A High Court judgment in the case of SM and TM and JD and Others v SSHD [2013] EWCA 1144 (Admin) has upheld the rights of children affected by immigration decisions.
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Latest provisional figures for the year ending March 2012 show that net migration has fallen significantly to 183,000 from 242,000 the previous year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced.
...The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has launched a call for evidence in relation to a commission from the Government, asking the MAC to undertake a review of the impact of ending the employment restrictions on nationals of Bulgaria and Romania on the agriculture and food processing sectors.
...If you currently have leave to remain in the UK in the Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) category and wish to extend your stay in the UK, then you should consider switching into a different category of the Immigration Rules before your current leave expires. If you hold a post-study work (PSW) visa, have established in business and have access to £50,000, then the good news is that you may be eligible to extend your stay by switching into the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) category.
...Over 72 million people, more than one in every hundred of the world’s citizens, are now forcibly displaced, according to a new report released by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
...In a new report on the situation of unaccompanied minors in the EU, the European Commission has called for improved efforts at both national and European level to respond effectively and in full respect of the rights of the child to this complex transnational challenge.
...A new pilot scheme offering universities a range of specialist immigration services has been launched, recognising the importance of universities within the higher education sector.
...The European Commission has published its report on the development of the European Migration Network (EMN), a Commission-led network with national contact points in each Member States, as well as Norway.
...The Home Affairs Select Committee has published a report focusing on passport queues following concern over the chaotic scenes witnessed at major UK ports this year. The Committee found that passport queues have been too long at major national ports for the last year.
...A recent report, 'The Fact of Age', issued by Maggie Atkinson, Children's Commissioner for England has revealed problems still occur in age assessments of children seeking asylum. Decision-making often does not function smoothly, which could result in children being judged to be adults.
...From 9th July 2012, anyone applying for the first time as a spouse, civil partner, unmarried or same sex partner, fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner will have to show a higher amount of income and/or savings than previously.
...On 9th July 2012, changes to the Immigration Rules came into force. Some of these new Rules will make it easier for people who want to stay in the UK due to their private or family life here.
...Ahead of the summer surge in student visa applications, UK Border Agency officers will be given new powers to interview international students and refuse visas if they are not satisfied the applicant is genuine, the Immigration Minister Damian Green has announced.
...Students who worked as interns in the UK last summer and want to return to a graduate job with the same company are now temporarily exempt from cooling off rules, according to the UK Border Agency.
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