New UK Immigration System Unveiled
The Home Secretary Priti Patel has unveiled details of the new UK immigration system. The changes are set to be implemented on 1 January 2021 at the point when free movement with the European Union ends.
Further Detail On New British Immigration System
Priti Patel The Home Secretary, has released further details on the UK’s planned new points-based British immigration system. It will come into effect from the 1st January 2021.
Lincolnshire Immigration Detention Centre To Close
Morton Hall in Swinderby, Lincolnshire – one of the most controversial immigration detention centre – will close and revert to being a prison next year.
Home Secretary Urged to Protect Homeless Migrants
Campaigners have called on the British Government to make sure that state support restrictions do not undermine the efforts to end rough sleeping of homeless migrants Britain during the coronavirus lockdown.
Home Office Scraps Visa Processing Algorithm
The Home Office has scrapped a controversial visa processing algorithm after a legal challenge from campaigners.
Trafficking Victims at Risk
A new Home Office policy cuts off funds from vulnerable victims of trafficking, leaving them at risk of further exploitation, critics say
Hong Kong BNO Visa
The Home Secretary has announced additional information about the new Hong Kong BN(O) Visa which will be offered from January 2021. The new visa is going to allow British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) citizens resident in Hong Kong to move to the UK for work or study.
Landmark Change to EU Citizenship Rules
Northern Irish citizens are now able to be officially be classed as Irish for the purposes of immigration, meaning non-EEA family members can join them using the EU Settlement Scheme. Read our article in full on the landmark change to EU citizenship rules
Home Office Scraps Algorithm
The Home Office has scrapped a controversial algorithm that was said to discriminate against certain nationalities. The system will now be redesigned to consider the “issues around unconscious bias and the use of nationality” in automated applications for visas.
British Lawyer Refused Visitor Visa
A British lawyer was refused a Visitor Visa despite making an application for a Spouse Visa. The lawyer had acted as a sponsor on his wife’s Spouse Visa application, but now has no right of appeal against the visa – which he didn’t apply for.