UNHCR audit highlights Home Office Asylum Interview challenges, Calls for reform
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has published a significant new report assessing the quality and effectiveness of asylum interviews conducted by the
Home Secretary confirms earned settlement ILR reforms will be retrospective
The Home Secretary has confirmed that upcoming reforms to indefinite leave to remain (ILR) will be applied retrospectively, as part of a broader βearned settlementβ
UK introduces visa break for student applicants under new immigration rules
UK introduces visa break for student applicants under new immigration rules The UK government is set to implement a visa break later this month, affecting
Legal Challenge Targets Home Office Β£40,000 Voluntary Departure Payments
A legal challenge has been launched against the UK government over a pilot scheme reportedly offering payments of up to Β£40,000 to certain failed asylum
Major Immigration Rules changes announced in the United Kingdom
The government of the United Kingdom has published a new Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 1691), introducing several significant amendments to the immigration
Failed asylum seeker families to be offered up to Β£40,000 to leave UK
Families of failed asylum seekers in the UK may now be offered up to Β£40,000 to leave the country under a new trial scheme announced
Major overhaul of UK asylum system introduces 30-month refugee leave under βcore protectionβ model
The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has today announced the start of sweeping reforms to the UKβs asylum system, originally outlined in November last year. In
UK Refugee status to become temporary under major Asylum Reform
The UK government has announced a major change to its asylum system, with refugee status now set to become temporary. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed
Ukrainians given more time to renew UK visas as Home Office extends Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme
The Home Office has announced that Ukrainians currently in the UK will now have substantially more time to apply for an extension under the Ukraine
UK Asylum claims fall slightly in 2025 while small boat arrivals rise
The number of people claiming asylum in the UK dropped by 4% in 2025, according to new Home Office data, even as arrivals on small