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New Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules brings changes to Points-Based System

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Date of publication

13 March 2014

Summary

Minister for immigration announces package of changes to Points-Based System work routes

Court of Justice of the European Union clarifies rules on residence rights of non-EU family members of EU citizens

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Date of publication

12 March 2014

Summary

New ECJ cases on Article 21 TFEU and Directive 2004/38 on residence rights of third-country nationals who are family members of an EU citizen

New report on minimum income requirement for partner visas as court hears Home Office appeal

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Date of publication

12 March 2014

Summary

Updated House of Commons Library Standard Note on the financial (minimum income) requirement for partner visas, Court of Appeal hears appeal in MM

New Immigration Minster delivers first speech

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Date of publication

06 March 2014

Summary

Full text of James Brokenshire's first speech on immigration

Cross-Government report on impact of migration on UK native employment published

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Date of publication

06 March 2014

Summary

Government report at centre of recent controversy published, finds "relatively little evidence" that migration has caused significant displacement of UK natives from jobs

Government accused of withholding report on immigration's impact on UK jobs

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Date of publication

05 March 2014

Summary

BBC's Newsnight says a new cross-governmental report found the number of UK workers unemployed as a consequence of immigration is lower than previously claimed

Joint Committee on Human Rights concerned by Immigration Bill's powers to make British citizens stateless

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Date of publication

03 March 2014

Summary

Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights issues its second report on the Immigration Bill, expresses significant concerns over new powers contained in Clause 60

Latest migration statistics show a significant increase in net migration

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Date of publication

27 February 2014

Summary

ONS figures show net migration was 212,000 in the year ending September 2013, up from 154,000 the previous year

UKBA website archived today as move to GOV.UK is completed

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Date of publication

26 February 2014

Summary

Home Office says all content from the former UK Border Agency (UKBA) website has now been successfully moved across to GOV.UK

Home Office issues new visa fees table to correct earlier errors

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Date of publication

26 February 2014

Summary

Minister for Immigration announces new visa fees table to correct errors in February 3rd written ministerial statement

Migration Advisory Committee examines the Tier 1 (Investor) route and is sceptical of the benefits

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Date of publication

25 February 2014

Summary

MAC publishes new report on Tier 1 (Investor) visas and expresses "healthy scepticism concerning the benefits normally asserted"

Supreme Court allows and remits 'Dublin II' case on third country returns

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Date of publication

19 February 2014

Summary

Judgment handed down in R (on the application of EM (Eritrea)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department on returns of asylum seekers under EU Regulation 343/2003

Home Office publishes its fourth 'migrant journey' report

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Date of publication

19 February 2014

Summary

New report analyses the journeys of migrants issued visas up to the end of 2007 through the UK's immigration system

EU justice commissioner says UK politicians should stop blaming economic problems on too many migrants

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Date of publication

18 February 2014

Summary

Viviane Reding says UK politicians should inform with facts and not scapegoat migrants in a time of economic hardship

Home Office moving all UKBA website content over to GOV.UK

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Date of publication

11 February 2014

Summary

Home Office says it is expected that all content will be moved to GOV.UK by the beginning of March 2014 and the UKBA website will then be closed