18 May 2017
Court rules in favour of non-EU parents having a right to live in Europe
An interesting judgment has been handed down by the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), which rules in favour of a non-EU parent’s right to reside in an EU country if his or her child is an EU citizen of that EU country.
10 May 2017
Why though?! My thoughts on retaining the net migration target
So, for the third General Election in a row, the Conservatives have decided to retain the target of reducing net migration to the tens of thousands in their manifesto. Despite failing comprehensively to achieve this in either of the last two parliaments and regardless of the voices from all sides of the electoral spectrum calling for it to be dropped, Theresa May will not be swayed.
5 April 2017
Immigration Update: Government announces immigration fees increase with effect from 6 April 2017
On 3 April 2017, the government published details of the new fees payable for visa, immigration and nationality applications and associated premium services, which will come into force from 6 April 2017.
15 March 2017
Immigration update - How will triggering Article 50 impact employers of EU nationals?
The House of Commons has voted to reject the House of Lords amendment which sought to guarantee the rights of EU nationals resident in the UK before Brexit negotiations begin. This paves the way for Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty to be triggered later this month, when the two year negotiation process will begin for the UK to leave the European Union. Although this two year period can be extended with the agreement of all 27 members, it is unlikely in reality that this will be achievable. Whilst the government has stated that negotiations regarding the rights of EU citizens will be a priority once Article 50 is triggered later this month, until this issue is decided many EU nationals will remain in limbo in the UK with on-going uncertainties regarding whether or not they can continue to reside in the UK.
7 March 2017
What is behind the so called “tit-for-tat” EU and US visa spat?
Media outlets picked up a story that US nationals are going to need Schengen visas to travel anywhere in the EU. This is not (entirely) fake news. In this blog, Elspeth Guild and Nicolas Rollason explore the issues and explain the background to the situation.
