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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...

End to UK work visa discrimination calls joined by Slovenia

11:41 27/02/2021
Slovenia has joined Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, and Romania in urging the UK government to end discriminatory UK work visa fees targeting some EU countries. Workpermit.com recently reported that at...

UK visa overstays double in five years, report claims

12:00 25/02/2021
Migration Watch UK, a think that lobbies for a reduction in UK immigration numbers, claims that the number of UK visa overstayers has doubled over the past five years. According to a report compiled...

UK immigration £1,000 child citizenship fee ruled unlawful

16:40 19/02/2021
The UK Court of Appeal has ruled that a £1,000 child citizenship fee charged by the UK immigration department at the Home Office is unlawful. The Home Office charges £1,012 for a child to be...

UK visa issues risk shortage in care staff say NHS chiefs

18:37 29/01/2021
NHS leaders have warned that post-Brexit UK immigration rules will make visas difficult to access for care workers, sparking a potential shortage of staff. The NHS Confederation has urged government...

UK visa policy poaching health workers from poor countries

11:18 23/01/2021
A damning letter written by two doctors and published in the South African Medical Journal has blamed the UK’s visa and immigration policy for the poaching of health workers from the world’s poorest...

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