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UK Border Agency makes final call on Legacy Cases

By George ChapwanyaImmigration
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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

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UK announces end of ‘legacy’ case review

By Rumbidzai BvunzawabayaImmigration
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THE UK Border Agency (UKBA) has announced that it has now reviewed all unresolved asylum claims lodged before March 5, 2007, estimated to be more than 450,000. The UKBA is preparing to wind down the so-called “Legacy Case Resolution Programme”, … Read more

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UK: Legacy cases and children

By Rumbidzai BvunzawabayaImmigration

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

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Positive decisions in asylum cases

By Rumbidzai BvunzawabayaImmigration

  THE year has started on a very good note for Zimbabwean immigrants in the UK. We have seen a large number of positive decisions in the legacy cases and furthermore, many positive decisions for fresh applications based on human … Read more

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UK court orders review of right to work for asylum seekers

By Rumbidzai BvunzawabayaImmigration

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

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