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Archive for July, 2013
The controversial Home Office pilot scheme that saw two vans driving around Hounslow, Barking & Dagenham, Ealing, Barnet, Brent and Redbridge last week carting billboards stating " Go Home or Face Arrest " has come to an end, having sparked outrage across communities and among politicians. The advertising campaign cost £10,000 and was designed to tempt illegal immigrants to leave the UK without facing arrest and deportation. The pilot scheme was described by the Home Office... Read more »
Posted: 29 July 2013 | Author: Gherson Immigration | Comments (0)
A recent case from the High Court has held that the introduction of the requirement for a British citizen to earn £18,600 per year in order to qualify to bring their family member to the UK is an unjustified and disproportionate interference with the ability of spouses to live together and contrary to Article 8 of the ECHR . Subsequent to the determination being issued the Home Office has announced it will suspend making decisions on applications where the financial requirements... Read more »
Posted: 26 July 2013 | Author: Gherson Immigration | Comments (0)
On 01 July 2013, Croatia joined the European Economic Area (EEA) thereby allowing their citizens to enter and live in the EEA. Unlike most other EEA countries that benefit from free rights of movement, restrictions much like those placed on Bulgarian and Romanian nationals apply to Croatian nationals wishing to come to the UK. What does this mean for Croatian nationals looking to migrate to the UK? It means that from 1 July 2013 you are able to enter freely into the UK and live... Read more »
Posted: 19 July 2013 | Author: Gherson Immigration | Comments (0)
On 9 July 2013 the government unveiled proposals which should toughen civil penalties against rogue businesses employing illegal migrant labour, but at the same time administrative costs for legitimate employers. The government's consultation on these proposals will run for six weeks, until 20 August 2013. These proposals follow two recent Home Office consultations which took place earlier this month aimed at reducing access to free NHS care as well as rented accommodation for illegal migrants.... Read more »
Posted: 15 July 2013 | Author: Gherson Immigration | Comments (0)
It has recently been revealed that UK Border control will soon be introducing a new frequent traveler registration scheme, aimed at creating a priority route or 'fast lane' through border control for business visitors to the UK who are able to demonstrate that they have frequently visited the UK prior as a business visitor. The pilot scheme be very limited at first, and will only be available for business visitors who are nationals of the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan. The... Read more »
Posted: 12 July 2013 | Author: Gherson Immigration | Comments (1)
The eight-year legal battle to deport Abu Qatada finally ended last week when the radical Palestinian-Jordanian cleric accused of terror connections left the UK to return to Jordan on Sunday morning. However, the costly fight was only concluded following the signing of a treaty between the UK and Jordan. The terror suspect has now been charged by military prosecutors with conspiracy to carry out terrorist acts between 1998 and 2000. The ' Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters... Read more »
Posted: 11 July 2013 | Author: Gherson Immigration | Comments (0)
Detainees at Morton Hall Immigration Removal Centre have been producing handcrafted items to donate to local charities. This initiative forms part of a new voluntary activity scheme run by the Home Office at the centre based near Newark. Last week residents of the centre gave representatives of Age UK Lincoln their homemade goods, which range from glasses cases to mobile phone holders. They will be donated to older people in the surrounding area and the initiative has met... Read more »
Posted: 10 July 2013 | Author: Gherson Immigration | Comments (0)
With the recent split of Border Force from UKBA and the subsequent loss of Agency status, the failings and criticism of UKBA has been widely reported in the media. Centre to the evaluation of the performance of UKBA since its inception in 2008 is the Independence Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICI). The role of the ICI was created to provide an independent, external assessment of the Home Office, both in the UK and abroad and reports directly to the Home Secretary. John Vine,... Read more »
Posted: 05 July 2013 | Author: Gherson Immigration | Comments (0)
Last week it emerged that the UKBA ignored 3,077 leads from the Police National Computer regarding missing asylum seekers. This failing came to light after Home Secretary, Theresa May, requested an investigation into the performance of the UKBA after a report highlighted serious failings at the UKBA. The concept that the UKBA have overlooked thousands of migrants will come as no surprise to those with any experience of dealing with the UKBA, however usually this results in encumbrances to... Read more »
Posted: 03 July 2013 | Author: Gherson Immigration | Comments (0)
It was reported in Friday's Times that Nadhim Zahawi, a Tory MP and party loyalist was calling for the Prime Minister to consider an amnesty for the 500,000 or so illegal immigrants currently estimated to be in the country. One can understand the superficial attraction of such a scheme, but what a smack in the mouth it would be for the hundreds of thousands of migrants who have obeyed the rules and often been refused on technicalities, or even by simple error on the part of the immigration... Read more »
Posted: 02 July 2013 | Author: Gherson Immigration | Comments (0)
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