21 November 2016
Was the 28-day grace period for overstaying really inconsistent with the need to comply with the UK’s immigration laws?
The latest statement of changes to the immigration rules, which will primarily take effect from 24 November 2016, brings about the abolition of the '28-day period', which rather graciously allowed many applicants to apply for further leave to remain after their current leave had expired.
21 November 2016
Immigration update - Further expansion of UK Registered Traveller Service
The Home Office has announced the expansion of the UK Registered Traveller Service to applicants from 16 new countries, with effect from today. Business travellers and frequent visitors will be able to benefit from faster entry to the UK as the Government’s Registered Traveller Service is expanded. Membership will now also be open to passengers from Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Brunei, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay and Uruguay, subject to meeting the membership criteria.
9 November 2016
First Brexit, now “Trexit” - US citizens moving to the UK post the Trump victory
With today's shock result US presidential election, many US citizens will be scratching their heads and wondering what happens next? After what has been possibly the most divisive election in recent memory, many Americans are waking up to a new reality and not necessarily one they agree with.
3 November 2016
Immigration update - statement of changes to the immigration rules published today
As widely anticipated, the latest statement of changes to the Immigration Rules incorporates the Tier 2 changes announced by the government in March, following the Tier 2 review conducted by the Migration Advisory Committee last year. A summary of the main changes are set out below, which will come into effect on 24 November 2016.
6 October 2016
Has ‘immigration’ become the political trump card?
Rising inequality? A lack of affordable homes? Dissatisfaction with a political class seen as increasingly out of touch? Fears about an ever more unstable world?
With such a range of complex issues facing them, politicians are increasingly seeking to simultaneously explain the growing sense of unease felt by their constituents and present simple solutions to these woes. Across Europe and the US, one issue which appears to address all of these concerns is being utilised by a growing number of politicians – and that issue is ‘immigration’.
