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Section 19 of the UK Borders Act to commence on 23 May 2011

19 May 2011
Immigration minister announces that Section 19 of the UK Borders Act 2007 will come into force on 23 May 2011, meaning evidence submitted after a visa application has been made will not be considered.

MPs publish report on the Immigration Points Based System

17 May 2011
The House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts has published a report examining the management of the work routes of the Points Based System.

ECtHR to hold hearing on risk of return to Sudan for Darfuri man

11 May 2011
European Court of Human Rights to consider France's refusal to grant asylum to a man from Darfur and the risks facing him if he is returned to Sudan

The Guardian: Overseas relatives of British families to lose visit visa appeal rights

10 May 2011
The Guardian says that a leaked Home Office memo outlines controversial plans to scrap the right of appeal for relatives of British nationals who are refused visit visas.

Guardian: Gay asylum claims not being counted despite pledge, admit ministers

02 May 2011
The Guardian reports that ministers have admitted they are failing to collect data on the number of people who claim or are refused asylum on the basis of their sexuality.

UKBA: New rules for student visas come into force

21 April 2011
Changes have come into effect today affecting Tier 4 - the student tier - of the points-based system

Cameron immigration speech opens rift in coalition government

15 April 2011
News media report that David Cameron's recent speech on immigration has triggered the biggest coalition rift to date. Read the full speech here.

FT: First month of immigration cap sees "dramatically undersubscribed" visa numbers

06 April 2011
The Financial Times reports that the first month's allocation of visas for non-EU workers has been "dramatically undersubscribed".

EIN AGM 2006

17 October 2006
Minutes of the 9th EIN Annual General Meeting

UNHCR: Italy, Malta receive first boats from Libya, stretching asylum capacity

25 March 2011: UNHCR reports on the first boat arrivals into Europe directly from Libya since the outbreak of conflict. Over 2,000 non-Libyans are said to have arrived in Italy and Malta.

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