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UK Visas and Immigration announces proposed immigration fees for 2016-17

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11 January 2016

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New fees for visas, immigration and nationality applications published

House of Lords Constitution Committee concerned by elements of Immigration Bill 2015-16

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11 January 2016

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Committee concerned Bill does not properly define situation in which failed asylum seekers will lose Government support

Bail for Immigration Detainees releases unredacted Home Office country returns guidance

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06 January 2016

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Country Returns Documentation Guide published following an appeal brought by BID to the First-tier Tribunal

International Development Committee publishes report on Syrian refugee crisis

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06 January 2016

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Parliamentary committee commends UK's contribution to relief effort, calls for UK to take additional 3,000 refugee children

Law Society highlights statutory defences available to asylum seekers charged with document offences

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04 January 2016

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New practice note to alert criminal practitioners to the statutory defences available to asylum seekers

NGOs call on David Cameron to do more to help refugees in 2016

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04 January 2016

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Leading charities condemn British Government's response as "clearly inadequate"

Over a million refugees and migrants make crossing to Europe in 2015, forced displacement at record levels

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29 December 2015

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IOM says 2015 sees the biggest migration flow since World War II

Home Affairs Select Committee says Tier 2 visa cap is not working as intended

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21 December 2015

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Parliamentary Committee says immigration cap does not fit and may even be counter-productive

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration releases reports on illegal working and removals

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18 December 2015

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Chief Inspector publishes 'An Inspection of How the Home Office Tackles Illegal Working' and 'An Inspection of Removals'

European Commission announces plans for a new European Border and Coast Guard

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16 December 2015

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EC proposes new border force and introduction of border checks for all people entering or exiting Schengen area

The Observer: Legal challenge for refugees in Calais with family members in the UK

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15 December 2015

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Court hears challenge by four Syrian children seeking to be reunited with their families

Over 400,000 asylum application in the EU in the third quarter of 2015

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11 December 2015

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Increase of more than 150% compared to corresponding period in 2014, UK applications increase by 32%

Applications for Tier 1 (Investor) visas see sharp drop in 2015

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09 December 2015

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Investor visa applications decline by 83% in the first nine months of 2015 compared to 2014

High Court quashes decision to refuse citizenship to family of Islamist extremist

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07 December 2015

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Mr Justice Ouseley finds Home Secretary acted irrationally in refusing naturalisation to deter extremism

Telegraph: Chancellor indicates students may be removed from net migration figures

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02 December 2015

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Osborne says public do not back current definition of students as migrants