The Children’s Society has launched a petition asking the UK Government to reinstate legal aid for all unaccompanied and separated migrant children. The petition also calls on the government to always waive application fees and the costly immigration health surcharge in their immigration applications. In 2012 the government decided to remove free legal help for […] More
Fighting clandestine people smuggling into the UK is a top threat for the National Crime Agency (NCA), Jayne Lloyd, NCA branch commander, has said. She made the remarks after three men suspected of being members of an organised crime group involved in moving Albanian nationals from Europe into the UK were charged with people smuggling […] More
UK will withdraw the outdated landing cards as part of the plans to ease travel for more than 16 million non-European passengers who arrive in the UK each year. Non-European travellers have been required to fill out a landing card with basic information about themselves and their travel since 1971. Home Office has announced that […] More
Brilliant students abroad who would like to come to the UK for studies can apply for the Chevening Scholarships. The Chevening Secretariat is accepting applications for UK Government scholarships to study in the UK in 2018/2019. The applications for Chevening Scholarships can be submitted via www.chevening.org/apply between 7th August and 7th November 2017. Chevening Scholarships are […] More
A restauranteur has been disqualified for seven years for employing people not eligible to work in the UK. Mohammed Eleas Hussain, the director of Bengal Palace in Seaford, East Sussex, was disqualified for failing to ensure the restaurant did not employ illegal workers. Mr Hussain has given an undertaking to the Secretary of State for Business, […] More
Tuberculosis (TB) test is mandatory for all the people from South Africa, Lesotho or Swaziland who want to come to the UK for more than six months. The TB test must be from a clinic approved by the Home Office. This means that a TB test from a clinic not approved by the Home Office […] More
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to examine the role EU nationals play in the UK economy and society. The major study being carried out by the government’s independent advisers on migration will also look at how the UK’s immigration system should be aligned with a modern industrial strategy. Home […] More
People in the UK claiming tax credits are urged to renew their claims by 31st July 2017 or face their payments being stopped. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has revealed that 960,000 tax credit claimants are yet to renew their claims. Last year 410,000 customers had their payments stopped or altered because they missed the […] More
The government has extended the retirement age to 68, a move that will force millions of workers in the UK to work an extra year before retiring. The State Pension age will increase to 68 between 2037 and 2039. It had been due to rise by a year – from the current age of 67 […] More
Newly unveiled rules will consign to history rip-off card charges in the UK. The government has decided to act to end these unfair fees for millions of people across the country. Under the new rules card-charging in Britain - where people can be charged 20% extra for purchases like a flight just for paying with a […] More
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, the first ever turbanned Sikh to the British parliament has said through his election “a glass ceiling has truly been broken.” Mr Dhesi is the new Labour MP for Slough. In his maiden speech in the House of Commons, Mr Singh Dhesi praised Slough for being the first town to elect the […] More
Independent inspectors have strongly criticized the conditions under which detainees are held at Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre (HIRC). The latest report by inspectors from the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) shines a spotlight on the often miserable conditions for some 1,000 detainees being held each month under immigration powers at the HIRC. IMB welcomes the fact […] More
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