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Home Secretary delayed decisions on trafficking victims’ cases because of Rwanda policy – paving the way for potential damages claims – UK visa news

In response to the judicial evaluate declare R (MS) v SSHD AC-2024-LON-000866, the Dwelling Secretary has admitted a observe of deliberately delaying claims for short-term permission to remain made by asylum looking for trafficking victims who have been on the time earmarked for attainable removing to Rwanda. The pause, which was not revealed or admitted

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EU Settlement Scheme: automatic extensions and potential curtailments – UK visa news

We have now lately seen a number of instances the place an individual has acquired a ‘minded to curtail’ discover from the Residence Workplace following the automated extension of their permission below the EU Settlement Scheme. Under we take a look at what is going on in additional element and what individuals on this scenario

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UK Immigration

The New Pathway to British Citizenship – UK visa news

By Isabella Reynard – Immigration Barrister 29 Jul 2024 Section 4L of the British Nationality Act 1981, (‘The 1981 Act’), is a path to British citizenship for adults who would have been in a position to get hold of citizenship, was it not for a number of of three causes. This route goals to supply

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Lessons to be learned from the last asylum backlog clearance exercise – UK visa news

Final week the asylum course of formally got moving again because the Unlawful Migration Act 2023 (Modification) Laws 2024 got here into power and so I assumed it was an excellent alternative to overview the highs and lows of final 12 months’s backlog clearance train. The impression evaluation for the brand new laws offers an

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UK Immigration

British Citizenship Without English and Life in the UK Tests – UK visa news

By Aaron Durban-Richardson – Authorized Affiliate 26 Jul 2024 The British Nationality Act (1981) governs, amongst different issues, the necessities for naturalisation as a British citizen. Specifically, the Act outlines particular guidelines regarding the English Language and Life within the UK Take a look at necessities (contained inside Paragraph 1(1)(c) and 1(1)(ca) of Schedule 1

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Asylum processing to resume as new regulations allow grants of leave to be made – UK visa news

The Illegal Migration Act 2023 (Amendment) Regulations 2024 have ended the prohibition on grants of go away for individuals who have claimed asylum. The impact of the rules is to consolidate the inadmissibility backlogs as broken down by me previously. All instances at present sitting within the inadmissibility course of will now be handled beneath

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UK Immigration

British Citizenship for Irish Citizens to Be Simplified – UK visa news

By Jasmine Theilgaard – Immigration Barrister 24 Jul 2024 The British Nationality (Irish Residents) Act 2024 obtained royal assent on 24 Might of this 12 months. Whereas it has not but come into drive, the amendments it makes to the British Nationality Act 1981 will present another and fewer stringent path to British citizenship for

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Freedom of information request shows increase in multiple asylum interview invites for applicants – UK visa news

A current response to a Freedom of Information request reveals that there was a pointy enhance within the variety of folks being invited to a couple of substantive asylum interview. In 2022, a complete of 4,144 asylum candidates have been invited to a couple of substantive interview. In 2023 this elevated to 17,264 candidates. Choice

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UK Immigration

New UK Visitor Visa Rules for Paid Engagements – UK visa news

By Marika Money – Authorized Affiliate 22 Jul 2024 In our earlier put up, New Rules for UK Visitors: Working on a Visit Visa, we examined 4 current changes to the Visitor visa rules launched by the (former) Authorities: (1) clarifications relating to distant working as a Customer, (2) the modifications relating to intra-corporate actions,

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New Rules for UK Visitors: Working on a Visit Visa – UK visa news

By Marika Money – Authorized Affiliate 19 Jul 2024 In the previous couple of months, the Authorities has launched a complete host of changes to the Immigration Rules, together with to the Customer visa guidelines that are unfold throughout various “Visitor appendices”: notably, Appendix V: Visitor, Appendix Visitor: Visa national list, and Appendix Visitor: Permitted

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