BETWEEN August 9 and 17 this year, the Home Office undertook a fact finding mission to Zimbabwe to gather information on the situation in Zimbabwe since the formation of the Government of National Unity (GNU) back in February 2009. Its … Read more
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£800 requirement: Home Office shifts goal posts
THE Home Office have amended the Immigration Rules in what appears to be a desperate scramble to stay ahead of the outcome in Secretary of State for the Home Department v Pankina [2010] EWCA Civ 719. Pankina is the Court … 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
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
Changes to UK marriage approval scheme
WITH effect from April 9, 2009, the UK Border Agency has suspended the fee for Certificate of Approval for marriage applications. This means that individuals making an application for a Certificate of Approval on or after this date will not … Read more
UK court orders review of right to work for asylum seekers
IT IS a case of good news, bad news, and good news with immigration matters. Firstly the decision in RN was very positive for Zimbabwean asylum seekers, then came the withdrawal of the 7-year concession which affected many foreign nationals … Read more
Baby P case highlights why Britain needs foreign workers
IN the United Kingdom, the press has spent the past week talking about one story: Baby P. This is the story of a baby who went through the worst form of neglect and physical abuse by his own mother … Read more
