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Applying for indefinite leave to remain in UK
THE UK Border Agency (UKBA) has released a statement to corporate partners asking that information should be relayed to community groups in a bid to ensure awareness regarding making an application for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) after the expiry … Read more
UK bid to stop asylum seekers working fails
THE UK Home Office’s appeal to the Supreme Court in ZO (Somalia) [2010] UKSC 36 has been dismissed. This confirms that in cases where a fresh asylum claim has been lodged and no decision was reached for a year, the … Read more
Court reprieve for UK student visa applicants
THE appeal against the UK Home Office’s Interpretation of the Points Based System has succeeded in the Court of Appeal. The case is Secretary of State for the Home Department v Pankina [2010] EWCA Civ 719. The immigration rules on … Read more
Fathers and parental responsibility
I HAVE been receiving many enquiries about matters relating to children where there has been a break-up in the relationships between the parents. With the migration of many Zimbabweans since 2000, many families were broken up and have not been … Read more
UK driving ban on immigrants
ASYLUM seekers and some immigrants have been banned from applying for a British driving licence under changes announced by the government. Asylum-seekers will be prevented from driving until they get refugee status. The move follows reports that some asylum seekers … Read more
UK: Legacy cases and children
MANY of the so called “legacy cases” are being resolved by the United Kingdom Border Agency. Figures published this week show that the UKBA is dealing with approximately 5,000 cases per month. Not all of the cases are resulting in … Read more
More changes to UK student rules
TOUGHER rules have been brought in to stop people abusing the student visa system to remain illegally in the UK. Last year, the UK introduced a system requiring students wishing to enter the country to secure 40 points under its … Read more
Studying in Canada
BEGINNING in the early 90’s, the UK has been the most popular destination for students from all over the world. However, following a clampdown on informal colleges, it is becoming more and more difficult for foreign students to … Read more
Matters of the heart in immigration
Rumbidzayi Bvunzawabaya analyses current legal developments in the immigration area of family reunion Read more
Tips for Zimbabwean asylum seekers
THE British Ministerial Statement on forced removals of failed asylum seekers to Zimbabwe released on October 29 was odd, coming as it did when Zimbabwe is sliding into violence again. Immigration Minister Phil Woolas said the UK government intended “to … Read more
UK changes to asylum claim procedures
THE UK Border Agency (UKBA) has announced changes to the way it registers further submissions and initial in-country asylum applications. Beginning on Wednesday, October 14, the UKBA is requiring that any further submissions in an asylum case must be … Read more
UK citizenship rules to change
THE British government has introduced a new law which will overhaul the current framework for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) and British Citizenship. One of the major changes will be to support the concept of “earned citizenship” — setting out … Read more
Why you must have a will
IT IS a fact of life that one day we will all die. In preparation for that, we should ensure that our wishes are adhered to when we are no longer among the living. Not many people have wills, and … Read more
UK asylum post-PM speech
I HAVE not had the chance to write on this blog for a few weeks due to work commitments however this is just a quick post to give an update on the current state of play with regard to Zimbabwean … Read more
