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New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules formally brings visa concessions for people from Ukraine into the Rules

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Date of publication

29 March 2022

Summary

Family and Homes for Ukraine schemes come under Rules from tomorrow, new Ukraine Extension Scheme from 3 May

LSE report finds removing ‘no recourse to public funds’ condition from working migrants would lead to considerable financial and social benefits

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Date of publication

28 March 2022

Summary

Benefit of scrapping NRPF could be up to £872m over 10 years; Covid NRPF free school meal extension made permanent

New First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) guidance on anonymity orders and directions on use of documents and information

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Date of publication

23 March 2022

Summary

Judge Michael Clements releases Presidential Guidance Note No. 2 of 2022

Government success in the House of Commons as MPs vote to reject House of Lords amendments to the Nationality and Borders Bill

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Date of publication

22 March 2022

Summary

No sign of Conservative rebellion as MPs vote against earlier Lords defeats of the Bill

Families for Justice report details the impact of deportation laws on the women and children left behind in the UK

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Date of publication

21 March 2022

Summary

Report provides first-hand accounts of life under UK deportation law

Major new statement of changes to the Immigration Rules launches several new business routes and makes changes to private life route and EU Settlement Scheme

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Date of publication

15 March 2022

Summary

Five new Global Business Mobility routes, plus new High Potential Individual route and Scale-up route

Comprehensive British Red Cross report examines the experiences of refugee families reuniting in the UK

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Date of publication

14 March 2022

Summary

Review of Red Cross Family Reunion Integration Service highlights struggles accessing housing, work, health and education

New Homes for Ukraine visa scheme will allow UK individuals and groups to sponsor and host Ukrainian refugees, Labour warns it risks being a “DIY asylum scheme”

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Date of publication

14 March 2022

Summary

Michael Gove announces new sponsorship scheme to help people fleeing Ukraine will launch on Friday, 18 March

House of Commons Library updates briefing outlining the UK’s current immigration concessions for people from Ukraine

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Date of publication

11 March 2022

Summary

Useful summary briefing updated after Home Office opens new Ukraine Family Scheme

Home Secretary: Ukrainians with passports will no longer need to visit a Visa Application Centre to give biometrics before coming to UK

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Date of publication

10 March 2022

Summary

Change to Ukrainian Family Scheme application process from next Tuesday, 15 March

Defeats of the Government’s Nationality and Borders Bill continue in the House of Lords on the third day of report stage

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Date of publication

09 March 2022

Summary

Lords vote to add new clause to restrict age assessments of asylum seekers

Home Office’s Ukraine Family Scheme extended to include aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, cousins and in-laws

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Date of publication

08 March 2022

Summary

Kevin Foster updates the House of Commons as Home Office response faces widespread criticism

Medical Justice: People are being released from immigration detention in a medically unsafe way, Home Office is failing its duty of care

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Date of publication

07 March 2022

Summary

Report says detainees are released in unplanned and chaotic way, with little to no onward care

Nationality and Borders Bill suffers further defeats on second day of report stage in the House of Lords

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Date of publication

02 March 2022

Summary

Lords vote to remove clause 28 of the Bill allowing UK to offshore asylum seekers

Home Secretary announces significant expansion of visa concessions for Ukrainians, definition of family now includes all parents, all children, grandparents, and siblings

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Date of publication

01 March 2022

Summary

Priti Patel's latest statement to Commons with important update on Ukraine-related immigration changes