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Home Office statistical report highlights large fall in numbers across the immigration system due to Covid-19 pandemic

Mon, 1 June 2020: Arrivals by air down 99% from 2019, entry clearance visa applications plummeted to just 250 in April 2020

Lancet Migration calls for suspension of the NHS visitor and migrant cost recovery programme

Wed, 27 May 2020: Group says universal and equitable access to health services is needed; Prime Minister to look into No Recourse to Public Funds

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration publishes inspection of Home Office's administrative review process

Tue, 26 May 2020: David Bolt finds improvements, but several areas not working and there's still no analysis of cost savings

Home Office announces further visa extensions to 31 July for overseas nationals unable to return home due to Covid-19

Fri, 22 May 2020: Previous extension until 31 May is extended for further two months as coronavirus pandemic continues

Leading immigration law chambers say they will not accept instructions to prepare appeal skeleton arguments under new Immigration Tribunal fixed fee

Thu, 21 May 2020: Fee changes made by Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 face widespread criticism

ONS: Non-EU net migration rises while EU net migration falls, leading to broadly stable overall figure

Thu, 21 May 2020: Latest migration statistics report estimates net migration was +270,000 in year ending December 2019

Not-for-profit law firm Commons says requirement to declare nationality in criminal proceedings is undermining equality before the law

Tue, 19 May 2020: Report finds non-British nationals and ethnic minorities feel they may not receive a fair trial

Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Trust for London report examines provision of immigration advice in the voluntary sector

Mon, 18 May 2020: How not-for-profits have improved capacity, efficiency and accessibility of advice since LASPO

New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules makes changes to EU Settlement Scheme and Start-up and Innovator categories

Thu, 14 May 2020: Changes include extending the scope of the domestic violence provisions in EU Settlement Scheme

House of Commons Library publishes comprehensive overview of the new points-based immigration system

Tue, 12 May 2020: Despite coronavirus uncertainty, Government says new system to proceed as planned on 1 January 2021

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