on Admissibility Criteria'

24 January 2012
European Court of Human Rights has published an updated guide for lawyers who wish to bring a case before the Court

English language tests for applications under Tiers 1, 2 and 4 of the points-based system

24 January 2012
The UKBA has amended the list of approved English language tests for applications made under Tiers 1, 2 and 4 of the points-based system and for spouse or partner applications.

UNHCR: Record number of African refugees and migrants cross the Gulf of Aden in 2011

20 January 2012
UNHCR reports a a record 103,000 refugees, asylum seekers and migrants from the Horn of Africa made the perilous journey to Yemen in 2011

Tier 2 and 5 applications will move online from 14 February 2012

19 January 2012
Changes to the Immigration Rules have today been laid before Parliament that will enable applicants applying under Tier 2 and 5 and their dependants who are in the UK to apply online for permission to stay (further leave to remain) in the UK. This service will be launched on 14 February 2012.

European Court of Human Rights blocks Abu Qatada deportation to Jordan

17 January 2012
ECtHR rules that the deportation of Abu Qatada from the UK to Jordan would be a violation of Article 6 (right to a fair trial)

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