The first flight tasking asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda was grounded because of last minute European legal intervention. Within hours, a spokesman for the Prime Minister's office said that "all options are on the table" when asked whether the UK would withdraw from the...
Reports the increase in asylum applications among Iraqis and Iranians in Great Britain. Dominance in the European record of asylum applications; Account of the removal of asylum-seekers; Claims of the Refugee Council against the asylum application system.Meilton...
Since the beginning of this year, the UK government has accelerated its efforts to combat illegal immigration. Data released on January 2, 2024, shows that the number of illegal immigrant boats arriving in the UK decreased by 36% compared to last year, with 112,000 asylum applications processed...
A big jump in the processing of asylum claims is obvious in the data published by the Home Office this morning. The number of people who have received initial decisions on their asylum claims in the year ending September 2024 was 102,305 - almost double the number made in the previous year...
United Kingdom (UK): Rights to residence, employment, access to social programs (health care, education and housing) and citizenship of the ten new European Union (EU) countries; whether citizens of the new EU countries can continue to file refugee claims/asylum applications in the UK ...
For those at the UK Government’s Home Office who process the growing number of visa and asylum applications, digital services will make the application process more efficient, as well as keeping the UK safe and secure.To make these digital services a reality, the Home Office, re...
The Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers has added 50 more employees to the Portugal consular posts so as to accelerate the response capacity of the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA). *Are you looking for step-by-step assistance withPortuguese immigration? Con...
EU citizens, on the other hand, have lodged fewer applications throughout the EU Settlement Scheme. The main reason for migration to the UK is estimated to be family-related, authorities have revealed. Net migration to the UK has been roofing in recent years, the da...
Beginning a "small boats week" of linked announcements, Number 10 said the "legacy" backlog of asylum applications made before the end of June 2022 has been reduced by a third since December. But Labour claimed nearly 40,000 people are still awaiting removal in the...
Government data shows the currentbacklog of immigration cases is more than 160,000- with some taking two years. A leaked document recently revealed a'fast-track' questionnaireis being sent to 12,000 asylum seekers to help reduce the build-up. ...