News and communications

Home Office criminal and financial investigators arrested 4 suspected people smugglers.

• Updated: 18 April 2024

UK and Vietnam agree closer cooperation to stop the boats.

• Updated: 18 April 2024

Millions are being invited to switch from physical immigration documents to an eVisa – a key step in creating a modernised and digital border.

• Updated: 17 April 2024

Income required to bring family to the UK increased as final measure of package to reduce legal migration comes into force.

• Updated: 11 April 2024

Fifty more asylum hotels are due to be closed, building on the closure of the first 100 at the end of March.

• Updated: 10 April 2024

New fines of up to £10,000 for international general aviation flights that do not submit advance passenger information online up to two hours before departure.

• Updated: 8 April 2024

Changes that are now in force will slash migration and prevent the undercutting of British workers by employers looking to recruit cheap labour from overseas.

• Updated: 4 April 2024

Those applying for a UK visa in Jakarta, Indonesia, will have the option of paying to get a faster decision on their application.

• Updated: 2 April 2024

OISC’s Annual Report, including an overview of activities, performance, and all accounts for financial year 2022 to 2023.

• Updated: 26 March 2024

Details of completed inspections awaiting publication, and active inspections.

• Updated: 26 March 2024

An increase of 20% in applications for registration has caused a delay in decision making responses.

• Updated: 25 March 2024

Today marks the launch of the latest phase of the government’s global campaign to warn migrants of the consequences of entering the UK illegally.

• Updated: 25 March 2024

The UK Home Office welcomed a delegation from Nigeria to co-chair the annual Migration, Justice, and Home Affairs dialogue on 19 March 2024 in London.

• Updated: 22 March 2024

Home Secretary delivers on plan to reduce use of asylum hotels with 100 asylum hotels returned to communities by next week, up from 60 at the end of January.

• Updated: 20 March 2024

Response from the Home Secretary to the Migration Advisory Committee's rapid review of the Immigration Salary List and the review of the Shortage Occupation List.

• Updated: 15 March 2024

Resources to watch, download and use such as our awareness posters now available in twenty languages with a Bulgarian language version now available.

• Updated: 13 March 2024

Letter from the Home Secretary commissioning the MAC to carry out a review of the Graduate Route, and response letter from the MAC chair.

• Updated: 12 March 2024

Reforms to restrict care workers from bringing family members are now in force, while care providers are required to register if they are sponsoring migrants.

• Updated: 11 March 2024

The UK and other northern European countries discussed new commitments to disrupt the supply chain of small boats yesterday evening (Monday 4 March) .

• Updated: 5 March 2024

Members reappointed to the Independent Family Returns Panel.

• Updated: 4 March 2024