UK Immigration News

UK immigration plans to evict asylum seekers from Home Office accommodation have been scrapped. The Home Office ‘U-turn’ means that around 4,000 people, who have been refused asylum in the UK, won’t face immediate eviction from their accommodation amid the coronavirus pandemic.

 

More than 1,000 Afghan interpreters have won a battle to be granted UK visas. The UK Defence Secretary has announced that a total of 1,010 interpreters out of 2,850 who served British forces will have their UK visa applications fast-tracked. The move comes after they had their contracts terminated between 2001 and 2014, without the right to appeal the decision.

 

Amid calls from foreign NHS staff to overhaul UK immigration rules for adult dependent relatives, new data shows that fewer than 1 in 25 adult dependent relative visas are granted by the Home Office first time round. Senior figures in the NHS have described the data as a ‘slap in the face for hardworking doctors’, according to a report published by iNews.

 

The UK Home Office is being urged to create a ‘coronavirus recovery visa’ for Britain’s hospitality sector, according to a report published by iNews. However, the Home Office is calling on employers to focus on training the domestic workforce. The call from leaders in the hospitality sector comes amid major staffing shortfalls across pubs and restaurants.

 

The British government has launched a consultation with a view to waiving UK visa fees for non-UK military personnel serving in the British Armed Forces. The consultation was recently launched by UK Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace and UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel. 

 

British citizens have wrongly been sent letters by the Home Office warning them about their UK immigration status. Campaigners have said that the ‘scattergun’ mailshot sent to some long-term UK citizens highlights the government’s ‘couldn’t care less attitude’ and demonstrates that they have learnt nothing from the Windrush scandal.