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Supreme Court hands down judgment in R (on the application of Cart) v The Upper Tribunal

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Date of publication

22 June 2011

Summary

Supreme Court press summary following the judgment in R (on the application of Cart) & R (on the application of MR (Pakistan)

UKBA: Next set of changes to student visa rules is announced

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Date of publication

13 June 2011

Summary

The next set of changes to the Immigration Rules affecting Tier 4 - the student tier - of the points-based system has been laid in Parliament today and will come into effect on 4 July…

New EIN website launched!

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Date of publication

12 June 2011

Summary

The new and much improved EIN website has arrived.

The work of the UK Border Agency (November 2010-March 2011)

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Date of publication

02 June 2011

Summary

The text of the Home Affairs Committee report on The Work of the UK Border Agency. Media report that the Committee found an "amnesty" has been quietly granted to more than…

Case Management Review Hearings (HJT Training - Template for)

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Date of publication

01 June 2011

Summary

Pro forma designed by HJT Training - Free download (available as PDF document)

Supreme Court finds immigration detainee was falsely imprisoned

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Date of publication

31 May 2011

Written by

Mark Symes

Section 19 of the UK Borders Act to commence on 23 May 2011

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Date of publication

19 May 2011

Summary

Immigration minister announces that Section 19 of the UK Borders Act 2007 will come into force on 23 May 2011, meaning evidence submitted after a visa application has been made will…

Proving Rights of Residence regarding EEA Estranged Spouses

Blog post

Date of publication

17 May 2011

Written by

Mark Symes

MPs publish report on the Immigration Points Based System

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Date of publication

17 May 2011

Summary

The House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts has published a report examining the management of the work routes of the Points Based System.

ECtHR to hold hearing on risk of return to Sudan for Darfuri man

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Date of publication

11 May 2011

Summary

European Court of Human Rights to consider France's refusal to grant asylum to a man from Darfur and the risks facing him if he is returned to Sudan

The Guardian: Overseas relatives of British families to lose visit visa appeal rights

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Date of publication

10 May 2011

Summary

The Guardian says that a leaked Home Office memo outlines controversial plans to scrap the right of appeal for relatives of British nationals who are refused visit visas.

Guardian: Gay asylum claims not being counted despite pledge, admit ministers

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Date of publication

02 May 2011

Summary

The Guardian reports that ministers have admitted they are failing to collect data on the number of people who claim or are refused asylum on the basis of their sexuality.

UKBA: New rules for student visas come into force

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Date of publication

21 April 2011

Summary

Changes have come into effect today affecting Tier 4 - the student tier - of the points-based system

Cameron immigration speech opens rift in coalition government

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Date of publication

15 April 2011

Summary

News media report that David Cameron's recent speech on immigration has triggered the biggest coalition rift to date. Read the full speech here.

FT: First month of immigration cap sees "dramatically undersubscribed" visa numbers

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Date of publication

06 April 2011

Summary

The Financial Times reports that the first month's allocation of visas for non-EU workers has been "dramatically undersubscribed".