Category: immigration

R(AM)(Cameroon) v Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (No 2) , Secretary of State for the Home Department as interested party – WLR Daily

Posted February 25th, 2008 in immigration, judicial review, law reports by sally

R(AM)(Cameroon) v Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (No 2) , Secretary of State for the Home Department as interested party [2008] EWCA Civ 100; [2008] WLR (D) 57

“Where a statutory review of an immigration appeal mistakenly went ahead before a judicial review application establishing a good arguable case had been heard resulting in a final determination, that determination should be set aside and the judicial review proceed.”

WLR Daily, 22nd February 2008

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Judge: Britain has lost control of its borders – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 25th, 2008 in deportation, detention, immigration, news by sally

“A judge yesterday bemoaned Britain’s loss of border controls ‘for the first time since 1066’ and the deportation centres set up to cope with the result.”

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Daily Telegraph, 23rd February 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Britain may abolish ancestry visa – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 21st, 2008 in immigration, news by sally

“Britain is proposing to sever its historic ties to tens of thousands of Commonwealth nationals who have an automatic right through descent to live and work here.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st February 2008

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Contract for citizenship – Home Office

Posted February 21st, 2008 in citizenship, immigration, press releases by sally

“Major changes proposed to the way foreign nationals achieve British citizenship.”

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Home Office, 20th February 2008

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Foreign brides who plan to live in Britain ‘must speak English’ – The Times

Posted February 21st, 2008 in immigration, married persons, news by sally

“Thousands of foreigners who want to marry a British person and move to Britain will have to take an English language test, the Prime Minister announced yesterday.”

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The Times, 21st February 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Migrants must pay a tax to enter UK – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 20th, 2008 in immigration, news, taxation by sally

“Foreigners coming to Britain are to face a new ‘immigrant tax’ under Government plans to try to make them help pay for the schools and hospitals they use, ministers are to announce.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th February 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

UK may join EU border security system – The Guardian

Posted February 14th, 2008 in immigration, news by sally

“Britain could join a proposed new EU system to enhance border security and combat illegal migration through satellite surveillance and fingerprinting of all foreign visitors, it emerged yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 14th February 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ministers confirm that US wants armed guards on transatlantic flights – The Guardian

Posted February 12th, 2008 in airlines, immigration, news, terrorism by sally

“Ministers admitted yesterday that they are examining Washington’s demands to allow armed guards on US airline flights from the UK to America, and indicated that the request could affect the future of visa-free travel by Britons to America.”

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The Guardian, 12th February 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

New points based system begins – Border & Immigration Agency

Posted February 7th, 2008 in immigration, press releases by sally

“Details of Britain’s new Australian-style points based immigration system (PBS) were announced today (6 February) as the Government published the rules for highly skilled foreign workers applying to come to the UK.”

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Border & Immigration Agency, 6th February 2008

Source: www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk

‘Illegals’ free for security work – BBC News

Posted January 30th, 2008 in immigration, news, security companies by sally

“At least 4,000 illegal workers have yet to be banned from taking security jobs, despite the passing of a deadline set by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.”

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BBC News, 29th January 2008

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KG (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; AK (Sri Lanka) v Same – WLR Daily

Posted January 29th, 2008 in EC law, immigration, law reports by sally

KG (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; AK (Sri Lanka) v Same [2008] EWCA Civ 13;[2008] WLR (D) 11

“The right of a citizen of the European Union and his family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States did not extend to “other family members” (falling within art 3(2)(a) but not art 2(2) of Parliament and Council Directive 2004/38/EC) who had not been the dependants or members of the household of the Union citizens in the European Economic Area state from which the citizen had moved.”

WLR Daily, 28th January 2008

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Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Regina (Payir and Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department Case – Times Law Reports

Posted January 29th, 2008 in EC law, immigration, law reports by sally

Regina (Payir and Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department Case C-294/06

Court of Justice of the European Communities

“The right of a Turkish national to continue in employment in an EC member state after working there for more than a year, was not affected by the fact that that person had initially been given leave to enter the country as an au pair or as a student.”

The Times, 29th January 2008

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Peers warned of Crime Bill’s threat to justice system – The Bar Council

Posted January 22nd, 2008 in criminal justice, immigration, news by sally

“The Bar Council and the Criminal Bar Association have set out to the House of Lords their concerns over the controversial Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill.”

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The Bar Council, 21st January 2008

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Immigration chief defends deportation of cancer patient – The Guardian

Posted January 16th, 2008 in deportation, immigration, medical treatment, news by sally

“The head of Britain’s immigration agency last night defended the decision to deport a Ghanaian cancer patient from her Cardiff hospital bed by insisting that there were hundreds of such cases each year.”

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The Guardian, 16th January 2008

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MW (Liberia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Report

Posted January 15th, 2008 in children, immigration, law reports by sally

MW (Liberia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

“A foreign national child of parents or a relative present and settled in the UK was not entitled to enter unless he would be maintained, without recourse to public funds, by the parent or relative he was seeking to join, not third parties.”

The Times, 15th January 2008

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Crackdown on immigration unveiled – BBC News

Posted January 14th, 2008 in immigration, news by sally

“The Home Office is to set out new measures to strengthen Britain’s borders and cut illegal immigration.”

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BBC News, 14th January 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bar Council and Criminal Bar Association voice concerns on Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill – The Bar Council

Posted January 9th, 2008 in criminal justice, immigration, press releases by sally

“The Bar Council and the Criminal Bar Association have voiced their concerns about key elements of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill in a hard-hitting briefing sent to MPs this week.”

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The Bar Council, 8th January 2008

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

AB (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Posted January 4th, 2008 in immigration, law reports, married persons by sally

AB (Jamaica) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Court of Appeal

“A spouse who had married an overseas overstayer was entitled to have his right to a family life to be taken into account, although he was not a formal party to the proceedings seeking the removal of the overstayer.”

The Times, 4th January 2008

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Racism at immigration centres revealed in report – The Guardian

Posted January 4th, 2008 in immigration, news, racism by sally

“Staff training at immigration detention centres must be improved, says an official report which recorded a catalogue of racist behaviour in the system.”

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The Guardian, 4th January 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Critics attack £1,000 bond scheme for foreign relatives who visit UK – The Independent

Posted December 19th, 2007 in immigration, news by sally

“Moves to make families pay bonds of up to £1,000 to sponsor visits by foreign relatives have been condemned as discriminatory.”

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The Independent, 19th December 2007

Source: www.independent.co.uk