Immigration News

The Government’s implementation of the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) and the requirement for EU citizens with pre-settled status to make a mandatory second application to acquire settled status has been ruled as unlawful in a judgement by the High Court today. The issues reviewed by the court includes: if pre-settled status can expire, and if […]

The judgement for the Rwanda case in the High Court has been published – the court held that the Government policy to send asylum claimants to Rwanda is generally lawful so long as they properly consider each individual’s circumstances and conclude that that is the right outcome. The Home Office did not properly consider each individual involved in this […]

To live and work in the UK, everyone needs a work permit and an employment visa, unless they are a permanent resident, an Irish national or a British national. There are many types of work visas, depending on the length of your stay and the type of work you want to do. Some visas, such […]

To live and work in the UK, everyone needs a work permit and an employment visa, unless they are a permanent resident, an Irish national or a British national. There are many types of work visas, depending on the length of your stay and the type of work you want to do. Some visas, such […]

The controversial Nationality and Borders Act, which has been criticised by everyone ranging from the UNHCR to faith groups to NGO’s in the field, became law on 28 April 2022. We look at the major changes in law, and what they mean for the UK immigration system.The Act makes significant changes to Nationality law as […]

The controversial Nationality and Borders Act, which had been criticised by everyone ranging from the UNHCR to faith groups to NGO’s in the field, became law on 28 April 2022. We look at the major changes in law, and what it means for the UK immigration system more broadly. The Act makes significant changes to […]

On Monday, the Home Office announced the launch of a new visa that is meant to fix the (huge) labour gap caused by the compounded upheavals of Brexit and COVID: the much-anticipated High Potential Individual visa. As part of the New Plan for Migration, Home Secretary Priti Patel has long boasted that the UK will […]

For EU/EEA citizens and their family members living in the UK, 30 June 2021 was an ever-important date: it was the cut-off date to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme, the program that allows those who resided in the UK before BREXIT to obtain legal status and remain in the UK. All EU/EEA citizens living […]

According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, over 1 million people have fled Ukraine since President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade the country on 24 February 2022. Where are they going, and what is the UK doing for them? Ukraine has a total population of about 44 million people. The vast majority […]

When the Home Office announced that they were closing the Investor Visa route over “security concerns,” that decision raised many questions. Here is our attempt at answering the most frequently asked ones: What are “Golden Visas”? Very simply put, Golden Visas or Golden Passports allow applicants to buy residency or nationality, respectively, in a country based on […]

In order to live, work in the UK as a foreign national, you need a visa or other form of legal status to remain in the country legally. There are many routes to such a status; some visas are granted based on job offers, others based on family ties. Ultimately, if the visa holders stay […]

A Syrian family has brought legal action against Frontex, the European Union (EU) organisation charged with management and control of the Union’s external borders, for beach of their fundamental human rights. This is the first time that such a claim is brought to the Court of Justice of the European Union. The family, which includes […]

“Yes, there will be a period of adjustment, but that is, I think, what we need to see in this country,” said Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the Andrew Marr Show regarding the supply chain interruptions that have struck the UK since Brexit came into effect in January 2021, and have been compounded by COVID-induced delays. What […]

Whether you are an EU citizen or another non-UK national (except for Irish), the same rules now apply for everyone who wants to come work in the UK from abroad. The main route for those wanting to work in the UK is the Skilled Worker Visa, which is open to individuals of all nationalities holding […]