Important updates to Home Office guidance for sponsor licence holders
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Updated Commons Library briefing on Home Secretary’s powers to deprive a person of British citizenship and withdraw passports
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Briefing looks at how the powers have changed over time and how their use has increased
Government announces new sanctions regime to combat organised immigration crime and reduce small boat crossings
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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office will develop legislation for sanctions regime, and is working to deliver more returns arrangements
Minister unable to confirm timeline for resumption of Syrian asylum decisions
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Angela Eagle says Government will provide an update to Parliament 'as soon as possible'
Sponsor Licence Suspensions and Revocations Surge: What Businesses Need to Know
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Gavin Webster, Immtell
Study finds substandard and unsafe asylum accommodation puts mothers and babies at risk
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Dispersal asylum accommodation in Glasgow negatively impacts health, wellbeing, and safety of mothers and babies
FLEX report exposes systemic barriers preventing asylum seekers from accessing work in the UK
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Focus on Labour Exploitation finds path for asylum seekers to access work in the UK is narrow and obstructed
Do I need an ETA for entry into the UK? Essential information for travellers
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Javier Alvaro Culebras, Latitude Law
Refugee Council calls for more safe routes to the UK as Channel deaths reach record high
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At least 69 people died crossing the Channel in 2024, more than the 59 total deaths between 2019 and 2023
House of Commons Library releases updated briefing on UK’s immigration schemes for Afghans
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Helpful overview with latest details of progress and obstacles in Afghan resettlement to the UK
Government reverses recent change to 28-day ‘move-on’ period for new refugees to leave asylum accommodation
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The change made in August is reported to have triggered a big increase in homelessness among refugees
Updated House of Commons Library briefing on changes to legal immigration rules for family and work visas
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Concise overview of what is known about the changes and what is still to be announced
Immigration minister says existing skilled workers will not be subject to new £38K salary threshold when extending visas
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People on Skilled Worker route should be exempt from new median salary levels when they change sponsor, extend, or settle
Minimum income requirement for spouse visa will initially rise to £29,000 in Spring 2024 and will be incrementally increased to £38,700
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Important new information suggests change of mind by Government on plan to increase the minimum income requirement
Senior President of Tribunals publishes latest annual report, Immigration and Asylum Chambers expect increased workload as Home Office clears asylum backlog
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The Rt Hon Sir Keith Lindblom releases his third annual review of the year in the tribunals