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After the ban on grants of leave to those in the inadmissibility process was lifted following the change in government last year, there has finally started to be some progress on deciding asylum claims. However early signs are that that the emphasis on fast decision making is coming at the...
BY Colin Yeo
Employers in the UK are required to conduct right to work checks to ensure that their employees have the legal right to work. If the employer knows, or ought to know, that the individual does not have permission to work, they can face civil penalties of up to £60,000 and...
BY Gordana Gligorevic
Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter! On Friday the Home Office announced a new £1.5 million fund to help people with the Windrush Compensation Scheme. Assistance is needed and welcome, but the announcement does not include help with legal fees and instead makes a point of saying that “Many...
BY Sonia Lenegan
The Court of Appeal has rejected a student’s argument that the Home Secretary should have exercised discretion and considered his application to switch into the skilled worker route, instead of rejecting it for not meeting the validity requirements after a rule change came into force prohibiting such a move. The...
BY Sonia Lenegan
The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill has completed its committee stage and a date for report stage has not yet been announced. The Bill as first introduced has had a couple of amendments at committee stage, both introduced by the government. The main changes relate to the EU Settlement...