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14/03/2022

Repeat applications to the EUSS refused as standard practice

For EU/EEA citizens and their family members living in the UK, 30 June 2021 was an ever-important date: it was the cut-off date to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme, the program that allows those who resided in the UK before BREXIT to obtain legal status and remain in the UK. All EU/EEA citizens living […]

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04/03/2022

A look at the migratory flow of Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression

According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, over 1 million people have fled Ukraine since President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade the country on 24 February 2022. Where are they going, and what is the UK doing for them? Ukraine has a total population of about 44 million people. The vast majority […]

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19/02/2022

The “Golden visa” discourse

When the Home Office announced that they were closing the Investor Visa route over “security concerns,” that decision raised many questions. Here is our attempt at answering the most frequently asked ones: What are “Golden Visas”? Very simply put, Golden Visas or Golden Passports allow applicants to buy residency or nationality, respectively, in a country based on […]

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01/02/2022

Double Standards in Visa Pricing

In order to live, work in the UK as a foreign national, you need a visa or other form of legal status to remain in the country legally. There are many routes to such a status; some visas are granted based on job offers, others based on family ties. Ultimately, if the visa holders stay […]

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30/10/2021

European border control agency to appear before the Court of Justice

A Syrian family has brought legal action against Frontex, the European Union (EU) organisation charged with management and control of the Union’s external borders, for beach of their fundamental human rights. This is the first time that such a claim is brought to the Court of Justice of the European Union. The family, which includes […]

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05/10/2021

National embarrassment, the fuel crisis, and emergency visas

“Yes, there will be a period of adjustment, but that is, I think, what we need to see in this country,” said Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the Andrew Marr Show regarding the supply chain interruptions that have struck the UK since Brexit came into effect in January 2021, and have been compounded by COVID-induced delays. What […]

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08/09/2021

Working in the UK after Brexit

Whether you are an EU citizen or another non-UK national (except for Irish), the same rules now apply for everyone who wants to come work in the UK from abroad. The main route for those wanting to work in the UK is the Skilled Worker Visa, which is open to individuals of all nationalities holding […]

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17/08/2021

EU Settlement Scheme Late Applicants

On 6 August 2021, the Home Office announced that EU citizens and their family members who apply late to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) will have their rights protected whilst their application is being considered. This is a change in position from the initial government policy, which stated that those who applied late would not be able […]

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Repeat applications to the EUSS refused as standard practice

A look at the migratory flow of Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression

The “Golden visa” discourse

Double Standards in Visa Pricing

European border control agency to appear before the Court of Justice

National embarrassment, the fuel crisis, and emergency visas

Working in the UK after Brexit

EU Settlement Scheme Late Applicants

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