Immigration Updates

Navigating Immigration Under the Student Route: Understanding Home Office's Discretion When Applying Without Adequate Funds   By Foysal Hossain Introduction Immigrating to a new country is a life-changing decision with its fair share of challenges, especially...

The Rules are being altered in several ways, such as the Afghanistan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), the regulations pertaining to victims of human trafficking or slavery, the Seasonal Worker visa, and the Ukraine Extension Scheme. On various days starting...

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You may have noticed posters at your local bus stop which encourage EEA members to apply for the settlement scheme. The Home Office claim that the campaign will be visible at around 6,000 sites across the UK including in every major city. The scheme, which the Home...

According to a Independent article, the Home Office has refused asylum to a Christian convert by quoting Bible passages which it says prove Christianity is not a peaceful religion. The Iranian national, who claimed asylum in 2016, was told passages in the Bible were...

The Home Office have issued updated guidance with regards to asylum claims in detention on 18 March 2019. You can access the published policy here. The policy is not really that much different to the previous policies issued however, the salient points of the policy...

The Telegraph reported today that earlier this month, amid all the gathering murk and chaos over Brexit, there emerged one odd little shaft of illumination so significant that it deserved much more attention than it got. This was an Ipsos/Mori poll (oddly enough,...

The Home Secretary has proposed a series of reforms to British citizenship on Tuesday 2 October. The reforms include tougher English language requirements for people applying for British citizenship and proposals to reform the Life in the UK test to give greater...

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According to the Independent, the number of super rich applying for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visas rose by 46% in 2017. However, major changes have been announced this month to crack down on what the Home Office describe as "low quality" entrepreneurs who add very little...