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Short new statement of changes to the Immigration Rules substitutes date of Brexit after UK fails to leave EU as planned

Mon, 1 April 2019: Changes made to Appendix EU of the Rules concerning EU Settlement Scheme

Southall Black Sisters calls for draft Domestic Abuse Bill to properly include migrant women

Mon, 1 April 2019: Women's rights group says "woefully inadequate" Bill excludes women with unsettled immigration status

Joint Committee on Human Rights warns Immigration Bill will remove important rights from EU citizens after Brexit

Wed, 27 March 2019: New report says EU citizens could be left in a "rights limbo" after Brexit

Asylum Information Database publishes updated report on asylum in the UK

Tue, 26 March 2019: Comprehensive 104-page report provides overview of the asylum system and new developments in 2018

Home Affairs Committee inquiry finds serious problems in every part of the immigration detention system

Thu, 21 March 2019: Major new report criticises Home Office's "shockingly cavalier" approach to immigration detention

Post-study leave period to be increased as Government announces new strategy to attract more international students to the UK

Wed, 20 March 2019: International students to be able to work for up to to 6 months after degree or 1 year for PhD students

Medical Justice: High Court orders suspension of Home Office policy of deportations without warning

Fri, 15 March 2019: Mr Justice Walker finds there are "grounds for real concern about access to justice"

Children's Rights Alliance for England releases review of 2018, including children's rights in immigration, asylum and trafficking

Thu, 14 March 2019: Concerns raised include the 'hostile environment', delays in the asylum system, and the impact of Brexit

NGOs highlight the real-life problems faced by asylum-seeking women in the UK

Tue, 12 March 2019: Lack of legal aid funds for quality legal representation among the issues raised in updated report

New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published

Thu, 7 March 2019: Tier 1 changes and new Appendix EU among the 296 pages of changes

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The financial (minimum income) requirement for partner visas
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