Last weekend, UK Visa and Immigration carried out numerous Immigration Enforcement operations across the UK in an attempt to catch rogue landlords and employers. Previously the Home Office made it clear... read more →
In order to monitor the level of immigration in the UK, the Home Office has increased the number of unannounced UKVI Compliance Audits for Tier 2 Sponsor Licence Holders. Sponsor... read more →
Since the introduction of the Right to Rent Scheme in England, landlords are required to conduct an obligatory Right to Rent check before renting their properties. The Right to Rent... read more →
The rights of EU national children born to a non-EU national parent were more clearly defined by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice (“the ECJ”) in the... read more →
Immigration detention is the administrative process whereby an individual is subject to immigration control and is held whilst they wait for either permission to enter the country, or before they... read more →
When demonstrating that an asylum-seeker faces a real risk of persecution, the distribution of the burden of proof between claimant and Immigration Authorities is theoretically in favour of the claimant.... read more →
Tier 4 Register of Sponsors is a list of educational institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under Tier 4 and includes information about the category of students, they are licenced... read more →
The Supreme Court delivered another significant judgement in the appeal concerning Hesham Ali v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] UKSC 60. The appeals tackled the issue of whether... read more →
Shortage Occupation List is a list of shortage occupations which are ones where there are not enough settled workers to fill available jobs in particular sectors. Employers willing to employ... read more →
As well as fines of £20,000 per illegal worker, the UK Government imposes immigration enforcement via the Insolvency Service by now regularly utilising their powers under the Company Directors Disqualification... read more →
Recent Comments