Since leaving the EU at the start of the year, a clock has been ticking for many British citizens living in the EU who after this Wednesday will be at risk of becoming ‘undocumented migrants’ abroad liable to face fines or deportation. The changed...
International students with a valid student visa on the 1st of July 2021 and beyond will be eligible for the newly announced Graduate route visa, to stay and work in the UK for two or three years. The changes come as the Home Office on Thursday...
Yesterday The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) published a report regarding the detrimental effects of the No Recourse to Public Funds policy on migrants during the pandemic. The report outlines the disadvantages migrants face and...
For more than 50 years, the au pair programme has existed as a mutually beneficial arrangement between young Europeans, and British families. However, post-Brexit immigration policies have placed this scheme under threat. The lack of a dedicated au...
On Wednesday 11th November, the Immigration Act 2020 or EU Withdrawal Bill received Royal Assent and became law in the UK ending free movement. Lets take a look at what’s in it. The UK government’s announcment the Immigration Bill will...
The unprecedented nature of the time we are living in cannot be understated. Right now, countries across the world are on lockdown. Measures have been taken to ensure citizens of these countries avoid as much contact with one another as is...
General Union GMB has warned the Government that the UK’s care system is facing a “black hole” due to expected staff shortages of 460,000 if new immigration policies are carried out as planned. As many of those working in the field are deemed “low...
Historically, free movement and art have been two concepts that go hand in hand. European artists and performers have spent the last century leaping between cultural hubs – Paris, Berlin, Milan, London – to create and perform, learn new techniques...
Freelancers hoping to stay in or migrate to the UK are effectively being told not to bother, as the new immigration rules starves them out. The new policy paper, published last week, states: “We will not be creating a dedicated route for self...
Matthew Davies, partner and Head of Business Immigration at Midlands law firm Wright Hassall, responds to the Government’s announcement of post-Brexit immigration changes which ends free movement and brings EEA nationals within a “new”...