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UK immigration faces 140 years’ worth of visa applications post-Brexit

Submitted by ritmanis on

According to a study carried out by Oxford University’s Migration Observatory, UK immigration faces 140 years’ worth of visa applications if all European nationals, currently in Britain, applied for residency in the aftermath of Brexit. Experts say that the Home Office would struggle to cope with a deluge of permanent residency filings.

UK Immigration Brexit Deal on EU Freedom of Movement Rules

Submitted by ritmanis on

In recent months Its understood that the European Union has been considering plans that will grant UK immigration exemption from freedom of movement rules for up to seven years. Meanwhile, EU member states are reviewing proposals that will give the UK continued access to the single market. Both plans could form part of a potential Brexit deal.

Comments by Sanwar Ali:

The expensive, confusing and overly bureaucratic UK visa processing system makes things even worse when there is a pandemic.  Further bad news is that the infection rate appears to be increasing in parts of the UK.

Comments by Sanwar Ali:

Recently there have been changes to the coronavirus COVID-19 Government UK visa advice.  There is a new concession that benefits Tier 4 visa students and other visa holders as well.  Everyone whose visa expires between 24 January 2020 and 31 July 2020 can stay until 31 August 2020.

Comments by Sanwar Ali:

The closure of UK visa application centres has delayed UK visa applications by a number of months.  Surely, there should now be a review on how to simplify the system and make it cheaper for applicants.  It is confusing for people to have to use multiple websites.  Why not have one site that

Comments by Sanwar Ali:

It does seem to be an interesting state of affairs that anti-immigration and anti-Muslim extremist Tommy Robinson may become a “refugee” himself.   The founder of the racist English Defence League (EDL) Tommy Robinson has been banned from Facebook and Instagram for breaching hate speech rules.&

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The UK visa system is complex, expensive and bureaucratic.  It must be possible to make it simpler and easier to navigate so making it easier for overseas Army recruits to extend their UK visa.  These overseas applicants are not allowed to work while waiting in the UK and so may be facing financial difficulties.  There has b

Comments by Sanwar Ali:

People can be excused for being extremely cynical about the apparent change of heart by the Home Office.  Action by the Government has been somewhat lacking.  The “hostile environment” policy has affected other BAME (Black, Asian and minority ethnic)