Immigration roundup: August 2024
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Barry joins Sonia again this month to look back at what happened in August. We cover the latest statistics on asylum, immigration and trafficking. There are a couple of cases relating to asylum family reunion, as well as a policy change for those separated during Operation Pitting. Other cases covered included deprivation of citizenship, an unsuccessful challenge to legal aid provision for young people and a successful challenge by Bail for Immigration Detainees in a freedom of information challenge. We also discuss updates on a couple of reports from the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the latest on what is happening with Tech Nation.
The 43 minute podcast follows the running order below:
Asylum (00:55)
Positive decisions by immigration authority remain very low in latest trafficking statistics
Unsuccessful challenge to lack of legal aid for asylum interviews
Appeal against grant of limited bail on Diego Garcia dismissed
No discrimination found against Afghan man blocked from Ukraine schemes
New country of origin information on children and young people from Sudan
Home Office finally announces separated families route for Afghan evacuated families
How to prepare suicide risk cases
General immigration (22:40)
A step by step guide to applying for an eVisa
Solicitors Regulation Authority publishes reviews of training records and asylum legal services
Family (29:15)
Upper Tribunal says that article 8 rights of overseas family members must be considered
Work routes (33:25)
A route of last resort: two years of the UK Expansion Worker visa
The latest on Tech Nation and the Global Talent route
Nationality (35:40)
Court of Appeal dismisses appeal against deprivation of citizenship
Updated (38:25)
Leave to remain application date: how to calculate it and why it is important
How to apply for a UK Ancestry visa
How much does it cost to sponsor someone for a UK work visa?
Briefing: what is leave outside the rules?
Will I need Electronic Travel Authorisation to enter the UK?