Tier 4 visas: Immigration Rules changes
The government announced changes to the Immigration Rules on 13 July. Many of these affect Tier 4 of the points-based system.…
UK Immigration & Nationality Legal Changes
Migration Advisory Committee publishes initial results of Tier 2 review
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) yesterday released a comprehensive 182-page review of Tier 2 visa salary thresholds. Tier 2 mainly…
Germany suspends Dublin Regulation procedures for asylum seekers from Syria
The Asylum Information Database (AIDA) (a project of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles) reported yesterday that Germany has…
Illegal working punishable by up to six months in prison and an unlimited fine under new Immigration Bill
Immigration Minister James Brokenshire said yesterday that the forthcoming Immigration Bill will introduce a new offence of illegal…
Net migration to the UK reaches record high
The latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that net migration to the UK for…