MAF Immigration

15/02/2023

The Financial Times is reporting today that “around 141,000” EU citizens had their digital status updated to “refused” last month. Their applications were previously refused by the Home Office but for some reason their online status had not been updated. Online status is used by employers, l...

21/10/2022

https://freemovement.org.uk/assessing-bravermans-legacy-as-home-secretary/

Suella Braverman was Home Secretary for 43 days.

22/06/2022

Home Office publishes caseworker guidance on the new Appendix Private Life rules and on Appendix Relationship with partner.

19/06/2022

Form to request a citizenship affordability based fee waiver for individuals under the age of 18.

08/06/2022

The Home Secretary has refused to meet immigration inspector David Neal since he took up the job over a year ago.

01/06/2022

Families who can't afford British citizenship for their children can now get it for free under a new citizenship fee waiver policy for under-18s.

18/05/2022

While some of the Nationality and Borders Act is in force already, most of it is being phased in from 28 June 2022 and into 2023.

14/05/2022

The Home Office has signalled that visa processing times for spouses of people coming to the UK to work has risen to 24 weeks

12/05/2022

Newly released government documents justifying the refugees-to-Rwanda policy will be independently scrutinised, the ICIBI has announced.

17/02/2022

The Investor visa is to be abolished, multiple media reports say, citing sources at the Home Office. There is nothing directly from the department but an announcement is expected “next week”, according to the BBC. The likes of Bloomberg and Financial Times carry similar reports. The route has lo...

15/02/2022

Social care employers can now recruit workers from overseas again, but should be aware of the remaining cost and process hurdles.

08/02/2022

On 29 March 2022, the Surinder Singh route for British Citizens to apply under the EU Settlement Scheme for family permits for their family members to return with or join them in the UK will close.