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506 articles covering UK law — immigration, corporate, property, technology, employment and more. Updated daily from Google News.
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More than 80,000 people waiting to be reassessed after rejection at end of 2025 – 91% more than a year before
The Cabinet Secretary, with the approval of the Prime Minister, has announced the appointment of Gareth Davies CB as the new Permanent Secretary at the Home Office.
The home affairs select committee said Prevent cannot deal with the modern challenges of fighting extremism
The Home Office says updated guidance will end the policing of "everyday arguments" online.
The Home Secretary plans to extend the default period to qualify for indefinite leave to remain in the UK from five to 10 years
The High Court ruled the Home Office is acting lawfully in refusing to issue alterative proof of immigration status outside of its electronic visa system, but both the judge and the department accepted that those affected by data quality and integrity issues are facing “real difficulties” in their day-to-day lives
Non-crime hate incidents to be scrapped to end policing of petty squabbles and free up officers’ time to fight crime in communities.
A senior humanitarian says initial returns should be voluntary
Moving visa tests online could open the door to fraudsters and criminal gangs, a letter to government warns.
The Home Office has appointed PA Consulting and Plexal as the new delivery partners for the Accelerated Capability Environment.
The number of UK visa applications have dropped by more than a third (37%) to 772,200 applicants in the year to March 2025, according to Home Office data.
In May, the UK government published a white paper setting out its plans to redesign the UK’s immigration system to ‘significantly’ reduce net migration
Under growing pressure to tackle high net migration figures, the Home Office has published plans to clamp down on visa abuse and exploitation to be
Government announces big changes to Skilled Worker route later this month, with salary hikes and cuts to jobs eligible for sponsorship.
Factsheet on net migration measures.
Employers will be required to prioritise recruiting international care workers already in England before recruiting from overseas.
Providers need to be aware of changes relating to immigration and asylum work which are being introduced on 1 January 2024.
On 14 March 2024 the government published its latest statement of changes to the immigration rules, which included changes to a number of UK immigration
There are several key immigration developments in the pipeline which are likely to affect UK employers. Here’s what you need to know: 6 February
On 12 May 2025, the UK government published its white paper titled 'Restoring Control over the Immigration System'.
Overseas care workers say they are fearful of changes to the immigration system.
Qualifying period for UK settlement to double to 10 years under White Paper’s immigration reforms
This report was finalised and went to internal publishing on 3 June 2025....
Universities to face performance thresholds for international students under new immigration rules, The Times reports
By April 2025, all visitors who do not need a visa will need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to travel to the UK.
From 1 January 2024, tough government action means most international students can now no longer bring family members to the UK.
<p><span>On 1 July 2025 the Home Office released a new <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-997-1-july-2025">Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules</a>, confirming that many of the work route restrictions outlined in the May 2025 <a href="https://www.lewissilkin.com/insights/2025/05/12/uk-government-releases-immigration-white-paper-aimed-at-lowering-net-migration">Immigration White Paper</a> will come into effect for applications submitted with a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) assigned on or after 22 July 2025. The Skilled Worker route is particularly affected.</span></p>
The Skilled Worker visa route launched in December 2020. In 2024, 226,300 Skilled Worker and Health and Care applications were granted and there were 110,500 organisations registered as sponsors. Changes since the launch of the route include the intr...
Learn more about changes to UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa.
The number of visas issued to people wanting to work, study or join family members in the UK has fallen.
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