New Immigration Cases- Virk & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 652 (12 June 2013)
- Chugtai, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [1995] EWHC Admin 14 (19 June 1995)
- NN (South Africa) & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 653 (12 June 2013)
- JB (Jamaica), R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 666 (12 June 2013)
- PETITION OF MS v. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW [2013] ScotCS CSIH_52 (11 June 2013)
- AZ (Asylum- legacy cases) Afghanistan [2013] UKUT 270 (IAC) (10 June 2013)
- Warnborough College Ltd., R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1510 (Admin) (10 June 2013)
- Rostami, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1494 (Admin) (07 June 2013)
- AHK & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1426 (Admin) (07 June 2013)
- WKA v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] ScotCS CSIH_51 (07 June 2013)
- Kola, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1434 (Admin) (06 June 2013)
- Aslam, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1495 (Admin) (06 June 2013)
- SO, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (AAJR) [2013] UKUT 256 (IAC) (24 May 2013)
- MJ (Singh v Belgium : Tanveer Ahmed unaffected) Afghanistan [2013] UKUT 253 (IAC) (01 May 2013)
- NN (Teachers: Matabeleland/Bulawayo: risk) Zimbabwe CG [2013] UKUT 198 (IAC) (10 May 2013)
- Green (Article 8 new rules) Jamaica [2013] UKUT 254 (IAC) (13 May 2013)
- R (on the application of MR) v Derby City Council (AAJR) [2013] UKUT 255 (IAC) (14 May 2013)
- Azimi-Moayed and others (decisions affecting children; onward appeals) Iran (Rev 1) [2013] UKUT 197 (IAC) (26 April 2013)
- Singh (fee award: ancillary decision) India [2013] UKUT 179 (IAC) (18 April 2013)
- Zubair (EEA regs: self-employed persons) Pakistan [2013] UKUT 196 (IAC) (11 April 2013)
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- Raja Rental Bites The Dust January 15, 2013 mkp
- Supreme Court Approves Swiss Letter October 10, 2012 mkp
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- Anwer Mooraj on Dr Kamal Hossain’s Talk September 30, 2012 mkp
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- Welcome speech of Dr. Masuma Hasan: In Memory of Fatehyab Ali Khan: Dr. Kamal Hossain on Building a peaceful South Asia: 24 September 2012 September 25, 2012 mkp
- In Honour of Fatehyab Ali Khan: Dr Kamal Hossain Speaks at PIIA September 25, 2012 mkp
- The New Order: Rapprochement at Last! September 20, 2012 mkp
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Tag Archives: Overseas Workers
Statistiken, Gastarbeiter und Wirtschaft
A week ago the Office for National Statistics published its Migration Statistics Quarterly Report February 2012. The summary included the following points: Estimated total long-term immigration to the UK in the year to June 2011 was 593,000. This compares to 582,000 in … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Economy, Immigration Rules, PBS, Settlement
Tagged Overseas Workers, Points Based System, Statistics
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Agency finally corrects Tier 2 (General) information
In December 2010 the UKBA had misinformed the public about its Tier 2 (General) CoS limit. It published the limit on CoS as 10,382 whereas the limit was 10,832. I had posted about it at the time. Yet it has … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Immigration Rules, Tier 1, Tier 2
Tagged Article 8, ECHR, Overseas Workers, Points Based System
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IPPR Review 2010/2011 says immigration to rise
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has stated in its Migration Review 2010-2011 the the government’s policy on immigration in relation to restoring 1990s “tens of thousands” levels is bound to fail. The report also shed light on the … Continue reading
New rules from April 2011 unveiled
Singing his songs of freedom Rastaman Marley sang something like “if the cap fit let them wear it” and, rather than wearing a big cap on her little head, the SSHD should follow Bob’s wise advice. Pundits in London’s “policy” … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, PBS, Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 4, UKBA, Uncategorized
Tagged Article 8, Immigration Rules, Overseas Workers, Points Based System, UKBA
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Additional categories under Tier 1
The UKBA seems set to announce a new range of products under its Tier 1 umbrella. However, a new condition that the UKBA is unveiling for Tier 1 (General) migrants is that in future applicants who want to use the route … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration Rules, PBS, Tier 1, UKBA
Tagged Economy, Immigration Rules, Overseas Workers, Points Based System, UKBA
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English language tests for dependants
Changes in the immigration rules laid before Parliament in October 2010 will be introduced on 29 November 2010. From then on all dependants except those in the Points Based System will have to show competence in English at level A1 of … Continue reading
Posted in Article 14, Article 8, Bangladesh, Dependants, ECHR, Employment, English Tests, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, India, Pakistan, PBS, Settlement, Spouses, UKBA
Tagged Article 8, Dependants, ECHR, English Tests, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Marriage, Overseas Workers, Points Based System, UKBA
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Law Society’s views on the immigration cap
One would have to be quite stubborn and ill advised not to take gravely seriously the opinion of the Law Society of England and Wales (the society) in a legal matter. Yet the government seems determined to do just that. … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Dependants, ECHR, Economy, Employment, Immigration Cap, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Law Society, Overseas Clients, Overseas Workers, Post Study Work, Settlement, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA, Uncategorized, Working
Tagged Article 8, Dependants, ECHR, Economy, Immigration, Immigration Cap, Immigration Rules, Law Society, Migrant Workers, Overseas Workers, UKBA
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As if settlement applications aren’t hard enough already
Recently the Guardian newspaper reported on an exhibition entitled South Asians making Britain: 1858-1950 which featured a plethora of personalities from the colonies who contributed to Britain’s economy, society and politics. In the 1950s immigration from the Commonwealth was not only … Continue reading
UKBA discriminating against Pakistani applicants
It had emerged that the UKBA may be discriminating unlawfully against Pakistanis in favour of applicants for British visas from the emirates of and Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Dubai. This was unearthed by the UKBA’s chief inspector Mr John Vine. However, the … Continue reading
Posted in ECHR, Education, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Karachi, Overseas Clients, Overseas Workers, Pakistan, UKBA, Working
Tagged British Overseas Citizens, Dependants, ECHR, Immigration Rules, Overseas Workers, Pakistan, Points Based System, Spouses, UKBA
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Refined criteria and Tier 2 (General) certificate of sponsorship allocations
The stated objective of the Points Based System (PBS) was to simplify the immigration rules by recategorising eighty different immigration routes which were previously open to migrants to enter the UK. However, contrary to the expectation of simplicity, the PBS … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Biometric Cards, Business, ECHR, Economy, Employment, Fees, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Overseas Workers, PBS, Post Study Work, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA, Working
Tagged CoS, ECHR, Economy, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Migrant Workers, Overseas Workers, PBS, UKBA
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Why the best might prefer to leave the UK
While speaking to the Confederation of British Industry in an attempt to allay the immigration fears of the business community Prime Minister David Cameron comfortingly said to his audience: “Let me give you this assurance. As we control our borders … Continue reading
Posted in AP (Russia), Article 8, Asylum, Biometric Cards, Business, Detention, Economy, Education, Employment, Entrepreneurs, European Union, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Overseas Workers, PBS, Persecution, Post Study Work, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA Signing Centres, Uncategorized, Working
Tagged AP (Russia), Asylum, ECHR, Economy, Education, Entrepreneurs, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Investors, Migrant Workers, Overseas Workers, Pankina, Points Based System, Spouses, UKBA
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UKBA downsized by Spending Review
It has been said that securing the border and controlling migration will, notwithstanding the the announcement today of the government’s Spending Review, remain the UKBA’s foremost priority Over the next 4 years the agency’s budget will be reduced by up … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Fees, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA
Tagged Immigration Rules, Migrant Workers, Overseas Workers, Points Based System, UKBA
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Visa fees, the budget, and UKBA “products”
Once a “welfare state” – after long years of Thatcherism and New Labour, and a few months of the “coalition government” elected on 6 May 2010 – the UK is a very confused place about whose welfare the state is … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Citizenship and Nationality, East India Company, Economy, Fees, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, PBS, Post Study Work, Tier 1, Tier 2
Tagged British Nationality, East India Company, ECHR, Fees, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Investors, Overseas Workers, Points Based System
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The Coalition Government and Immigration’s New Clothes
It appears from the view taken by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) that the Points Based System introduced by the former Labour government is working. The system has had more success in controlling immigration than its introducing Labour … Continue reading
