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UK Border Agency makes final call on Legacy Cases
READERS will remember my previous observations on how the UK Border Agency has been dealing with Legacy Cases and their promise that these will all be dealt by July 2011. In order to achieve this target, The Case Resolution Teams … Read more
UK immigration detention: the options
AS MORE people join the ranks of failed asylum seekers in Britain, they find themselves having to deal with at least three main challenges. Firstly, they may have been given temporary admission under form IS.96. This requires them to stay … Read more
UK asylum ‘amnesty’ a mirage
THE UK media was on June 3 awash with reports of the so-called “amnesty” that is supposedly being extended to asylum seekers. I know not of the existence of such an amnesty. However, I may be able to explain the … Read more
Beyond post-study work migrant route: UK students quandary
BRITAIN has announced a new student policy which points to plans to restrict the current Post-Study Work Migrant programme from April 2012. The purpose of the new reforms is to encourage graduates who have studied in the United Kingdom to … Read more
UK migrant marriage scheme reforms
THE UK Border Agency has confirmed that the government is now seeking to remedy the declaration by UK courts that the scheme whereby any migrant in the UK, who is subject to immigration control, must apply for a certificate of … Read more
Zimbabwe elections: calm before the storm?
I HAVE recently been home in Zimbabwe. I know most of you would like me to tell you what I saw and my own assessment of the situation on the ground. This is more so given that the UK Border … Read more
Zimbabwe and UKBA’s double-faced policy
READERS will no doubt have encountered the double-faced approach of the UK Border Agency in respect of immigration and asylum issues as they relate to Zimbabwe. The UKBA’s objective evidence on Zimbabwe is being interpreted differently, depending on whether the … Read more
Studying in UK: Changes to ‘sponsor’ rules
WOULD-BE adult students must take note of the changes brought by Tier 4 of the PBS to the changing roles of the traditional sponsors. Prior to these changes, the prospective student only had to show was that the visa letter … Read more
Article 8 and family life in the UK
Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights provides as follows: 1. Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence. 2. There shall be no interference by a public authority … Read more
Non-disclosure in UK immigration applications
MANY of the readers may have come across forms that require them to make a disclosure, either confirming the authenticity of the information they have given or disclosing some part of their immigration or life history. A disclosure is defined … Read more
Immigration cap: Arise Commonwealth!
RECENT political manoeuvring in the just ended elections in the United Kingdom has left some people wondering as to the significance of the Commonwealth within the British Establishment. The hot topic on the agenda was on immigration and on this … Read more
Hard choices for UK overstayers
THE phrase “when push comes to shove” is usually used to denote a situation when the moment of truth finally arrives, or when the situation has become so bad that you are forced to do something immediately to deal events … Read more
Making use of Transitional Arrangements in UK Points Based System
I HAVE seen people who have lost their hard earned cash unnecessarily by using the wrong procedure in an attempt to regularise their stay in the United Kingdom. The UK Border Agency is very clear and explicit on this point: … Read more
Why asylum seekers must make peace with relatives
THIS blog is being written against the background of recent pronouncements by the Minister of State for Borders and Immigration, Phil Woolas, that the UK intends to make changes over time to its returns policy to Zimbabwe for failed asylum … Read more
