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Qualifying period for UK settlement to double to 10 years under White Paper’s immigration reforms

12 May 2025
Migrant Voice says forcing more people onto a ten year route to settlement will be devastating for many migrants

Government to tighten rules around ‘exceptional circumstances’ and Article 8 in immigration cases

12 May 2025
Today's White Paper says a new framework will set out clear rules for individuals seeking to enter or remain in the UK on exceptional grounds

Government unveils major immigration reforms in newly published White Paper

12 May 2025
82-page document, Restoring Control over the Immigration System, is published

Skilled worker visa threshold to rise, overseas care recruitment to close, as Home Office promises ‘radical reforms’ to reduce immigration

11 May 2025
Government's immigration White Paper will be published tomorrow and establish 'whole new approaches to migration'

‘Irrational, costly and harmful’ ban on working is putting asylum-seeking women at risk, new report finds

09 May 2025
Women for Refugee Women says asylum-seeker work ban has a profoundly negative impact, forcing women into exploitative and abusive situations

IAA welcomes proposed new powers to strengthen regulation and enforcement of immigration advisers

07 May 2025
Immigration Advice Authority says amendments to Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill will help tackle provision of poor immigration advice

NAO examines Home Office’s asylum accommodation contracts and finds spending is substantially higher than planned

07 May 2025
New report prepared for the Home Affairs Committee as part of its inquiry into the delivery of asylum accommodation

India hails mobility gains in new trade deal but UK stresses immigration system remains unaffected

06 May 2025
Minister tells Commons today's trade deal only expands existing business mobility routes and does not impact points-based immigration system

House of Commons Library releases report on Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill’s parliamentary progress

02 May 2025
Comprehensive new research briefing ahead of Bill's return to the Commons on Monday, 12 May

Home Office to expand AI use in asylum decision-making after promising pilot results

29 April 2025
Artificial intelligence will be deployed to support caseworkers to make swifter decisions on asylum claims

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