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The bill will end free movement and give the government full control of UK borders for the first time in four decades.
Abi Tierney has been appointed as the new Director General of Her Majesty’s Passport Office (HMPO) and UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).
New points-based immigration system will open up the UK to the brightest and the best from around the world.
Changes are being made to the Windrush Compensation Scheme to make it more flexible and to keep it open for longer.
The milestone was reached less than a year after the scheme was fully launched to the public, with more than 2.7 million already granted status.
Top scientists to be given fast-tracked entry into the UK.
More top scientists and researchers are to be given fast tracked entry to the UK.
A new £1 million wave of UK government advertising to encourage EU citizens to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme has launched today.
Home Secretary Priti Patel has announced that there have been 2 million applications to the EU Settlement Scheme.
Latest published statistics show that there were almost 300,000 applications to the scheme in the month of August.
The shortage of occupation list has today been expanded to include a range of skilled occupations, following changes to the Immigration Rules.
If there's a no deal Brexit, border controls will be introduced to make it harder for criminals to enter the UK.
To raise awareness of the Windrush Compensation Scheme a series of community events will be held across the country.
New statistics up to the end of July show more than 950,000 applications from England, 50,000 from Scotland, 15,000 from Wales and 12,000 from Northern Ireland.
The world’s top scientists will be encouraged to move to the UK under a shake-up of immigration rules announced by the Prime Minister today.
A pilot to encourage refugee entrepreneur programmes across the UK has been announced.
PSI Services has been awarded the Life in the UK contract by the Home Office, it was announced today.
More than one million additional visitors have used the digital border process to enter the UK.
The 25th Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement (ATCR) starts in Geneva today.
The Home Secretary Sajid Javid has asked the Migration Advisory Committee to review and advise on salary thresholds for the future immigration system.
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