Some international students impacted by Covid-19 can apply for Student Finance
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Thousands of non-British children in care across England face potential immigration problems and require specialist legal advice
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New report by Coram Children's Legal Centre and South London Refugee Association
President of the First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration And Asylum Chamber) issues new guidance on taking oral evidence from abroad
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New guidance follows the decision in Agbabiaka (evidence from abroad; Nare guidance) [2021] UKUT 00286 (IAC)
Tier 1 Investor route closed with immediate effect following concerns over abuse of visa scheme by criminal groups
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Home Secretary takes to Twitter to announce closure of Tier 1 Investor visa
Home Office suspends policy of moving people to 10-year route to settlement if they make a change of conditions application to receive public funds
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Kevin Foster MP confirms suspension of policy in Parliamentary answer
Together With Refugees coalition estimates implementing the Nationality and Borders Bill could cost £2.7 billion a year
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Coalition calculates Bill would be almost double current cost of asylum system
In Democracy We Trust? [Excerpt on the Nationality and Borders Bill]
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Sir John Major
Report calls for secure reporting mechanisms to enable migrants to report crime without fearing consequences over insecure immigration status
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Guide for police and labour inspectors published by Focus on Labour Exploitation and Latin American Women’s Rights Service
Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) issues new guidance note on anonymity orders and hearings in private
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Mr Justice Lane's new guidance replaces 2013's guidance note on anonymity orders
Significant new Court of Appeal judgment and two recent reports on the subject of victims of trafficking and modern slavery
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Court of Appeal's guidance resets law on victims of trafficking; new reports by Modern Slavery Policy Unit and University of Nottingham's Rights Lab
Latest News on The EU Settlement Scheme for 2022
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Reiss Edwards
Supreme Court rules £1,012 Home Office fee for a child to be registered as a British citizen is lawful
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Court finds appropriateness of imposing a fee is a question of political policy and not a matter for judges
ILPA and Women for Refugee Women: ‘Well-founded fear’ clause of Nationality and Border Bill reverses 20 years of settled UK case law
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Briefing for House of Lords outlines concerns over changes made by Clause 31 of Bill
The cost of sponsoring a care worker in the UK
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Helena Sheizon, Kadmos Consultants
Evaluation report finds supporting asylum seekers in the community is more humane and less costly than detention centres
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UNHCR publishes evaluation of Action Access pilot for female asylum seekers who would otherwise be detained in Yarl's Wood