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New-born Baby Kept Worlds Apart from Father due to Home Office Snub

A British mother and her new-born baby have been swept under the rug amid an administrative backlog of unresolved visa… Read More

The Home Secretary is Considering Ending Indefinite Immigration Detention

Sajid Javid makes statement in response to critical report by former prisons Ombudsman
The home secretary… Read More

Civil Penalties: what are they and how can they be avoided? (A guide for businesses)

This guide will help you through the process of dealing with a civil penalty applied against your business by… Read More

Latest ONS figures show EU migration into the UK lowest for four years

The number of people migrating from EU countries to the UK in 2017 was the lowest on record… Read More

What the New Brexit White Paper Means for Immigration

The British government today released their latest white paper on exiting the EU under new Brexit secretary Dominic Raab following… Read More

UK Government Pauses Hostile Immigration Policies After Windrush

The UK government has paused a range of hostile environment policies following the Windrush scandal in an… Read More

Brexit Causes U-Turn in British Public Opinion Towards Immigration in the UK

According to The British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey which samples the opinions of almost 4,000 respondents, the British public has… Read More

5 issues you might face when applying for an Ancestry Visa (and how to avoid them)

Looking for Ancestry Visa guidance? This list has been put together to explore the main concerns raised by those who… Read More

Campaign Launched to Bring Back Deported Students Falsely Accused of Cheating English Language Test

The Home Office wrongly accused as many as 35,000 students of cheating in 2014 in their mandatory English-language test… Read More

6 tips on how to get British Citizenship for a child born in the UK to non-British parents

Since January 1 1983, The British Nationality Act of 1981 has meant that children born in the UK do not… Read More

Home Office Faces Legal Challenge Over UK Child Citizenship Fees

The Home Office is currently undergoing scrutiny due to the fees that they are currently charging for registering… Read More

UK Citizenship Fees Leave Poorer Families and Children Destitute

Legal Battle

In the latest immigration outrage, the Home Office is facing another scandal – this time over the extortionate… Read More

What are the British citizenship requirements? – (A complete guide)

The British citizenship requirements will vary depending on your individual circumstances. There are two processes you can go through to… Read More

Sponsorship Licence Revocation: How to Avoid and Respond

What is a sponsor licence?
A sponsor licence allows a UK-based company to sponsor, i.e. hire, workers from… Read More

Britons Want ‘Smarter Border Control Without Blanket Caps on Migrants’

A recent poll has revealed that more Britons want smarter border control that eradicated the blanket caps on… Read More

Job Opportunity: OISC-regulated Immigration Caseworker

IAS is a national company providing advice, assistance and representation in matters relating to Immigration and Asylum Law. We are… Read More

How Will UK Immigration Work After Brexit?

The UK government has yet to decide on a post-Brexit immigration policy and the Cabinet is split over… Read More

Home Office Relaxes Student Visa Rules for ‘Low Risk’ Students

A recent change in Tier 4 Student Visas by the Home Office are now allowing visa-light alternatives for international… Read More

Immigration Cap on Doctors and Nurses to be Lifted to Relieve NHS

It’s recently been announced that the home Secretary has loosened the immigration constraints on doctors and nurses, due… Read More

New “Start-Up Visas” for Entrepreneurs Expected by Spring 2019

The UK government has announced today that new “start-up visas” will be launched in spring 2019 for people who want… Read More

New Legal Aid grants for the Immigration Advice Service

The Immigration Advice Service has been awarded new Legal Aid grants in Newcastle, Derby and Bristol, as well as in… Read More

Public Come Together to Protest Against the Home Office’s Deportation of a 10-year-old Orphan

10-year-old Giorgi Kakava is being threatened with deportation by the Home… Read More

‘Right to Rent’ Scheme Under Attack for Coercing Landlords into Unintentional Immigration Officials

MPs have appealed to the home secretary, Sajid Javid, to review the controversial immigration scheme “right to rent” which will… Read More

How did the Windrush affair affect the UK immigration system?

The Windrush Generation involves citizens of the Commonwealth countries who have arrived into the UK in 1948 and… Read More