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This week: 13 significant changes across 13 documents.
Last update: 58 minutes ago (21 Jul 2026).
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gov.uk: Changes made to reflect the position of applications made under Appendix Victims of Domestic Abuse.
AI summaryThe guidance now excludes applications under Appendix Victims of Domestic Abuse (VDA) from its scope, directing caseworkers to separate evidential flexibility guidance embedded in the VDA caseworker guidance instead.
gov.uk: Updated with changes to the returning resident guidance and the strong ties section.
AI summaryThe guidance has restructured the returning resident assessment criteria and added a new requirement that applicants must demonstrate genuine intention to settle permanently in the UK.
gov.uk: Updated the data protection section of the detention and case progression review guidance to reflect current best practice.
AI summaryThe document was updated from version 2.0 to 3.0, with amendment notes stating the data protection section has been revised to reflect current best practice, though the publication date has been updated to 2 June 2026.
gov.uk: The text in the Biometrics and proof of identity section has been amended, along with some housekeeping changes.
AI summaryThe biometrics section has been clarified to specify that BRP expiry is calculated from the date printed on the card rather than the application date, alongside routine formatting changes and cross-reference updates.
gov.uk: Amendment of 18 to 24 months in the 'responsible adult' section.
AI summaryThe expiry window for expired Biometric Residence Permits and EU Settlement Scheme Biometric Residence Cards accepted from responsible adults has been extended from 18 months to 24 months.
gov.uk: You can use a biometric residence permit (BRP) or a biometric residence card (BRC) for 24 months after the expiry date printed on your card or until 31 December 2026, whichever is sooner.
AI summaryUpdated guidance on acceptable identification documents for the Life in the UK Test, introducing flexibility for expired BRPs/BRCs and new eVisa procedures.
gov.uk: You can use a biometric residence permit (BRP) or a biometric residence card (BRC) for 24 months after the expiry date printed on your card or until 31 December 2026, whichever is sooner.
AI summaryThe guidance on using expired BRPs and BRCs for SELT identification has been moved and clarified, with new wording specifying the 24-month grace period ends on 31 December 2026 or 24 months after expiry, whichever is sooner.
gov.uk: The lists of approved test centres have been updated.
AI summaryThe guidance on using expired BRPs and BRCs for SELT identification has been moved and clarified, with new wording specifying the 24-month grace period ends on 31 December 2026 or 24 months after expiry, whichever is sooner.
gov.uk: Corrections made to the qualifying period table to ensure accuracy and alignment with existing guidance.
AI summaryThe qualifying period table has been corrected to separately list dependent children of Hong Kong British National (Overseas) route applicants as requiring 5 years continuous residence, unlike other dependent children who have no qualifying period.
AI summaryBRPs and BRCs are now described as having "all expired" rather than being phased out with future expiry dates.
gov.uk: Added information about traveling to and from the UK as a dual citizen.
AI summaryThe French school trip form has been completely replaced with an 11-page bilingual PDF travel information form that now explicitly covers dual citizens and specifies when the form is mandatory under UK Immigration Rules.
gov.uk: First published.
AI summaryThe Home Office has published its first country policy and information note (CPIN) on Trinidad and Tobago, establishing its assessment framework for gang-related persecution claims from the two-island Caribbean state.
gov.uk: A new country note/bulletin has been added to this CPIN collection.
AI summaryThe Home Office has published a new Country Policy and Information Note on gangs in Trinidad and Tobago, establishing its first specific assessment for gang-related protection claims from this country.
gov.uk: A new country note/bulletin has been added to this CPIN collection.
AI summaryThe Home Office has published a new methodological note explaining the purpose, research methods, and drafting processes used for Country Policy and Information Notes (CPINs).
gov.uk: First published.
AI summaryThe Home Office has published its first comprehensive guidance document explaining how Country Policy and Information Notes (CPINs) are researched, drafted and quality assured.
gov.uk: Updated to clarify that you can use your biometric residence permit/card (BRP/BRC) for up to 24 months after the expiry date printed on the card (providing you still hold that status). You can only use an expired BRP until the end of 2026. You must destroy your BRP after you have attended your citizenship ceremony.
AI summaryThe guidance has been updated to extend the grace period for using expired biometric residence permits from 18 to 24 months, while clarifying that BRPs must be destroyed after (not before) citizenship ceremonies and adding a deadline that expired BRPs can only be used until the end of 2026.
gov.uk: 'Student sponsor compliance' has been updated. Changes are detailed in the 'changes since last publication' section.
The "Student sponsor compliance" guidance (Document 3) has been updated and its HTML version withdrawn — it is now published only as a PDF within the same publication. The compliance guidance has not been removed.
gov.uk: A new country bulletin on Kurds and Kurdish political groups has been added.
AI summarygov.uk has added a new May 2026 country bulletin on Kurds and Kurdish political groups to the Iran CPIN collection. It updates the country information (to April 2026) and sits alongside the existing October 2025 Kurds CPIN note — it does not replace it, and no existing guidance was removed.
gov.uk: Updated the list of approved research organisations.
AI summaryThe Home Office has added 17 new organisations to the list of approved research institutions for UKRI Global Talent visa endorsements and updated one organisation name.
gov.uk: Data for 1 October to 31 December 2025 published. Data for October 2024 published - this was previously omitted from the 1 October to 31 December 2024 data.
AI summaryThis is a new quarterly report for October to December 2025 with extensive data changes, including previously omitted October 2024 data being added back.
gov.uk: First published.
AI summaryThe Home Office has published its first guidance on facial age estimation (FAE), explaining how artificial intelligence will be used from 2027 to support immigration officers making initial age decisions for unaccompanied asylum seekers claiming to be children.
gov.uk: Added accessible version of EU Settlement Scheme: suitability requirements.
AI summaryThis is version 13.0 of the Home Office's guidance on assessing suitability requirements for EU Settlement Scheme applications, updated to reflect new Immigration Rules changes and cancellation procedures.
gov.uk: Replaced 'Chapter 55a - Detention of pregnant women' with an updated and newly titled 'Detention of pregnant women' guidance.
Reformatted, with only minor textual corrections (spacing or punctuation); no change to values, eligibility criteria or substantive wording is apparent. See the full diff to verify.
gov.uk: Updated the 'After you've applied' section to reflect that successful applicants will get an eVisa only.
AI summaryThe Home Office has removed the transitional arrangements for physical visa collection that applied to applications made before 30 October 2025, with all successful Homes for Ukraine applicants now receiving eVisa only.
gov.uk: Published an updated county policy and information note on political affiliation.
AI summaryThe Nepal CPIN on political affiliation has been updated with new country information, including coverage of the March 2026 elections and the September 2025 "Gen-Z" protests.
gov.uk: Glossary updated to introduce a new definition of ‘operating or trading’.
AI summaryThe Home Office has introduced a new definition of "operating or trading" to clarify when organisations are considered to be genuinely active for sponsorship purposes.
gov.uk: Updated to version 05/26 of the guidance.
AI summaryNew mandatory revocation ground introduced for sponsor organisations suspected of being established mainly to facilitate immigration circumvention.
gov.uk: Published version 05/26 of the guidance. A full list of changes can be found in the guide.
AI summaryThe guidance includes a new provision to refuse sponsor licence applications where the Home Office has reasonable grounds to consider or suspect that a prospective sponsor organisation has been established mainly to facilitate immigration entry.
gov.uk: Updated with information about if your passport is at a visa application centre (VAC), and if you're making a new application for permission to come to the UK.
AI summaryThe document removes specific dates for eVisa implementation and adds new guidance for applicants whose passports are currently held at visa application centres.
gov.uk: This version replaces version 03/25. A full list of changes can be found within the guidance.
AI summarySection 1.1 has been clarified to specify that sponsors must carry out right to work checks on any worker they employ (whether sponsored or not) and any worker they sponsor (whether employed by them or not).
Bills before Parliament, ministerial statements, parliamentary scrutiny, Commons Library research and statements of changes — what's moving through Westminster. Each item links out to the original source; we don’t interpret them.
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parliament.uk: General guidance on handling routine immigration casework.
parliament.uk: Committee stage (Commons). Comprehensive legislation on immigration and asylum procedures, rights and enforcement.
parliament.uk: General guidance for MPs' offices in all parts of the UK on dealing with questions about British citizenship and passports.
parliament.uk: A briefing paper on the history, functions and membership of the Privy Council.
parliament.uk: Non-EU nationals will soon need an authorisation before they travel to the EU and will have to go through new automated biometric checks at the border.
parliament.uk: Since the UK left the EU, British citizens travelling to the EU have needed to comply with Schengen-area rules on entry and stays for third country nationals.
parliament.uk: My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today I can announce that the first Border Security Commander’s Annual Report, for the period 20...
parliament.uk: 2nd reading (Commons). Requires publication of data on immigration, nationality and country of birth statistics and sets quality standards.
parliament.uk: My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls (Natalie Fleet) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am today announcing the award of a new £25 millio...
gov.uk: As delivered by the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP, Secretary of State for the Home Office.
gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 9 July 2026.
parliament.uk: An e-petition about “offshore detention and deportation of illegal immigrants” is being debated in Westminster Hall on 13 July 2026.
parliament.uk: The Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026 would make some changes to asylum and human rights rules as announced in November 2025, as well as amending modern slavery legislation.
parliament.uk: My hon Friend the Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum (Alex Norris) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government is today laying regulations to strengthen the Right to Work and Right to Rent Sche...
parliament.uk: International student numbers increased rapidly to a peak in 2022/23, before falling in the following two years.
parliament.uk: My hon Friend the Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum (Alex Norris) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:This Government inherited an asylum system under significant strain, with hundreds of hotels in u...
parliament.uk: 2nd reading (Commons). Creates criminal offences related to illegal entry and immigration violations in the UK.
parliament.uk: Justice and Home Affairs Committee (Lords). Settlement, citizenship and integration policies and procedures in the UK.
parliament.uk: A general debate on Windrush Day is scheduled to take place in the House of Commons Chamber on 25 June 2026.
parliament.uk: A programme for financially compensating victims of the Windrush scandal has been running for seven years and has paid out £127 million so far.
parliament.uk: Recent examples of people barred from the UK under discretionary immigration powers include Kanye West, Hasan Piker and Valentina Gomez.
parliament.uk: Common reasons the Home Office may refuse a visitor visa application, how applicants can prove they are a genuine visitor, and challenging a refusal.
parliament.uk: Public Accounts Committee (Commons). PAC analysis of the UK asylum system's financial and operational efficiency.
parliament.uk: Frequently asked questions about the UK government's immigration white paper proposals in 2025, including longer qualifying periods for indefinite leave to remain.
parliament.uk: A summary of statistics on people seeking asylum in the UK and refugees who arrive in the UK through resettlement programmes.
parliament.uk: A debate has been scheduled for 2:30pm on 3 June 2026 on "improving the UK visa system".
parliament.uk: Small boat crossings peaked in 2022, when 46,000 people arrived by this unauthorised route.
parliament.uk: How is migration measured in the UK, how has migration changed over time, and how does UK migration compare with migration in EU countries?.
parliament.uk: The UK and France have agreements to address unauthorised migration, including by small boats.
parliament.uk: Education Committee (Commons). International student funding and visa implications for UK higher education sector financial viability.
parliament.uk: 2nd reading (Commons). Reforms immigration and visa system including points-based immigration, visa routes, and work permissions.
parliament.uk: 2nd reading (Commons). Devolves immigration policy powers to Scottish Parliament and establishes Scottish immigration system.
parliament.uk: 2nd reading (Commons). Enables deprivation of citizenship for individuals promoting terrorism or violence.
parliament.uk: Committee stage (Lords). Amends the prescribed period for asylum support entitlement under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
parliament.uk: Can asylum seekers work in the UK while waiting for a decision on their application for refugee status?.
parliament.uk: What authorised immigration routes are available to people wanting to come to the UK for humanitarian reasons, how many people use them, and what is the government's position on establishing more?.
parliament.uk: My hon Friend the Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum (Alex Norris) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I have been clear about this Government’s determination to crack down on small boats.
parliament.uk: In March 2026 the government introduced a temporary ban on certain visa applications made from abroad for nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan.
parliament.uk: Since early 2022, Ukrainians have been able to take up temporary residence in the UK under Homes for Ukraine and other bespoke visa programmes.
parliament.uk: My hon Friend the Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum (Alex Norris) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:In July 2024, this Government set out the steps we were taking to strengthen readiness for the Eu...
parliament.uk: The government is consulting on plans for a national digital ID scheme.
parliament.uk: The Home Office advises British citizens who have dual nationality to use a British passport, or apply for a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode, to travel to the UK.
parliament.uk: I would like to correct an error with dates that were provided for the transition period associated with the introduction of a visit visa requirement for Nicaragua and St Lucia in my written statement on 5 March 2026 (HLWS1382).
parliament.uk: A Westminster Hall debate on immigration reforms is scheduled for Tuesday 17 March 2026.
parliament.uk: Home Affairs Committee (Commons). Government proposals for earned settlement reforms and routes to settlement in the UK.
parliament.uk: The NHS uses international recruitment to fill staffing vacancies.
gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 5 March 2026.
parliament.uk: My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:This country will always provide sanctuary to those fleeing war and persecution.
parliament.uk: My hon Friend the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls (Jess Phillips) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement: On 16 July 2025, I announced a public Call for Evidence on Identification of Vic...
parliament.uk: UK visa fees and charges have increased significantly since the 2000s.
parliament.uk: A specialised immigration tribunal has heard appeals against refusal of asylum under a system first established in 1969.
parliament.uk: Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (Lords). Scrutiny of Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2026 among other statutory instruments.
parliament.uk: The bill would prioritise UK medical graduates and certain other groups for NHS foundation and speciality training from 2026.
parliament.uk: Home Affairs Committee (Commons). Government response to Home Affairs Committee inquiry on Home Office asylum accommodation management.
parliament.uk: Two e-petitions relating to indefinite leave to remain are being debated in Westminster Hall at 4:30pm on 2 February 2026.
gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 9 December 2025.
parliament.uk: Royal Assent (now an Act). Comprehensive legislation addressing border security, asylum processing, and immigration enforcement measures.
gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 1 July 2025.
gov.uk: The Home Secretary gave an oral statement to the House of Commons on 17 November to set out significant reforms to the UK’s asylum and returns system.
parliament.uk: Public Accounts Committee (Commons). Public spending and administration of UK's Afghanistan Response Route for resettlement of Afghan refugees and vulnerable persons.
gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 14 October 2025.
parliament.uk: Royal Assent (now an Act). Determines effect of deprivation of citizenship orders while appeals are pending.
parliament.uk: Home Affairs Committee (Commons). Home Office's management of asylum accommodation provision and related operational issues.
parliament.uk: Human Rights (Joint Committee) (Joint). Government response to Joint Committee's legislative scrutiny of Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.
gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 4 September 2025.
gov.uk: Home Secretary statement on actions the government is taking with France to strengthen border security and reforms to the asylum system.
gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 5 August 2025.
parliament.uk: Public Accounts Committee (Commons). Public spending and administration of the skilled worker visa scheme
gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 24 June 2025.
parliament.uk: Human Rights (Joint Committee) (Joint). Legislative scrutiny of Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill examining human rights implications and compliance.
parliament.uk: Constitution Committee (Lords). Constitutional scrutiny of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill covering asylum, immigration and border security provisions.
parliament.uk: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (Lords). Scrutiny of delegated powers in the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.
gov.uk: The Home Secretary gave an oral statement to the House of Commons on 12 May to introduce the 'Restoring Control over the Immigration System' white paper.
gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 12 March 2025.
parliament.uk: Home Affairs Committee (Commons). Pre-appointment hearing for Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration oversight role.
parliament.uk: 2nd reading (Commons). Exempts NHS clinical staff from immigration and nationality fees
parliament.uk: 2nd reading (Commons). Sets housing standards for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK.
parliament.uk: 2nd reading (Commons). Grants asylum seekers permission to work while their claims are being processed.
parliament.uk: 2nd reading (Commons). Establishes procedures for evicting asylum seekers from Home Office accommodation.
parliament.uk: Public Accounts Committee (Commons). Home Office acquisition and use of former HMP Northeye prison for asylum accommodation
Independent oversight of the Home Office — ICIBI border and immigration inspections, HMIP detention inspections and NAO value-for-money audits. Each item links out to the original source; we don’t interpret them.
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justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
gov.uk: This inspection report contains two recommendations.
gov.uk: This inspection report contains five recommendations.
gov.uk: This inspection report contains three recommendations.
gov.uk: This inspection report contains seven recommendations.
gov.uk: This inspection report contains eight recommendations.
gov.uk: This report covers reviews of selected Home Office country information on Afghanistan and Colombia that the IAGCI considered at its meeting on 18 December 2025.
justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
nao.org.uk: We’ve mapped the asylum system to show where delays occur, and set out four requirements for an effective system.
justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
gov.uk: This inspection examined Border Force’s approach to protecting the border from threats in the General Maritime domain.
justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
gov.uk: This inspection examined the efficiency and effectiveness of the Home Office’s use of age assessments, looking particularly at the Irregular Migration Intake Unit and the National Age Assessment Board.
justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
gov.uk: This report covers reviews of selected Home Office country information on Turkey and Vietnam that the IAGCI considered at its meeting on 13 February 2025.
justiceinspectorates.gov.uk: HM Inspectorate of Prisons inspection of immigration detention facilities.
gov.uk: This inspection examined the Border Force operation to deter and detect clandestine entrants at the juxtaposed controls in northern France, focusing on how efficiently and effectively staff resources and detection tec...
gov.uk: This inspection examined the effectiveness, efficiency, and consistency of the Home Office’s management of fee waiver applications for certain types of immigration and citizenship applications.
Migration Advisory Committee reports and Home Office immigration statistics releases. Each item links out to the original source; we don’t interpret them.
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gov.uk: Quarterly statistics on people coming to the UK (including via illegal routes), extensions of stay, EUSS, citizenship, asylum, detentions, returns and stopping immigration crime.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Report by the University of Greenwich to assess the effects of immigration on housing costs, what creates these effects and the implications for the UK.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Intention to publish additional FNO statistics following upgrade to FNO data collection and infrastructure.
gov.uk: This page contains information on the Migration transparency data’s voluntary compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics.
gov.uk: This release is the sixteenth in an annual series of publications that explore changes in migrants’ visa and leave status within the UK’s immigration system.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Report on the factors that influence how long skilled migrants stay in the UK.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: The Migration Advisory Committee’s update on the Temporary Shortage List review.
gov.uk: The Migration Advisory Committee’s report on the fiscal impact of immigration in the UK.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: This landing page contains the pre-release access list that relates to the Migration transparency data statistical dataset.
gov.uk: Quarterly statistics on people coming to the UK (including via illegal routes), extensions of stay, EUSS, citizenship, asylum, detentions, returns and stopping immigration crime.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Report on the salary requirements and discounts for the Skilled Worker, Health and Care Worker, Global Business Mobility and Scale-up routes.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Quarterly statistics on people coming to the UK, extensions of stay, citizenship, asylum, detentions, and returns.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Statistics on stop and search, arrests for notifiable offences and detentions under Section 135 and Section 136 of the Mental Health Act.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Quarterly statistics on people coming to the UK, extensions of stay, citizenship, asylum, detentions, and returns.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: The Migration Advisory Committee’s report on the minimum income requirement for the family migration route.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Statistics on stop and search, arrests for notifiable offences.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Quarterly statistics on people coming to the UK, extensions of stay, citizenship, asylum, detentions, and returns.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: This note provides additional information to supplement the regular reporting on small boat arrivals published by the Home Office.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: Migration Advisory Committee report on how companies use the immigration system to recruit information technology (IT) and engineering professionals.
gov.uk: This release is the fifteenth in an annual series of publications that explore changes in migrants’ visa and leave status within the UK’s immigration system.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
gov.uk: The MAC is seeking to procure researchers to help in the understanding of the impact of migration on housing in the UK.
gov.uk: Statistics on visa applications for people coming to the UK for work, study and family reasons.
gov.uk: Data on claims and payments made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
Check whether an employer or education provider is licensed to sponsor, and on which routes. This is the Home Office's own register, reproduced as it publishes it and refreshed each working day. It is a look-up, not a feed, so nothing here changes when the register does.
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What this tells you, and what it does not
A listing means the organisation appeared on the register as the Home Office published it on the date shown above. It is not confirmation that a licence is in force today, and it says nothing about whether the sponsor has a certificate of sponsorship available, or whether any particular job meets the requirements of the route.
The register gives no company registration number, so check the town and the route against what you know of the employer before relying on a match. Two organisations with the same name in the same town cannot be told apart here.
This is an aid to checking, not advice, and it is not a substitute for the source, which is linked above.
Newly published immigration judgments, via Free Movement's Immigration Law Search: each with its official headnote or, where there isn't one, an AI-generated summary. Each case links to the judgment at its source and to the full case in Immigration Case Archive.
60 cases
Official headnote1. Where there are “red flags” that suggest the client is seeking to use the solicitor’s services in furtherance of a fraud, the solicitor cannot continue to act for their client without first making …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal did not err in refusing to consider the appellant's relationship with a qualifying child born after the date of the Secretary of State's decision, where that relationship …
Official headnote1. The right of appeal in section 82 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 lies against the decision of the Secretary of State to refuse the claim “made by P” (i.e. the appellant). A …
AI summaryA foreign criminal sentenced to less than four years' imprisonment may rely on 'very compelling circumstances' to resist deportation under section 117C of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act …
AI summaryThe Secretary of State's decision that an Eritrean asylum seeker had a connection to France as a safe third state under section 80B of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, and therefore …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal dismissed a judicial review of the Home Office's age assessment determining the applicant was born 23 March 2002 (age 23), rejecting his claimed date of birth of 8 August 2006 (age …
AI summaryThe Secretary of State's refusal of relocation under the Afghanistan Response Route (ARR) Policy was lawful. The Policy requires applicants to demonstrate they held roles at equivalent risk to those …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal correctly applied the standard of proof in Article 3 removal cases involving non-state actors, holding that a real risk of harm need not exceed 50% probability. The country guidance …
AI summaryThe amendment to the Modern Slavery Statutory Guidance removing the right to request reconsideration of trafficking decisions for persons being removed to ECAT and ECHR signatory states was unlawful …
AI summaryThe High Court held that judicial review of a decision to treat an unaccompanied individual as an adult for removal under the UK-France Treaty 2025 attracts a reasonableness standard of review …
AI summaryThe Court of Appeal held that the First-tier Tribunal erred in law when assessing whether very compelling circumstances under section 117C(6) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 …
AI summaryThe Court of Appeal held that the First-tier Tribunal erred in law in finding that a Syrian refugee convicted of two terrorism offences (distributing terrorist publications and encouraging terrorism) …
AI summaryThe suspension of the bespoke refugee family reunion route (Appendix FRP) and requirement for applicants to use the general family reunion rules (Appendix FM) pending a wider review was lawful. The …
AI summaryThe court awarded 50% of the claimant's costs in a case where she succeeded on unlawful detention and public sector equality duty breaches but failed on the main issues challenging the lawfulness of …
AI summaryExpulsion with a six-year re-entry ban does not violate Article 8 where the applicant has been convicted of serious crimes, presents a risk of recidivism, and has limited ties with the expelling …
AI summarySecret detention by US CIA personnel in a foreign State's territory, torture, and rendition despite real risk of death penalty violate Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 13 of the Convention. The applicant, a …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal determined the applicant's date of birth on judicial review of a National Age Assessment Board decision, finding on the balance of probabilities that the applicant was born on 29 …
AI summaryA sponsor licence revocation decision was quashed where the Home Office failed to comply with procedural fairness requirements. The decision-maker conducted only a light-touch interview without …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal quashed the Home Office age assessment determining the applicant was born 14 February 2005, and declared on the balance of probabilities that he was born 14 April 2007. The …
AI summaryA policy guidance on good character for naturalisation that treats illegal entry and irregular arrival as normally indicating lack of good character does not misinterpret the statutory requirement …
AI summaryThe Secretary of State's undisclosed practice of granting only 12 months' temporary permission to stay to recognised victims of modern slavery where treatment is open-ended was unlawful as an …
AI summaryThe standard of review for a Home Office decision to treat an unaccompanied person as an adult for removal under the UK-France Treaty 2025 depends on the legal context. Where the decision rests on …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal set aside a First-tier Tribunal decision dismissing an asylum claim where the judge failed to consider prima facie relevant evidence in the supplementary bundle when assessing the …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal determined the applicant's age on judicial review of a local authority's Brief Enquiry assessment. Although the applicant claimed to be born 26 January 2008 (age 18), the Tribunal …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal has jurisdiction to hear judicial review claims challenging eligibility decisions under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, as such decisions fall within paragraph 1(i) of the …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal quashed deportation decisions made on grounds conducive to the public good where the respondent failed to give rational weight to an unchallenged positive conclusive grounds …
AI summaryThe Court of Appeal held that the Graduate Route immigration rules do not require applicants to provide evidence of successful course completion, as GR 4.3 places that burden on the sponsor to notify …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal upheld dismissal of an asylum appeal where the First-tier Tribunal found the appellant had not discharged the burden of proving Afghan nationality, applying Devaseelan to prior …
AI summarySIAC permitted the redaction of the names of Special Cases Unit (SCU) civil servants from disclosed documents in national security appeals. The applicant challenged applications to anonymise a witness …
AI summaryA naturalisation application refused on good character grounds may be challenged before SIAC where national security concerns require withholding reasons, but only if the underlying decision has a …
AI summaryA local authority's age assessment of an unaccompanied asylum-seeking minor from Vietnam was upheld on judicial review. The applicant claimed birth in 2009 but was assessed as born in 2002. The court …
AI summaryA local authority's age assessment determination cannot be struck out as an abuse of process merely because the claimant has lost contact with his solicitors and failed to pursue the claim actively …
AI summaryThe court refused an application to lift stays and grant permission to amend the composition of lead claims in judicial review proceedings challenging a Home Office policy on assessing good character …
AI summaryA Croatian national's judicial review of an inadmissibility decision under section 80A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 was dismissed as out of time and unarguable on the merits …
AI summaryThe court refused permission to challenge the cancellation of a student visa where the student admitted working 40 hours per week during term time, far exceeding the permitted 20 hours. The seizure of …
AI summaryThe First-tier Tribunal's decision to allow an entry clearance appeal by a Jamaican national convicted of a serious sexual offence against a child was perverse and inadequately reasoned. The tribunal …
AI summaryThe First-tier Tribunal did not materially err in law in assessing that an Iranian Kurdish asylum seeker faced no real risk of persecution on return based on his sur place activities (demonstrations …
AI summaryA student visa may be cancelled where the holder has breached the condition restricting self-employment. The respondent cancelled the applicant's leave with immediate effect after he was encountered …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal held that an applicant cannot challenge a section 94B certification (which requires appeals to be conducted from outside the UK) for the first time in judicial review proceedings …
AI summaryThe Secretary of State's refusal to excuse biometric enrolment breached Article 8 ECHR where the policy itself recognised a discretion to excuse attendance at a visa application centre and required …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal has power under section 25(2)(c) TCEA 2007 to vary an order made by a judge in the Administrative Court prior to transfer of proceedings under section 31A SCA 1981. Where an …
AI summaryThe Secretary of State's practice of placing automatic STOP markers on the Warnings Index against persons who had been refused leave to remain, resulting in their detention at ports of entry for …
AI summaryUpper Tribunal dismissal of asylum appeal by Egyptian national claiming persecution for perceived political opinion and Muslim Brotherhood membership. Tribunal held: (1) section 32 NABA 2022 does not …
AI summaryThe Secretary of State unlawfully removed long-standing protective provisions for torture survivors from asylum accommodation policy without consulting specialist organisations (Freedom from Torture …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal quashed the Secretary of State's decision rejecting further submissions under paragraph 353 of the Immigration Rules as not constituting a fresh claim. The applicant, an Iraqi …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal found material errors of law where the FtT judge assessed an Iranian asylum seeker's credibility by (1) drawing adverse inferences from omitted Bible passage citations when the Home …
AI summaryA state violated Article 1 of Protocol 1 (peaceful enjoyment of possessions) by discontinuing a former police officer's old-age pension on the ground that he had allegedly been granted political …
AI summaryThe Court held that Greece violated Article 3 by detaining a Syrian asylum seeker in a police station for one month and nineteen days without amenities required for prolonged detention, but found no …
AI summaryAn unmarried partner does not meet the definition under Appendix FM paragraph GEN 1.2 if the requisite two-year relationship duration is not established by the date of application, even if the …
AI summaryThe Secretary of State cannot rely on the same criminal conviction in successive decisions to refuse indefinite leave to remain where she has previously granted discretionary leave in full knowledge …
AI summaryA Pakistani national who entered the UK as a derivative carer of an Irish citizen child under the EU settlement scheme cannot rely on Article 10(3) of the Withdrawal Agreement to establish residence …
AI summaryA deportation decision breaches Article 3 where the applicant, a foreign criminal with serious mental illness, faces a real risk of relapse triggering reoffending and imprisonment in Nigeria without …
AI summaryHistorical injustice is a relevant consideration (though not mandatory) when a decision-maker exercises discretion outside the Immigration Rules to grant settlement or other leave, where the applicant …
AI summaryWhether a First-tier Tribunal erred in conducting an Article 8 proportionality assessment on a deportation appeal without considering the practical impossibility of enforcing removal to the country of …
Official headnote1. A challenge to age assessment decision taken by a “designated person” pursuant to sections 50 and 51 NABA 2022 falls within paragraph 1(i) of the Transfer Direction and must be brought in the …
Official headnote(2) go on to consider whether there is a causal connection between the historic injustice and the appellant’s circumstances, i.e. that “but for” the historic injustice the appellant would have settled …
AI summaryInterim relief to restrain removal to France under the 2025 UK-France Treaty was discharged where the claimant, an Afghan national with alleged trafficking history and mental health difficulties …
AI summaryThe closure of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme to new applications without notice was lawful. Although the claimant had received correspondence from the defendants four …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal may set aside a previously approved consent order and declare judicial review proceedings a nullity where a third party has engaged in deception by submitting false or manipulated …
AI summarySpain's expulsion of a lawfully resident Moroccan national with a ten-year entry ban for involvement in jihadist recruitment and radicalisation activities did not violate Article 8. The applicant, who …
Headnotes and summaries are provided as a guide — always read the judgment itself. Not legal advice.
