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Home Office statistical report highlights large fall in numbers across the immigration system due to Covid-19 pandemic

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Date of publication

01 June 2020

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Arrivals by air down 99% from 2019, entry clearance visa applications plummeted to just 250 in April 2020

Lancet Migration calls for suspension of the NHS visitor and migrant cost recovery programme

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Date of publication

27 May 2020

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Group says universal and equitable access to health services is needed; Prime Minister to look into No Recourse to Public Funds

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration publishes inspection of Home Office's administrative review process

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Date of publication

26 May 2020

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David Bolt finds improvements, but several areas not working and there's still no analysis of cost savings

Home Office announces further visa extensions to 31 July for overseas nationals unable to return home due to Covid-19

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Date of publication

22 May 2020

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Previous extension until 31 May is extended for further two months as coronavirus pandemic continues

Leading immigration law chambers say they will not accept instructions to prepare appeal skeleton arguments under new Immigration Tribunal fixed fee

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Date of publication

21 May 2020

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Fee changes made by Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 face widespread criticism

ONS: Non-EU net migration rises while EU net migration falls, leading to broadly stable overall figure

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Date of publication

21 May 2020

Summary

Latest migration statistics report estimates net migration was +270,000 in year ending December 2019

Not-for-profit law firm Commons says requirement to declare nationality in criminal proceedings is undermining equality before the law

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Date of publication

19 May 2020

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Report finds non-British nationals and ethnic minorities feel they may not receive a fair trial

Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Trust for London report examines provision of immigration advice in the voluntary sector

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Date of publication

18 May 2020

Summary

How not-for-profits have improved capacity, efficiency and accessibility of advice since LASPO

New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules makes changes to EU Settlement Scheme and Start-up and Innovator categories

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Date of publication

14 May 2020

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Changes include extending the scope of the domestic violence provisions in EU Settlement Scheme

House of Commons Library publishes comprehensive overview of the new points-based immigration system

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Date of publication

12 May 2020

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Despite coronavirus uncertainty, Government says new system to proceed as planned on 1 January 2021

JCWI calls for minimum income requirement to be suspended due to economic impacts of Covid-19 pandemic

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Date of publication

11 May 2020

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Charity says it has seen a huge surge in enquiries from desperately worried families, including key workers

High Court rules that ‘no recourse to public funds’ condition on migrants on 10-year route to settlement breaches Article 3 and is unlawful

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Date of publication

07 May 2020

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Court ruling requires aspects of the policy to be amended to avoid imminent destitution

Children’s Society finds ‘no recourse to public funds’ leaves thousands of children growing up in long-term poverty

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Date of publication

06 May 2020

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Comprehensive new report released as High Court hearing on NRPF begins

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration publishes inspection report on Adults at Risk in immigration detention

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Date of publication

04 May 2020

Summary

David Bolt's first annual review finds some progress, but a lot more needed to make process more efficient and effective

Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) notifies that all Judicial Review applications can now be lodged using email

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Date of publication

29 April 2020

Summary

Tribunal announces further change to the way it works due to the Covid-19 pandemic