Immigration Rights

Explore the ever-changing landscape of immigration rights in the UK and the EU. Stay updated with the latest news and commentary on legal changes, judicial decisions, and advocacy efforts. Delve into discussions on the balance between rights and immigration control, and understand the broader societal implications of policy transformations.

19/01/2024

Positive news for families affected by financial requirement increase for sponsoring non-UK nationals

In December, the Government announced their 5-point plan with the aim of cutting net migration. This plan included measures to increase the minimum income required to sponsor someone for a partner visa. While this may be causing anxiety to many people affected by this change, this piece will provide some much-needed information and reassurance to […]

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12/01/2024

Bibby Stockholm: is this how the UK welcomes asylum seekers?

Is housing asylum seekers on board the Bibby Stockholm an innovative strategy to reduce costs and maximise on space in asylum accommodation? Or does new asylum accommodation foster exclusion, isolation, and altogether fail individuals seeking protection in the UK? This article highlights the challenges faced by asylum seekers that have been placed in temporary accommodation […]

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08/12/2023

UK Government’s ‘5-point plan’: Too poor, or too ‘foreign’ to love?

Does love have borders or a bank balance? Do you have to have a particular nationality or income in order to love? Effectively, according to new legislation changes in the UK, the answer is ‘yes’. Ignoring the advice of the Migration Advisory Committee, Home Secretary James Cleverly has recently announced sweeping changes to UK immigration […]

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24/11/2023

Seraphus Explains: “No Recourse to Public Funds”

Many people living in the UK with limited leave to remain are restricted from having “recourse to public funds”. In this blog, we will explain the terminology around public funds and provide some guidance about who can request access to public funds. What are public funds? The term “public funds” seems very broad, and could […]

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18/08/2022

The Government’s vision for British borders – and ours

The government published its strategy statement on Legal Migration and Border Control, outlining its vision for the British border and legal migration system in the next three years. They plan to implement the strategy through the New Plan for Immigration, which came into force earlier this year and made significant amendments to the immigration system. Some main changes […]

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22/06/2022

Briefing: Human trafficking in the UK

As many as 13,000 people are thought to be held in modern slavery in the UK today, with up to 25% believed to be minors. The Modern Slavery Act 2015 sets out the framework for their protection. Under that Act, certain public authorities such as police and local authorities have a duty to notify the Secretary of […]

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10/06/2022

The Nationality and Borders Act’s in action: differentiating refugees

The controversial Nationality and Borders Act, which had been criticised by everyone ranging from the UNHCR to faith groups to NGO’s in the field, became law on 28 April 2022. We look at the major changes in law, and what it means for the UK immigration system more broadly. The Act makes significant changes to […]

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20/10/2021

EU Settlement Scheme Changes

The Home Office’s published its latest Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (HC 617) on 10 September 2021. The Statement makes changes to several visa routes, which we summarise in this post. For EU citizens, a number of things have changed. Two announcements particularly stand out. The first concerns COVID-19 concessions for those EU citizens with […]

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Positive news for families affected by financial requirement increase for sponsoring non-UK nationals

Bibby Stockholm: is this how the UK welcomes asylum seekers?

UK Government’s ‘5-point plan’: Too poor, or too ‘foreign’ to love?

Seraphus Explains: “No Recourse to Public Funds”

The Government’s vision for British borders – and ours

Briefing: Human trafficking in the UK

The Nationality and Borders Act’s in action: differentiating refugees

EU Settlement Scheme Changes

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