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UK visa fee waiver policy unlawful, government admits

9:58 25/03/2021
The Home Office has been forced to admit that its policy on UK visa fee waivers is unlawful. Under current rules, visa applicants from outside the UK only qualify for a visa fee waiver in ‘...

UK immigration policy will cause another Windrush scandal

13:15 16/03/2021
Top NHS officials have warned that UK immigration policy will lead to another Windrush scandal as rising numbers of foreign senior doctors are being forced to quit their jobs. Senior clinicians are...

EU Settlement Scheme extension bid rejected by high court

17:40 12/03/2021
A legal bid to extend the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) has been blocked by the high court. Judges dismissed claims made by campaigners that EU residents living in the UK who fail to apply to remain in...

UK immigration raids on nursing homes should stop

12:07 24/02/2021
The Home Office has been urged to stop inflicting misery on communities after data emerged showing 190 UK immigration raids on nursing homes. Of the raids, only 37 care-staff were deported between...

UK immigration border regime privatisation concerns raised

13:53 13/02/2021
Research carried out by Privacy International (PI) has raised concerns over the level of involvement that technology companies have in the UK immigration border regime. According to Privacy...

UK immigration status won’t affect access to COVID jab

11:46 10/02/2021
More than one million undocumented immigrants in Britain will be able to access coronavirus vaccines regardless of their UK immigration status, the government has announced. Under current UK laws,...

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