Monthly Archives: July 2023

After obtaining royal assent on July 20th 2023, the Illegal Migration Act 2023 has since been published. However, it appears that during the Bill’s passage, significant revisions were made, impacting many of the legal policies involved with immigration. The Illegal Migration Act requires the Home Secretary to prepare arrangements to facilitate a person’s removal fromContinue reading “Changes To The Illegal Migration Bill 2023”

Today, HC 1715, the second Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules this week, was published. It expands the list of nations whose citizens need a visa to visit the UK to include Dominica, Honduras, Namibia, Timor-Leste, and Vanuatu. With immediate effect, the modification will take effect at 3 p.m. on July 19, 2023. TheContinue reading “Statement Of Changes HC 1715”

For foreign workers who are performing temporary tasks in the UK, there is a Global Business Mobility: Secondment Worker visa path. The employee must be sent on secondment to the UK as a result of a significant investment or contract from their business abroad. Launched on April 11th, 2022, the Global Business Mobility umbrella consists ofContinue reading “Global Business Mobility: Secondment Worker Visa”

The government frequently invokes the phrase “safe and legal routes” to support ever-tougher regulations designed to stop migrants from arriving in the UK on their own initiative. The claim is that refugees should arrive to seek asylum via these secure and authorised channels rather than small boats or the backs of vehicles. In this blog,Continue reading “Safest Ways For Refugees To Enter The UK”

According to the High Court, an EU national’s child can only remain in the UK after Brexit if they are under 21 or dependant on their parent. The court in R (on the application of Ali) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 1615 (Admin) came to this decision, reaffirming that theContinue reading “High Court Dismisses Appeal Of EU Settlement Scheme”

A majority of the Court of Appeal’s judges concluded that the Rwanda plan is illegal since Rwanda is not a secure enough nation. In other words, there is a significant risk that real refugees will be sent back to their home countries where they would face persecution because the Rwandan authorities are not yet reliablyContinue reading “Court Of Appeal Finds Rwanda Plan Unlawful”