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Recommended changes to the Shortage Occupation List

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Date of publication

12 September 2011

Summary

The Migration Advisory Committee recommends 29 jobs to be removed from the Shortage Occupation List

Policy statement on Article 1F of the Refugee Convention: restricted discretionary leave

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Date of publication

02 September 2011

Summary

The UKBA has issued a new "restricted leave policy" for all cases excluded from the protection of the Refugee Convention by virtue of Article 1F but who cannot be immediately…

Over 7,000 certificates of sponsorship available to employers as supply exceeds demand

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Date of publication

30 August 2011

Summary

Supply of Tier 2 certificates of sponsorship again exceeds demand in August, meaning some 7,723 certificates are available in September

Left Foot Forward: "Asylum system a long way from crisis"

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Date of publication

25 August 2011

Summary

Following Migration Watch's report calling the asylum system a "shambles", the IPPR's Matt Cavanagh says asylum trends across Europe are broadly stable and not…

ILPA: New Refugee Children's Project training courses

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Date of publication

22 August 2011

Summary

Full details of ILPA's forthcoming Refugee Children's Project free training courses

Student visa cuts to be challenged in high court

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Date of publication

16 August 2011

Summary

Private colleges given go-ahead to to seek a high court ruling on plans to cut student visas

Foreign Policy in Focus: Most Asylum Seekers Are Not Cheaters

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Date of publication

15 August 2011

Summary

A former UN official and senior advisor to the US Refugee and Immigrant Fund writes about the "flawed" US asylum process for Foreign Policy in Focus

Asylum Appeals to the Court of Appeal Radically Cut

Blog post

Date of publication

15 August 2011

Written by

Mark Symes

Methods for assessing the age of migrant children must be improved

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Date of publication

10 August 2011

Summary

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg , calls on countries to improve the techniques used to asses the age of migrant children

UKBA: All UK Border Agency buildings in the UK are open as usual

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Date of publication

09 August 2011

Summary

UKBA says its buildings are open and unaffected by civil unrest in London

Irish Refugee Council: ‘Saving international refugee law’ with Professor James C. Hathaway

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Date of publication

04 August 2011

Summary

Video footage of the recent lecture by Professor James C. Hathaway on the 60th Anniversary of the Refugee Convention

Border control must improve before Turkey joins the EU, says Home Affairs Committee

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Date of publication

01 August 2011

Summary

The Home Affairs Committee says in a new report that it has real concerns about the implications of Turkish accession to the EU for the security of the EU external border

UKBA: Confirmation of educational oversight arrangement for Tier 4 sponsors

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Date of publication

28 July 2011

Summary

The Home Office has confirmed further details of the overall arrangements for inspection of Tier 4 sponsors

MPs concerned that over-hasty student visas policy could cost economy £3.6 billion

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Date of publication

26 July 2011

Summary

The Home Affairs Select Committee releases a report warning new student visa rules could damage the UK economy

Law Society Gazette: LSC begins transfer of IAS files

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Date of publication

22 July 2011

Summary

LSC says urgent files are being transfered from the collapsed Immigration Advisory Service