Immigration and Migration

How to apply for a visa as the parent of a child in the UK
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How to apply for a visa as the parent of a child in the UK The immigration rules permit a parent living overseas, who has British or settled children living in the UK, to apply for a visa to come to live with them. In […]
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Ombudsman: Windrush scheme is wrongfully denying people compensation
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Ombudsman: Windrush scheme is wrongfully denying people compensation The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has published “Spotlight on the Windrush Compensation Scheme: your stories, your rights” and said that the scheme has been “wrongly denying compensation to people […]
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How to make a “no time limit” application
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How to make a “no time limit” application The roll out of eVisas is likely to have the biggest adverse impact on those people who hold a “legacy” document, i.e. evidence of their immigration status that was issued […]
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Pursuing compensation from the Home Office
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Pursuing compensation from the Home Office The Home Office often makes mistakes when exercising its immigration powers. The high appeal success rates bear testimony to this: as many as 50% of some categories of appeal are […]
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Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #34
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Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #34 Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter! David Bolt, the interim Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, recentlly published an update on the team’s work. There are two reports currently with the […]
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Home Office confirms error in immigration rules and directs skilled worker sponsors to updated guidance
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Home Office confirms error in immigration rules and directs skilled worker sponsors to updated guidance The Home Office has confirmed via a notification on the sponsorship management system that some salary going rates (i.e. the salary requirements specific to those occupations eligible for sponsorship under […]
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Job Ad: Manuel Bravo Project are recruiting – Head of Casework
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Job Ad: Manuel Bravo Project are recruiting – Head of Casework Head of Casework Organisation:            Manuel Bravo Project Job Title:                    Head of Casework Salary:                        NJC Pay Scale point 38 – £47,858.00 per annum (37.5 hours […]
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Independent Chief Inspector publishes annual report for 2023/24
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Independent Chief Inspector publishes annual report for 2023/24 The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has published its annual report summarising the department’s activities over the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. All 21 inspection […]
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A troubling new approach to Afghan asylum claims
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A troubling new approach to Afghan asylum claims Anecdotal evidence of a recent increase in Afghan asylum refusals, along with publication of two updated country policy and information notes suggests that the Home Office has changed its approach […]
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Will I need Electronic Travel Authorisation to enter the UK?
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Will I need Electronic Travel Authorisation to enter the UK? The Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme was announced in the March 2023 Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules HC 1160. This post explains what ETA is, who needs an ETA, and […]
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