Externalisation of asylum in Europe: Unpacking the UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership Agreement
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PRCBC publishes practitioners’ note about new Home Office fee waiver for children seeking to register as British Citizens
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£1,012 fee can now be waived under Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
New statistics from ONS and Home Office show high non-EU net migration, with increases in work and study visas, while asylum claims at highest level since 2003
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Net migration estimated at +239,000 in year ending June 2021; study visas largest on record in year ending March 2022
GMIAU examines the impact of immigration reporting conditions on families and children in Greater Manchester
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New report finds in-person reporting causes significant distress and anxiety
Reconsidering Asylum: Is it for those who need protection?
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Devyani Prabhat, Raawiyah Rifath, Reuven (Ruvi) Ziegler, Alex Powell and Natalie Sedacca, Border Criminologies
Major new report by Jo Wilding details the serious shortage of legal aid providers for immigration and asylum cases across the UK
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259-page report commissioned by Refugee Action comprehensively documents all aspects of asylum legal advice deserts
Freedom from Torture writes to Home Secretary as it begins legal challenge against Government policy to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda
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NGO argues policy is irrational, breaches European Convention on Human Rights and Refugee Convention
New reports find misuse of transit visas and confusion over immigration rules is leading to exploitation of migrant workers in UK fishing industry
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University of Nottingham’s Rights Lab and International Transport Workers’ Federation detail abuse on UK vessels
Updated guidance on taking oral evidence from abroad issued by the First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
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Full text of Presidential Guidance Note No 2 of 2022 on witnesses giving evidence from outside the UK
New practice statement by the President of the First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) replaces all previous practice statements
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Full text of Practice Statement No 1 of 2022 by Judge Michael Clements
Senior President of Tribunals issues new practice direction for the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
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Full text of Sir Keith Lindblom's new practice direction
Global Business Mobility Routes
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Gemma Tracey, Latitude Law
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration publishes review of the Home Office’s use of hotels as contingency asylum accommodation
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Report highlights pressures caused by Covid, small boat arrivals, and the asylum backlog
Dual national Pakistani killer who renounced British citizenship loses deportation battle in Court of Appeal
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Asad Ali Khan
New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules introduces differentiated asylum system, makes amendments to humanitarian protection claims, imposes visa regime for El Salvador
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27-page statement published, with some changes taking effect at 4pm today