Supreme Court finds immigration detainee was falsely imprisoned
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Section 19 of the UK Borders Act to commence on 23 May 2011
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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
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MPs publish report on the Immigration Points Based System
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Financial Times reports that the first month's allocation of visas for non-EU workers has been "dramatically undersubscribed".
Zimbabweans - new Country Guidance in EM, and developments on Article 8
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Mark Symes
Fresh claims
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Colin Yeo
Immigration Judicial Review moving to Tribunal
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Mark Symes
Bringing workers into the UK - European Union law and Vander Elst
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Can an asylum seeker be a student for immigration rule purposes ?
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