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Tier 2 and 5 applications will move online from 14 February 2012

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19 January 2012

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Changes to the Immigration Rules have today been laid before Parliament that will enable applicants applying under Tier 2 and 5 and their dependants who are in the UK to apply online…

European Court of Human Rights blocks Abu Qatada deportation to Jordan

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17 January 2012

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ECtHR rules that the deportation of Abu Qatada from the UK to Jordan would be a violation of Article 6 (right to a fair trial)

Update for Tier 4 sponsors: educational oversight and other changes

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10 January 2012

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Changes to the Tier 4 Scheme for Sponsors

New reports question impact of migration on UK unemployment

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10 January 2012

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Reports by the government's Migration Advisory Committee and NIESR offer conflicting conclusions on immigration and UK unemployment levels

UKBA: Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) - new procedure for Arts Council England endorsement

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03 January 2012

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Applicants under Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) of the points-based system must follow a new procedure for Arts Council England endorsement

Institute for Public Policy Research says economic woes expected to dampen net migration

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03 January 2012

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IPPR brieifing reviews the migration trends and policy changes in 2011 and looks forward to possible developments in 2012

ECJ: A right of permanent residence may be acquired only through periods of residence which satisfy the conditions laid down by EU law

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22 December 2011

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Court of Justice of the European Union press release following the ruling in Joined Cases C-424/10 and C-425/10 on the periods of residence for non-Member State nationals

ECJ: An asylum seeker may not be transferred to a Member State where he risks being subjected to inhuman treatment

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22 December 2011

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Court of Justice of the European Union press release following the ruling in Joined Cases C-411/10 and C-493/10 on the transfer of asylum seekers to EU Member States

MPs debate deportation of foreign criminals after Sunday Times leaked report

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20 December 2011

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Questions asked in the Commons on the situation of foreign criminals awaiting deportation from the UK.

EU may reintroduce visas to stop flow of illegal immigrants

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15 December 2011

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SETimes reports that the EU may be in a "great hurry" to temporarily suspend the visa-free regime to Western Balkan states

Common rights and single work and residence permit for non-EU workers

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13 December 2011

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Third country migrants working legally within the EU will enjoy common rights under a new "single permit" law passed by the European Parliament

UKBA: Changes to appeals against immigration and asylum decisions from 19 December 2011

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Date of publication

09 December 2011

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Appeal fee charges for some asylum and immigration appeals to begin on 19 December 2011

Medecins Sans Frontieres: Sixty years on, governments are still failing refugees

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08 December 2011

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Too often, national governments circumvent or simply ignore their responsibilities to refugees writes MSF's Christopher Stokes

UKBA: Biometric residence permits – online checks to simplify the process for employers

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06 December 2011

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Biometric Residence Permits to be checkable online and to be issued to more foreign nationals, including refugees and those granted permission to settle in the UK

House of Commons agrees motion to reform extradition laws

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06 December 2011

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MPs call on ministers to attempt to change the UK-US extradition treaty and the European arrest warrant