NHS Staffing Shortages
Visa regulations are hindering the UK’s effort against COVID-19 stopping NHS medical staff from staying in the UK. As a result, trade unions and charities have called for health and care workers to be granted with Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) status to avoid NHS staff shortages.
NRPF Visa Condition
Migrants’ rights organisations are urging the Home Office to scrap its ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ (NRPF) visa condition because of its harmful impact.
Priti Patel Announces New Asylum Laws
Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, has promised to bring in new laws to deny asylum to people using illegal routes to enter the UK, describing the current system as “fundamentally broken”.
UK Immigration Deportations Outsourced
Private firms are to be awarded £28 million worth of contracts to deport asylum seekers who reach the UK without visas. Read our article on UK immigration deportations outsourced.
UK Sponsor Licence Post Brexit
With just weeks to go till free movement ends, firms in the UK must apply for a UK Sponsor Licence if they intend to hire workers from the EU.
Child Refugee Legislation
MPs voted against an amendment to the Immigration Bill, which the House of Lords had added to enshrine child refugee legislation for reunification rules into UK law. Under current rules, unaccompanied child refugees may be reunited with their family members in the UK, but these are to be discontinued when the new immigration system comes into effect in January 2021.
Citizenship Application Chaos
The cancellation of Citizenship Ceremonies due to COVID-19 has left lots of applicants unable to complete become fully naturalised and has led to a backlog.
Home Office Targets Rough Sleepers
The Home Office intends to deport rough sleepers under new immigration rules coming into place soon.
Covid 19 Spouse Visa Problems
Spouse Visa problems are leaving families at risk of separation amid the financial impact of the Coronavirus.
Migrants Waiting 37 Weeks for Healthcare
Research reveals that migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in England must wait an average of 37 weeks before getting access to healthcare.