News

Latest news items

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration calls for greater transparency over the way visa decisions are made

Fri, 7 February 2020: Inspection report published on 'onshoring' of visa processing and decision making to the UK

Detention Action launches legal action after immigration detainees left unable to contact lawyers due to mobile phone outage

Thu, 6 February 2020: charity argues Home Office has breached Detention Services policies and common law right of access to legal advice

NGOs raise immigration-related concerns as UN Human Rights Committee carries out periodic ICCPR review of the UK

Tue, 4 February 2020: Submissions include Bail for Immigration Detainees, Medical Justice, Anti-Slavery International, and Focus on Labour Exploitation

New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published to introduce the Global Talent category

Thu, 30 January 2020: Fast-track visa scheme replaces Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) and aims to attract top scientists, researchers and mathematicians

Migration Advisory Committee publishes its key report considering the role of a points-based system and salary thresholds for the new immigration system

Wed, 29 January 2020: MAC recommendations include lowering the minimum salary for skilled workers to £25,600

New report by the House of Commons Library examines the UK’s refugee family reunion rules

Mon, 27 January 2020: Useful overview published as MPs vote against Dubs amendment to the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

UK’s leading business organisations set out key immigration priorities and offer to help design of new points-based system

Mon, 27 January 2020: Business and trade groups say points-based model needs to provide access to the labour and skills to support the economy

Government expected to scrap £30,000 minimum salary threshold under new post-Brexit immigration system

Thu, 23 January 2020: Salary to form just one element of the Government's Australian-style points-based system

University of Wolverhampton and Mayor of London report examines the struggle of children and young people without secure immigration status

Mon, 20 January 2020: An estimated 133,000 undocumented children and young people in the capital face barriers to participating in daily life

Law Commission report recommends a complete overhaul of overly complex and unworkable Immigration Rules

Tue, 14 January 2020: Report following consultation recommends how the Rules can be made simpler and more accessible to the user

Subscribe to EIN news feed

Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals, 2020 Edition
The current electronic version of the BPG by Mark Henderson, Rowena Moffatt and Alison Pickup freely available on EIN

Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals, 2003 Edition
The original 2003 version of the BPG authored by Mark Henderson and published by ILPA [PDF file, 3.16MB]

The financial (minimum income) requirement for partner visas
House of Commons Library report on the minimum income threshold in the Immigration Rules, November 2017

ILPA + EIN Directory of experts
The ILPA Directory of Experts on Countries of Origin on the EIN public site

About

This section contains general news and updates on immigration, asylum or refugee issues, specifically in the UK and Europe. There are a mix of items on the EIN site or links to other sites.

For more updates, you can follow EIN on Twitter.

Follow @ein_website

Disclaimer

The publication of materials from, or links to, other sites and organisations on the EIN news section is for informational purposes and does not constitute an endorsement or approval.