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UNHCR finds new UK-Rwanda treaty and Safety of Rwanda Bill are incompatible with international refugee law

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Date of publication

16 January 2024

Summary

Important updated legal analysis finds failings of original migration partnership have not been adequately addressed

Right to Remain publishes new guide on work exploitation and migrant workers’ rights

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Date of publication

16 January 2024

Summary

New addition to Right to Remain's renowned Toolkit on the asylum and immigration system

Home Affairs Committee calls for Parliament to debate ratification of UK-Rwanda treaty as Safety of Rwanda Bill returns to the Commons

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Date of publication

15 January 2024

Summary

Treaty of such significant legal and political importance should be debated, Committee says

No new routes proposed in Home Office’s Illegal Migration Act report on safe and legal routes to the UK

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Date of publication

11 January 2024

Summary

Report published by Home Secretary as obliged under Section 61 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023

Government confirms £38,700 minimum income requirement for spouse/family visa by early 2025 in petition response

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Date of publication

11 January 2024

Summary

Government officially confirms timetable as it responds to petition calling for increase to be scrapped

‘Broken’ asylum system leads Médecins Sans Frontières to support asylum seekers in UK for first time ever

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Date of publication

09 January 2024

Summary

International humanitarian charity begins providing healthcare at former RAF base in Wethersfield

Backlog of asylum applications awaiting a decision dips below 100,000 for first time since June 2022

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Date of publication

05 January 2024

Summary

Office for Statistics Regulation to investigate Government's claim of success in clearing legacy backlog

MiCLU: Hostile environment towards Albanian asylum seekers poses alarming risk to their mental health and wellbeing

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Date of publication

04 January 2024

Summary

Report by Migrant and Refugee Children’s Legal Unit highlights discrimination and racism experienced by Albanians in UK asylum system

Public Law Project reports on increased use of GPS tagging in immigration bail and rollout of new fingerprint scanners

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Date of publication

03 January 2024

Summary

Latest annual report published on Home Office's use of Global Positioning System electronic monitoring

Government reverses recent change to 28-day ‘move-on’ period for new refugees to leave asylum accommodation

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Date of publication

27 December 2023

Summary

The change made in August is reported to have triggered a big increase in homelessness among refugees

Updated House of Commons Library briefing on changes to legal immigration rules for family and work visas

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Date of publication

22 December 2023

Summary

Concise overview of what is known about the changes and what is still to be announced

Immigration minister says existing skilled workers will not be subject to new £38K salary threshold when extending visas

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Date of publication

21 December 2023

Summary

People on Skilled Worker route should be exempt from new median salary levels when they change sponsor, extend, or settle

Minimum income requirement for spouse visa will initially rise to £29,000 in Spring 2024 and will be incrementally increased to £38,700

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Date of publication

21 December 2023

Summary

Important new information suggests change of mind by Government on plan to increase the minimum income requirement

Senior President of Tribunals publishes latest annual report, Immigration and Asylum Chambers expect increased workload as Home Office clears asylum backlog

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Date of publication

20 December 2023

Summary

The Rt Hon Sir Keith Lindblom releases his third annual review of the year in the tribunals

Reunite Families UK report details the ‘devastating’ impact of immigration rules for spouse visas on families and children

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Date of publication

20 December 2023

Summary

Family migration rules are expensive, complex, and fraught with uncertainty, confusion and long waits