Excellent, forensic and damning statement from ILPA about attacks on immigration lawyers over the last few years. It’s appalling this all needs to be said. An independent legal
I was away on holiday when the Daily Mail published its article with allegations of serious misconduct by immigration solicitors. It is a shocking article and accompanying video.
The Illegal Migration Act 2023 has now been published, after receiving Royal Assent on 20 July 2023. Previously, we have covered the provisions of what was then the
Heads up for those interested in policy questions that I’ve started a series on family immigration, trying to think about some of the fundamentals rather than just the
The second Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules this week landed today: HC 1715. It adds Dominica, Honduras, Namibia, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu to the list of countries
On 17 July 2023, a new statement of changes to the Immigration Rules was published. As usual, it is accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum. Also as usual, it
The government has today announced massive increases in immigration fees and the immigration health surcharge. The normal rate for the immigration health surcharge will increase from £624 to
A good, interesting episode of BBC Radio 4’s More or Less programme about immigration statistics and net migration. I helped with a short bit on the background to
The Ukraine Scheme homelessness statistics released each month provide an update on the usefulness of short-term and reactionary visa permissions for particular groups of migrants. Monitoring of progress
