A group of Labour Party MPs have urged the British government to ensure changes to permanent residency requirements do not undermine support for Hongkongers on the bespoke visa pathway or others admitted on humanitarian grounds. They have asked the Home Office to consider exempting the BN(O) routes from the government’s proposed overhaul of the wider…
The United Kingdom government laid out its immigration policy proposal, which it claims will be the “biggest overhaul of the legal migration model in 50 years.” Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is introducing a new “earned settlement” model that will transform how and when migrants can access settlement, benefits, and long-term residency. Under the proposed changes,…
The British government says it will launch the largest overhaul of asylum seeker policy in modern times, drawing inspiration from Denmark’s approach, which is one of the toughest in Europe. The Labour government has been hardening its immigration policies, as it seeks to stem the surging popularity of the populist Reform UK party, which has…
The UK government has launched a campaign warning international students not to overstay their visas, with Home Secretary Yvette Cooper saying those who remain without legal status will face removal. According to a BBC News report, the Home Office has directly contacted international students by text and email for the first time. Around 10,000 students…
A DRUG smuggler who was deported three times has won the right to stay in the UK after judges ruled it would upset his family life. Fraudster Oduola Toye snuck back into the country using fake names after being booted out repeatedly for smuggling Class A drugs. 3 The serial fraudster was allowed to stay…
File picture of Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo : AP New Delhi: India is among the countries being added to an expanded UK government list of countries where foreign criminals will be deported once they are sentenced before their appeals. The move, the UK government said, was part of…
Image for representation. India has been added to the United Kingdom’s “Deport Now, Appeal Later” scheme, which allows foreign criminals to be deported before their appeals are heard. The Home Office on Sunday said the list has expanded from eight to 23 countries in a bid to speed up removals and reduce migration. Those deported…
Migrants who arrive in Britain on small boats will be able to keep their mobile phones, a minister has said. Dame Angela Eagle, a Home Office minister, said the Government “doesn’t want absolutely every phone” from those who cross the Channel. Ministers unveiled plans in January to crack down on people smuggling by allowing Border…
The UK government will begin enforcing the first phase of immigration reforms from July 22, 2025, as part of its wider policy agenda outlined in the immigration white paper titled “Restoring control over the immigration system”. The measures, aimed at reducing net migration, include a narrower list of sponsor-eligible jobs and a ban on overseas…