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Government to send message Britain is "not a soft touch on asylum" as concerns over Calais migrants grow

Latest news

Date of publication

03 August 2015

Summary

Immigration Minister proposes removing benefits from failed asylum-seekers as more migrants try to cross to the UK via Calais

'Is this really Europe?': refugees in Calais speak of desperate conditions

Blog post

Date of publication

31 July 2015

Written by

Thom Davies, Arshad Isakjee and Surindar Dhesi, The Conversation

Court of Appeal upholds High Court ruling that detained fast track system is unlawful

Latest news

Date of publication

29 July 2015

Summary

Lord Chancellor's appeal against June ruling that the Detained Fast Track appeals process is unlawfully unfair is dismissed

Techworld: Over 1,300 Tier 2 visa applications refused in June as cap reached

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Date of publication

29 July 2015

Summary

Home Affairs Committee to hold inquiry as Tier 2 (General) visa limit reached in June

House of Commons Library information note on the coming £35,000 Tier 2 visa salary requirement

Latest news

Date of publication

27 July 2015

Summary

Brief new information note outlines the earning requirement for Tier 2 visa holders which takes effect on 6 April 2016

Health and education industries to be hit by new immigration rules

Blog post

Date of publication

23 July 2015

Written by

Immigration Advice Service (IAS)

High Court finds detained fast track system breaches the rights of potential victims of trafficking

Latest news

Date of publication

21 July 2015

Summary

Home Office concedes that it was acting incompatibly with its legal duties when subjecting individuals with clear indicators of trafficking to the fast track process

Home Offices announces changes to Tier 1 Investor and Entrepreneur visa application requirements to target foreign criminals

Latest news

Date of publication

20 July 2015

Summary

Tier 1 visa applicants to be required to produce overseas criminal record certificate for every country they have lived in for the past 10 years

House of Commons Library updates briefing on the financial (minimum income) requirement for partner visas

Latest news

Date of publication

20 July 2015

Summary

Updated briefing on Immigration Rules' income threshold as Supreme Court set to hear the appeal in MM and Others in early 2016

Asylum support payments for families set to be reduced

Latest news

Date of publication

16 July 2015

Summary

All asylum seekers, whether adults or children, will receive a payment of £36.95 from 10 August

High Court finds the Exceptional Case Funding scheme is operating unlawfully

Latest news

Date of publication

15 July 2015

Summary

Mr Justice Collins says Legal Aid Agency's Exceptional Case Funding scheme is unlawful and causing suffering in a way that Parliament cannot have intended

Theresa May announces new measures to make Calais more secure

Latest news

Date of publication

15 July 2015

Summary

Government to build "secure zone" in Calais for British-bound lorries in response to the increasing numbers of migrants

Supreme Court: 'Ravichandran is Sound'

Blog post

Date of publication

14 July 2015

Written by

Asad Ali Khan, United Kingdom Immigration Law Blog

New Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules to tackle abuse in Tier 4 student visa system

Latest news

Date of publication

13 July 2015

Summary

Students wishing to stay on in Britain and work will be required to first leave the country, students at publicly funded colleges will be prevented from working

British Red Cross calls for legal aid to be made available in refugee family reunion

Latest news

Date of publication

09 July 2015

Summary

New report says family reunion is not a straightforward process and the lack of legal aid is keeping loved ones apart