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UK visa fee waiver policy unlawful, government admits
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The Home Office has been forced to admit that its policy on UK visa fee waivers is unlawful. Under current rules, visa applicants from outside the UK only qualify for a visa fee waiver in ‘exceptional circumstances’, including civil war or a natural disaster. However, these rules are very different compared to in-country applications.

 

UK immigration reforms to fix British nationality laws
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Sanwar Ali: comments and additional reporting As part of proposed reforms to the UK immigration system, announced by Home Secretary Priti Patel, British nationality laws will be changed to fix so-called ‘Windrush anomalies.’ The changes are set to be welcomed by some of the victims of the ‘outdated’ rules.
Home Office hit with legal action over UK immigration policy
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Sanwar Ali: comments and additional reporting A Home Office UK immigration policy that has seen child asylum seekers placed in adult accommodation and threatened with deportation is facing legal action. Lawyers say that some children have wrongly been assessed as adults, with the Home Office recruiting its own social workers to carry out age assessments. Mistakes like these are more likely to happen if the Home Office uses its own social workers.
UK indefinite leave to remain for refugees
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Sanwar Ali: additional reporting and comments UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, will announce that refugees arriving in the UK via an approved route will be granted indefinite leave to remain (ILR).
UK immigration amnesty for some says Boris Johnson
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Sanwar Ali: additional comments and reporting UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has said that he is open to legalising the UK immigration status of some illegal immigrants, according to a report published by Bloomberg.
Fresh UK immigration asylum seeker processing plan revealed
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UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, is reportedly considering sending asylum seekers overseas to be processed. The government believes that sending migrants to other countries for processing will comply with human rights laws. The plan is said to be part of Patel’s efforts to overhaul the UK immigration system.

 

According to a report published The Times, the British overseas territory of Gibraltar is one location being considered by the government, along with the Isle of Man and other islands off the UK coastline.