UK immigration policy

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Britain Imposes Visa Ban on Four Countries Over Asylum System Abuse

Britain has announced sweeping visa restrictions targeting four countries after ministers concluded that study and work routes were being widely exploited to enter the asylum system. The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, is set to activate what officials describe as an “emergency brake”, suspending sponsored study visas for applicants from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan with […]

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Artists, Creatives to Receive Priority in UK Work Visa Scheme

Artists, Creatives to Receive Priority in UK Work Visa Scheme

Government advisers identify dancers, writers and musicians as key to driving economic growth Dancers, writers, photographers and musicians will have priority access to UK work visas after being identified by the government’s immigration advisers as essential to supporting economic growth. The professions are among 82 roles recommended for exemption from the forthcoming ban on visas

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Home Office Deportation Flights to France Stalled for Second Day

Home Office Deportation Flights to France Stalled for Second Day

The Home Office has failed for a second consecutive day to deport migrants to France under the new one-in, one-out returns deal, after a flurry of last-minute human rights claims stalled removals. Seats reserved on an Air France flight from Heathrow to Paris on Tuesday were left empty, despite letters sent to migrants confirming their

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