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Jun 06, 2018 - The government faces a possible challenge in High Court to its “Right to Rent” policy
The government faces a possible challenge in High Court to its “Right to Rent” policy, which requires landlords to carry out immigration status checks. On Wednesday, 6th June 2018, the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants won the permission to bring a Judicial Review claim against the Home Office’s “Right to Rent” scheme. The bases of the claim was that the Home Office policy causes indirect racial discrimination and breaches the European Convention on Human Rights. The questions about the controversial “Right to Rent” policy were raised in the light of Windrush scandal. People of this ...
Jun 05, 2018 - A Colombian national, convicted of a series of criminal offences, won a deportation appeal
A Colombian national, who was convicted of a series of criminal offences, won a deportation appeal (case EWCA Civ 1104).
Mr Garzon moved to the UK in 1978 when he was 11 years old. He was convicted of a series of criminal offences between 1987 and 2010. His longest sentence was 45 month imprisonment for Grievous Bodily Harm with intent to cause harm. In 2010, the Secretary of State issued Mr Garzon with a deportation order, which he appealed to Immigration Asylum Chambers. Mr Garzon’s grounds of appeal was based on the fact that he has completed his rehabilitation after the conviction in 2010...
May 30, 2018 - Home Office fee has been waived for Afghan interpreters
Home Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed that Afghan interpreters, who worked with British troops fighting the Taliban, will be able to stay in the UK for free. More than 150 interpreters who served in Helmand Province were given five-year residency permits as a part of Relocation Scheme in the UK in 2012. In order to apply for ILR they were required to pay £2,389 Home Office fees. Afghan interpreters wrote a letter of complained about “shameful immigration rules” addressed to Sajid Javid and Defence Secretary Gavin Williamso. Sajid Javid decided to waive this fees to make the process fair for...
May 26, 2018 - Posting photos under GDPR
On 25 May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (known as the GDPR) came into force in the territory of the United Kingdom, as well as in all other countries in the European Union. This law applies to everyone who owns or processes personal information (known as data) about other people, for example, business enterprises, public organizations, individual entrepreneurs etc.
One of the points the new law refers to is the publication of images of third parties. For example, if a photo shows the faces of passers-by and the photographer publishes them on social media networks, he could be p...
May 20, 2018 - “Moscow’s Gold: Russian Corruption in the UK”
A report published on 21st of May 2018, by Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee “Moscow’s Gold: Russian Corruption in the UK” accused the UK of failing to stand up against the Kremlin after poisoning of ex-Russian spy Mr Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury in March this year. The report says that despite strong rhetoric over recent actions of Russian government, Russian businessmen are still able to continue “business as usual” in the UK by “hiding and laundering their corrupt assets in London”.
MPs warned that the UK government is putting national security at risk allowing the corru...
May 17, 2018 - Immigration checks on UK bank accounts have been suspended
Newly elected Home Secretary Sajid Javid has suspended controversial immigration checks on UK bank accounts in the light of the Windrush scandal. In January 2018, under the Immigration Act 2016, Theresa May gave power to the UK banks to conduct quarterly checks of the identity of every account holder against Home Office database in order to create “hostile environment” for illegal immigrants. The data of the suspicious accounts were shared with the Home Office for review. The Home Office was able to instruct bank to take further actions including closing the accounts if in doubt. Home Office ...
May 15, 2018 - More than 1600 IT workers and engineers denied UK visas
May 13, 2018 - Norwegian government has proposed the UK to join EEA
May 09, 2018 - New EEA(PR) form and kind reminder of latest SET (O) and SET(M)
Home Office published new application form for Permanent Residence for European citizens (EEA(PR). This form is to be used for all applications made on or after 10th of May. It is not shorter than previous version, but the fee is still the same £65.
Also, the Home Office sent out kind reminder to use the most recent versions of SET(M) – partner or parent of a child, present and settled in the UK and SET (O) – ILR – other categories (Tier 1, 2, representatives of overseas business, dependants). Please note that both types of application include new, higher fees, as updated in April this year....
May 09, 2018 - Lauch of Windrush compensation scheme
On the 10th of May 2018 Home Office launched “call for evidence” programme as a part of Windrush compensation scheme. Those individuals and communities, who were financially affected while proving their immigration status, will share their experience with Home Office. This programme will run until 8th of June 2018. Newly elected Home Secretary Sajid Javid said that their aim is to understand more about what happened and to understand the personal stories. Martin Forde, son of the Windrush parents, will independently oversee the running of the scheme.
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