15 July 2013
Nationality and immigration pitfalls in international surrogacy
Entering into an international surrogacy arrangement is becoming an increasingly popular option for prospective parent(s). This growing popularity is spurred on by the wider availability of global surrogacy services, high profile celebrity surrogate babies and increasing frustration with adoption services both domestic and foreign. As more children are born as the result of a surrogacy arrangement, family, immigration and nationality laws in the UK and across the globe have struggled to keep up with this developing area of law.
4 July 2013
Immigration Update: Tier 2 Sponsorship Questionnaire from the Home Office
The Home Office is undertaking an internal review to consider how the application and enforcement of immigration policies and processes in relation to skilled and highly skilled migrants can be improved.
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.
27 June 2013
Immigration Update: New Super Priority Visa Service Launched for Business Visitors
The Home Office has started piloting a new same day super priority visa service which it hopes to roll out more widely including in the US.
20 June 2013
Immigration Update: Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013 and other changes effective 1st July
The UK government has now formally completed ratification of the Croatian Accession Treaty and has published the Regulations which come into force on 1 July 2013.