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PRCBC publishes practitioners’ note about new Home Office fee waiver for children seeking to register as British Citizens

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Date of publication

31 May 2022

Summary

£1,012 fee can now be waived under Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

New statistics from ONS and Home Office show high non-EU net migration, with increases in work and study visas, while asylum claims at highest level since 2003

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Date of publication

30 May 2022

Summary

Net migration estimated at +239,000 in year ending June 2021; study visas largest on record in year ending March 2022

GMIAU examines the impact of immigration reporting conditions on families and children in Greater Manchester

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Date of publication

30 May 2022

Summary

New report finds in-person reporting causes significant distress and anxiety

Reconsidering Asylum: Is it for those who need protection?

Blog post

Date of publication

26 May 2022

Written by

Devyani Prabhat, Raawiyah Rifath, Reuven (Ruvi) Ziegler, Alex Powell and Natalie Sedacca, Border Criminologies

Major new report by Jo Wilding details the serious shortage of legal aid providers for immigration and asylum cases across the UK

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Date of publication

26 May 2022

Summary

259-page report commissioned by Refugee Action comprehensively documents all aspects of asylum legal advice deserts

Freedom from Torture writes to Home Secretary as it begins legal challenge against Government policy to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda

Latest news

Date of publication

25 May 2022

Summary

NGO argues policy is irrational, breaches European Convention on Human Rights and Refugee Convention

New reports find misuse of transit visas and confusion over immigration rules is leading to exploitation of migrant workers in UK fishing industry

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Date of publication

24 May 2022

Summary

University of Nottingham’s Rights Lab and International Transport Workers’ Federation detail abuse on UK vessels

Updated guidance on taking oral evidence from abroad issued by the First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)

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Date of publication

17 May 2022

Summary

Full text of Presidential Guidance Note No 2 of 2022 on witnesses giving evidence from outside the UK

New practice statement by the President of the First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) replaces all previous practice statements

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Date of publication

17 May 2022

Summary

Full text of Practice Statement No 1 of 2022 by Judge Michael Clements

Senior President of Tribunals issues new practice direction for the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)

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Date of publication

17 May 2022

Summary

Full text of Sir Keith Lindblom's new practice direction

Global Business Mobility Routes

Blog post

Date of publication

16 May 2022

Written by

Gemma Tracey, Latitude Law

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration publishes review of the Home Office’s use of hotels as contingency asylum accommodation

Latest news

Date of publication

16 May 2022

Summary

Report highlights pressures caused by Covid, small boat arrivals, and the asylum backlog

Dual national Pakistani killer who renounced British citizenship loses deportation battle in Court of Appeal

Blog post

Date of publication

13 May 2022

Written by

Asad Ali Khan

New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules introduces differentiated asylum system, makes amendments to humanitarian protection claims, imposes visa regime for El Salvador

Latest news

Date of publication

11 May 2022

Summary

27-page statement published, with some changes taking effect at 4pm today

Home Office publishes batch of important new documents with further details on policy of relocating asylum seekers to Rwanda

Latest news

Date of publication

10 May 2022

Summary

Updated guidance on inadmissibility, new equality analysis, and four new country information reports published