Immigration news

According to new data published by Tech Nation, Chinese IT specialists are experiencing a high approval ratio for the UK Global Talent Visa. Despite India, Nigeria and the USA making up the top three countries from which so-called ‘exceptional talent’ has arrived in the UK, IT experts from China have been approved at a higher percentage rate than any other nation.

 

Kevin Foster, the UK’s Minister for Future Borders and Immigration recently joined a successful webinar hosted by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) to discuss the impact of the UK’s post-Brexit immigration system on seasonal workers. The webinar highlighted the significant number of highly-skilled, non-UK citizens working in seasonal job roles.

 

A US visa reciprocity fee imposed on Nigerians has been removed. The news has been welcomed by the Nigerian government following a wave of US visa sanctions imposed on the African nation. In October, Workpermit.com reported that Nigeria had been hit by a US green card lottery ban.  

 

The UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) department of the Home Office is racing to deport asylum seekers ahead of the completion of the Brexit transition period. From January 2021, the Home Office will be unable to return them to the EU. However, in the rush to remove asylum seekers, UKVI could inadvertently be failing to follow screening procedures.

 

Hundreds of vulnerable asylum seekers – many of which could potentially be victims of trafficking - face deportation in the coming weeks as UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, steps up removals.

In yet another blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict US immigration, a judge has ordered that the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals (DACA) program must be reopened to new applicants. The program, which protects some young immigrants in the US from deportation, was closed to new applicants in July.

 

The ruling by Judge Nicholas Garaufis means that the Trump administration must reopen the program to first time applicants and restore the period of protection to two years. 

Campaigners have urged the UK government to protect the immigration rights of eight Fijian veterans who served in the British Army. In August, Workpermit.com reported that the veterans had pursued a judicial review against the Home Office and the Ministry of Defence (MoD). However, the veterans recently lost a court battle to remain in the UK.