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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

The Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals is now newly updated for 2020

Mon, 13 January 2020: Fifth electronic update of the indispensable guide to appeals in the First-tier Tribunal by Mark Henderson, Rowena Moffatt and Alison Pickup

New report by Amnesty UK, Refugee Council and Save the Children finds UK policy on refugee family reunion is damaging the lives of children

Mon, 13 January 2020: Groups accuse the Government of deliberately pursuing policies that keep child refugees away from their families

Rights group calls for British and French governments to fully respect the rights of asylum seekers as 2019 sees large increase in Channel crossings

Thu, 9 January 2020: Numbers arriving in Britain in small boats rose more than sixfold last year

House of Commons Library publishes updated briefing paper on the deportation of foreign national offenders

Mon, 6 January 2020: Useful overview of the Home Secretary's powers to deport foreign criminals from the UK

The Independent: Women Against Rape finds many asylum seekers do not report rape due to Home Office culture of disbelief

Thu, 2 January 2020: Only one-third of asylum seekers in study reported rape, those who do report it face "hostility, stigma and discrimination"

Confederation of British Industry finds uncertainty about the new immigration system is causing big concerns for businesses

Tue, 24 December 2019: Annual survey reveals many businesses fear they will not have access to the skills they need

Queen's Speech sets out government’s proposed legislative programme and heralds major changes for immigration

Thu, 19 December 2019: Speech gives details of the government's policies and agenda for the new Brexit-dominated parliamentary session

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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

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

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

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