Immigration news

Sanwar Ali: additional reporting and comments BNO visa holders from Hong Kong arriving in the UK will benefit from a £43 million support package to help them settle in Britain, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced.

Sanwar Ali: additional reporting and comments US President, Joe Biden, is seeking funding to investigate claims of white supremacist beliefs across US immigration agencies.

Sanwar Ali: addtional reporting and comments The Home Office has announced free UK visa extensions for overseas health workers. Many health care workers, including many who have been on the frontline throughout the coronavirus pandemic will be given a free, 12-month extension. The extension will apply to eligible workers whose visas are due to expire before October 2021 and their dependants.   The UK has some of the highest visa fees in the world and so this visa fee concession will be welcomed by many.

Sanwar Ali: additional reporting and comments US employers are being reminded that US anti-discrimination laws apply to every business in America and not just those that sponsor US visas to hire foreign workers.

Sanwar Ali: additional reporting and comments A report published by Wired, provides details of a secretive Home Office UK immigration database with information on millions of people.

Sanwar Ali: additional reporting and comments A report published by Brown University says that the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program, reserved for translators who have helped the US army in Afghanistan and Iraq, needs an overhaul amid criticism of its ‘bureaucratic inefficiencies’ and problems with the application process. Afghan translators faced terrible risks working for the US military in Afghanistan.  It is not safe for them to wait years in Afghanistan for a US visa.  This should be a US Government funding priority.  More staff are desperately need