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Legal Implications of Doubling the Family Visa Income Requirement

By Jasmine Theilgaard, Richmond Chambers, 12 December 2023
As many readers will be aware, part of the Home Secretary's recently announced "five-point plan" on immigration included a significant increase to the minimum income threshold for family visas under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. Whereas currently those eligible under Appendix FM…

Partner visa minimum income requirement is going up

By Kitty Falls, 06 December 2023
On 4 December 2023 the Home Secretary announced that the minimum income requirement for UK partner visas would go up to £38,700 in the spring of 2024. The announcement comes hot on the heels of increases to application fees, and plans to raise the Immigration Health Surcharge in January…

Court of Appeal finds ‘flaws at all levels’ in ECAA case

By Asad Ali Khan, 05 December 2023
R (Ozmen) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWCA Civ 1366 (23 November 2023) The Court of Appeal has held that by refusing Mr Ozmen—a Turkish national—leave to remain in the UK as a businessperson pursuant to the European Community Association Agreement (or "ECAA")…

‘Just the rich can do it’: our research shows how immigration income requirements devastate families

By Katharine Charsley, University of Bristol and Helena Wray, University of Exeter via The Conversation, 05 December 2023
The government has announced a host of new restrictions aimed at cutting net migration to the UK. Headline announcements include increasing the salary requirements for skilled foreign workers from £26,200 to £38,700, and banning health and care workers from bringing family dependants to…

How to prepare for a Home Office sponsor licence compliance check

By Katerina Woodcock, Latitude Law, 04 December 2023
We are seeing an increasing number of companies applying for a Home Office sponsor licence to sponsor and employ migrant workers from both EU and non-EU countries. At the end of 2023's first quarter, the number of organisations on the UK's register of work sponsors reached 61,153. Compare…

Fix the Net Migration Fixation

By Nilmini Roelens, 23 November 2023
Net migration, in very simple terms, is the difference between the number of those coming and leaving country as against the residual population. The calculation is much more complex than that. The Telegraph this morning reports on the existential pressure on the Government over this…

Unanimous Supreme Court: Rwanda removals are unlawful

By Jonathan Metzer, UK Human Rights Blog, 20 November 2023
R ((AAA) Syria and Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 42 The Government's flagship policy of removing individual asylum seekers to Rwanda for their claims to be decided under the Rwandan asylum system that was announced on 14th April 2022 has been found to be…

The UK’s Homes for Ukraine scheme: a model for the future?

By Krish Kandiah, Sanctuary Foundation, via Forced Migration Review, 10 November 2023
Tens of thousands of people in the UK have opened their homes to Ukrainians. An examination of this historic welcome offers important insights for future schemes aimed at helping refugee groups and vulnerable people. After the invasion of Ukraine, the UK was at the forefront of countries…
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