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30 October 2014
On 29 November 2014 David Cameron announced that there will be a vote in the House of Commons regarding the future of the UK's involvement in the controversial European Arrest Warrant scheme within... Read more »
15 August 2014
Russian citizens face criminal prosecution should they fail to notify the RF Federal Migration Service (FMS) that they hold foreign citizenship, a residence permit or "long-term" visa. The law has... Read more »
Home Office's Detained Fast Track System (DTS) found to carry "unacceptably high risk of unfairness"
29 July 2014
Cristina Cozma Detention Action v Secretary of State for the Home Department The Home Office's Detained Fast Track System (DFT) is held to carry "an unacceptably high risk of unfairness"... Read more »
10 July 2014
Skraba v Regional Court in Nowy Sacz Poland [2014] EWHC 2193 (Admin) On 3 July 2014 the High Court issued an important ruling regarding costs in extradition proceedings . In recent years,... Read more »
07 July 2014
Historically, The United Kingdom did not allow nationality to be passed on to a child born outside the United Kingdom by their mother. Only the child's father could confer a right of citizenship... Read more »
28 May 2014
A number of changes were recently made to the Immigration Rules. All changes mentioned below are effective from 6 April 2014 unless otherwise stated. Website The UK Border Agency (UKBA) website... Read more »
24 April 2014
Since 2002, 42 people have had their British Citizenship revoked by the UK government . The majority of revocations are believed to have been on national security grounds, and 15 of those affected... Read more »
08 April 2014
New Maintenance Requirements for all Points Based System visa categories from 1 July 2014 - Are you ready? As reported earlier, the Home Office has, on 6 April 2014, introduced a range of changes... Read more »
01 April 2014
The committee of MPs that scrutinises the work of the Home Office - called the Home Affairs Committee (HAC) of the House of Commons - has made a surprising and unwarranted recommendation in respect... Read more »
03 March 2014
Chairman of the Home Office's Migration Advisory Committee says the government has been "giving away" visas to some of the world's wealthiest people. More than 850 Russian oligarchs and Chinese millionaires... Read more »