3 January 2017
Immigration update - changes to Immigration Health Surcharge, criminal record checks and document retention rules
The UK immigration rules rarely stand still and new changes have already been introduced in 2017. In this blog we look at rule changes involving Immigration Health Surcharge, criminal record checks and document retention.
22 December 2016
Immigration News Round-Up for 2016
2016 has been an eventful year for Immigration, which kicked off in January with the widely anticipated publication of Migration Advisory Committee.
20 December 2016
Immigration Act 2016: Government tackling illegal migration or passing the buck?
On 1st December 2016 the Government introduced provisions 39, 40 and 41 of the Immigration Act 2016 targeting residential landlords who fail to comply with their right to rent obligations. The reason for carrying out these checks is because they give the landlord a statutory excuse against a civil penalty (a fine) if it later turns out that the person does not have permission to be in the UK.
20 December 2016
“Fair” dismissal after failing to prove the right to work in the UK
I got dismissed from my job, even though I am allowed to live and work in the UK! Why?
This is exactly what happened in the recent case of Baker v Abellio London Ltd ET/2302684/2015. The employment tribunal held that an employer was allowed to fairly dismiss an employee who could not produce a document that confirmed he had the right to work in the UK, even though they accepted that he was legally resident here.
14 December 2016
Local authorities roll out new streamlined services for British citizenship and Permanent Residence applications
In recent months the Home Office, in partnership with local authorities, has rolled out a number of new initiatives for those making British citizenship applications and for EEA nationals applying for documents certifying they have acquired Permanent Residence under EU law. These new services offer a number of benefits for applicants, not least the ability to retain an original passport whilst an application is being processed but also speeding up the processing time. Set out in this blog is a brief overview of these new services and the benefits they provide.
