18 January 2018
Nationality, bias and the UK immigration system
“Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” The words allegedly uttered by the President of the United States in a White House meeting last week on a proposed bi-partisan immigration plan. If the numerous, and as yet not fully denied, reports are to be believed, President Trump proposed that the US should not be taking as many migrants from Africa and Haiti but should instead look to countries like Norway to make up their immigration quotas.
21 December 2017
Immigration enforcement extended to the criminal courts
Recently, the Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2017 came into force. The rules amend the Criminal Procedure Rules 2015 to impose an obligation upon the criminal courts to require defendants to state their name, date of birth and nationality at the first hearing at which they appear in court, either in writing or orally. The rules also give the courts discretion to require that information again at any subsequent hearing. Failure on the part of the defendant to comply without ‘reasonable excuse’ now constitutes a criminal offence, punishable by a period of imprisonment not exceeding 51 weeks or a fine of an unspecified amount.
21 December 2017
All I want for Christmas is... a good Brexit future for the UK
Dear Father Christmas. You have asked about your ability to travel to and deliver presents to British children on the night of 24th December 2019 and beyond, given the UK’s decision to leave the EU.
21 December 2017
KN Global immigration update - December 2017
Our December 2017 global immigration update provides details on key changes to immigration rules in global jurisdictions. In this month's issue we include Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada, Brazil, Kenya, Singapore and Hong Kong. Please note that all immigration rules are subject to change and whilst correct at the time of publication, they should not be relied upon as legal advice or a statement of accuracy at a later date.
19 December 2017
The pitfalls of employee immigration status
What can employers do if they discover a staff member’s status is not what it appeared? Richard Fox and Marcia Longdon report in light of a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling.