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Archive for September, 2015
On 30 April 2015, in a landmark decision, Judge Christoph Bauer of the Regional Court in Vienna refused to order the extradition of Dmitry Firtash to the US, finding that the evidence was insufficient and, more significantly, that the US request was politically motivated. Firtash, the most political of the Ukrainian 'oligarchs' was arrested in Vienna in March 2014 following a US extradition request. Bail was set at 125 million Euros (US$178 million). Behind Mr Firtash's... Read more »
Posted: 21 September 2015 | Author: Gherson Extradition | Comments (0)
Measures introduced to make landlords legally responsible for checking the immigration status of their tenants have lead to landlords deliberately discriminating against people who don't have a British passport, new report by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants ("JCWI") has found. The "Right to Rent Scheme" was introduced by the Immigration Act 2014, as part of the Conservative Party's agenda to create a "hostile environment" for irregular migrants in the UK. Under the provisions... Read more »
Posted: 18 September 2015 | Author: Gherson Immigration | Comments (0)
The Home Office has released a new Statement of Changes in the Immigration Rules, HC 347, dated 17 September 2015. With effect from 15 October 2015, the Overseas Domestic Worker Employment Contract at Appendix 7 will have various amendments made to the document. If an application has been submitted prior to this date and a decision has not been made, then this will be considered under the rules in force on 14 October 2015. Firstly the contract now states that the signed original contract... Read more »
Posted: 18 September 2015 | Author: Gherson Immigration | Comments (0)
Earlier this month, French President, Francois Hollande proposed a meeting of the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine in Paris to discuss the situation in Ukraine . He stated that, in view of progress with regards to the ceasefire, he hopes to see an end to sanctions against Russia. The summit between Russian President Putin, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and France's Francois Hollande will take place 2 October 2015 in Paris. Hollande has... Read more »
Posted: 18 September 2015 | Author: Gherson Extradition | Comments (0)
The rules requiring Tier 1 applicants to provide criminal record certificates are now in force . Since 1 September 2015 all Tier 1 Investor and Entrepreneur Migrants applying for entry clearance to the UK now need to obtain an overseas criminal record certificate which they will need to provide when submitting their applications. All applicants in these categories (i.e. Tier 1 Investors and Entrepreneurs) are required to produce a criminal record certificate from every country (excluding... Read more »
Posted: 17 September 2015 | Author: Gherson Immigration | Comments (0)
Worrying drop in number of investors coming to the UK There has been much coverage of the latest annual net migration figures, which showed a record high of 330,000 in the year to March. However, there has been little, if any, comment on the fact that the latest Home Office Quarterly Migration Statistics , published on the same day, revealed a worrying drop in the number of investors being granted visas to enter the UK. The figures are buried in one of the data tables . They show that... Read more »
Posted: 04 September 2015 | Author: Gherson Immigration | Comments (0)
Planned Immigration Reforms 'Punish Businesses' Accusing Ed Miliband of being 'anti-business' was one of the key lines of attack from the Conservative party during the 2015 election campaign. Now their stance on immigration has led to the very same accusation being levelled at them. The Institute of Directors, an organization that has represented company directors, senior business leaders and entrepreneurs for over 100 years, along with the think-tank British Future warned that David... Read more »
Posted: 04 September 2015 | Author: Gherson Immigration | Comments (0)
Debate erupts over official terminology - "Migrant Crisis" or "Refugee Crisis"? The headlines have been dominated in recent months by one particular topic, the thousands of families and individuals setting out on a perilous journey to reach European shores. This is indeed a global issue, worthy of the title "crisis". The big question now, however, is are the politicians and news outlets correct in referencing this as a "Migrant" crisis; or is the term "Refugee" crisis far more appropriate?... Read more »
Posted: 04 September 2015 | Author: Gherson Immigration | Comments (0)
Immigration Bill to introduce six month jail sentence for illegal workers The Government has announced that the forthcoming Immigration Bill will include a new criminal offence of illegal working, punishable by up to six months' imprisonment and an unlimited fine in England and Wales. The creation of the criminal offence would also allow wages to be seized as the proceeds of crime. If implemented, these proposals might mean that,illegal migrants who are caught working could be arrested,... Read more »
Posted: 04 September 2015 | Author: Gherson Immigration | Comments (0)
Rapper Tyler, The Creator Banned from the UK The rapper Tyler, The Creator was turned away at the UK border last week and informed that he was banned by the Home Secretary, Theresa May, from entering the UK for the next three to five years, apparently on the basis of the lyrical content of his music. He was due to perform at a number of festivals, including Reading and Leeds. When Tyler was refused at the border, he was held in a detention room where he claims the Border Force Officer quoted... Read more »
Posted: 04 September 2015 | Author: Gherson Immigration | Comments (0)
Gherson involved in cancellation of two INTERPOL Red Notices In August 2015 INTERPOL took the highly unusual step of announcing the cancellation of Red Notices against British businessman, Mr Rafat Ali Rizvi, and Saudi National, Mr Hesham Al-Warraq. The cancellation was reported on I NTERPOL's public website . INTERPOL confirmed the deletion of all information concerning them from INTERPOL's files and issued signed letters confirming the same to risk international profiling agencies and... Read more »
Posted: 04 September 2015 | Author: Gherson Extradition | Comments (0)
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