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The UK’s new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme will launch for Qatari visitors in October 2023
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Both countries will seek to expedite removal of Albanians from next week following growing numbers taking treacherous journey on small boats.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Home Office has begun issuing formal directions to the first group of people being relocated to Rwanda.
Cambios inmediatos para todas las personas salvadoreñas: necesitarán una visa antes de viajar al Reino Unido.
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to join other Gulf Cooperation Council countries with electronic visa waiver status for UK travel.
Those who enter the UK illegally will find it harder to stay under fundamental reforms in the Nationality and Borders Bill.
UK and India have signed an ambitious new migration partnership, which will see both countries benefit from a new scheme for Indian and British professionals.
The Home Secretary made a statement to Parliament setting out the New Plan for Immigration.
Figures raise concerns that last-minute claims are being used to delay and time out removal from the UK.
Europe-wide awareness campaign to help prepare European citizens for the implementation of the UK’s new Immigration System from 1 January 2021.
The Home Secretary asked the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review the shortage occupation lists. The MAC has agreed and will respond by September 2020.
Now the UK Government has delivered on its promise to get Brexit done, we can take back control of our borders and introduce a points-based immigration system.
The new system takes effect from 1 January 2021.
The shortage of occupation list has today been expanded to include a range of skilled occupations, following changes to the Immigration Rules.
The Home Secretary's commissioning letter to the chair of the Migration Advisory Committee on a review of the Australian immigration system and other similar systems.
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.
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has published its review of the shortage occupation list (SOL) today, adding veterinarians, web designers and architects.
Professor Alan Manning's response to the Law Commission's consultation on simplifying the Immigration Rules.
China was responsible for a massive quarter of UK visas issued globally last year, according to the latest quarterly report on Immigration Statistics published by the Home Office.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The government has announced changes to the Immigration Rules.
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