17 January 2014
Immigration Update: Government Publishes Response to NHS Charging Consultation
On 31 December 2013 the government published its response to the 2013 public consultation on migrant access and financial contribution to NHS provision in England.
20 November 2013
Changes to the Knowledge of Language and Life in the UK requirement for settlement and naturalisation
As of the 28 October 2013, the government has introduced changes to the Knowledge of Language and Life in the UK (KoLL) requirement which will apply to any application for permanent residence (settlement) in the UK for adults (aged 18 and above). The new requirements will also apply to individuals applying to naturalise as British citizens.
3 July 2013
Family migration routes to the UK – with a stop-over in Europe
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Migration (APPG) recently published its report on the family migration rules that were introduced in July 2012.
9 April 2013
Couples torn apart by UK family migration rules
It has been almost a year since the introduction of new draconian immigration rules relating to family migration. We shared some of our concerns about the changes in a previous blog, ‘New rules for family migration – unrealistic specified documents’, and evidence would now suggest that these rules continue to result in partners being split up.
25 July 2012
Has Britain closed its doors to elderly dependant relatives?
Yes, the elderly dependant relative immigration category is now closed. Well, that is not strictly true, but it may as well be as the threshold to make an application under the new rules has been set so high that it is difficult to imagine circumstances where it would still apply in practice.