Naba Zia

The IAA (Immigration Advice Authority), formerly the OISC, often reminds us that an important part of its function is to protect the...Read More

You may be familiar with the previous Government’s Rwanda asylum scheme, whereby asylum-seekers who arrived in the UK would be sent to...Read More

We recently told you about the case of Ms Ancy Andrews (“Care worker detained and removed for illegal working”, 28 February) and...Read More

In our fairly recent vlog and blog (28 February, “Care Worker Removed”) we told you about the sad case of Ms Ancy...Read More

They say that what goes up must come down, but this does not seem entirely reliable, not with Home Office immigration fees...Read More

Back in the old days – before 1 January 1983 to be exact – if you were born in the UK you...Read More

We have been reading a lot recently about how the Labour Government is being tough on migrants who are or who are...Read More

The previous Conservative Government introduced some very draconian laws in its Illegal Migration Act 2023, which imposed severe penalties on asylum-seekers who...Read More

In our blog of 14 January, we discussed cancellation/revocation of visas or settlement status. This time we are discussing the revocation of...Read More

The Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) is – or more accurately was – the organisation that regulates immigration services firms...Read More

Well, it can, but the Home Office would have to give a good reason, or at least what they think is a...Read More

As we have informed you more than once, hard-copy immigration documents like BRPs and vignettes are supposed to be dead and buried...Read More

Back in November 2022 we informed you that Columbian nationals had been given non-visa national status. In other words, they were now...Read More

You may sometimes read in the media about somebody being “deported” from the UK – ie being expelled from the country. The...Read More

If your visa application is refused (for example a family or long residence visa) you may have the right to appeal before...Read More

Home Offices statistics tell us that 5.7 million people have taken advantage of the EU Settlement Scheme and hold either Settled Status...Read More

Earlier this month the £29,000 income requirement for sponsors under Appendix FM (family members) came into effect. The basic rule is now...Read More

We have already warned readers about significant forthcoming changes in the immigration rules in April 2024, specifically a large increase in the...Read More