UK Immigration News

Sanwar Ali: additional reporting and comments Hundreds of UK student visa holders enrolled at Goldsmiths, SOAS and the Royal College of Art risk deportation after refusing to pay their tuition fees because of poor online teaching.

Sanwar Ali: additional reporting and comments Lawyers have warned that the Home Office is misleading the public over UK immigration issues by ‘presenting opinion as fact’.

Sanwar Ali: additional reporting and comments A controversial UK immigration policy to deport non-UK rough sleepers has been quietly revived by the Home Office, according to a report published by The Guardian.

Countries that refuse to take back failed asylum seekers and criminals could be hit by a UK visa ban under Home Secretary, Priti Patel’s, new immigration plans. A potential block on nations who don’t take in failed asylum seekers were announced as part of a ‘range of levers’ that the government is considering in order to tackle illegal immigration.

 

The Home Office has updated its sponsor licence guidance for workers and temporary workers. The updates include clarification on the record keeping duties of sponsors, which employers are required to follow in keeping with UK immigration rules. 

 

The recent UK Census may have missed migrant communities who fear UK immigration enforcement action, campaigners have warned. Millions of people completed their Census forms across England, Wales and Northern Ireland ahead of the 21 March deadline, with data gathered used to get a snapshot of the UK population.  

The data is assessed to determine and inform the government on how public funding should be spent. However, immigrant advocacy groups have warned that some communities risk not being represented in the Census, which is carried out every 10 years.