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  • May 5, 2023 · 36 min

    Immigration roundup: April 2023

    This month we talk more about the Illegal Migration Bill and its potential consequences, the right way to go about tackling the asylum backlog, Colin's suggestion of a new British Citizenship Act, the resumption of hostile environment bank account closures, we run through a load of cases and end by talking about some business immigration issues. If you would like to claim CPD points for reading the material and listening to this podcast, sign up here as a Free Movement member. There are well over 100 CPD hours of training materials available to members. You can find all the available courses here. If you listen to podcasts on your mobile phone, you can subscribe for free on Anchor, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or by pointing your podcast player to the podcast feed for Free Movement. Using a mobile device and subscribing has the advantage that each new podcast can be automatically downloaded for listening to on the go. The podcast follows the running order below. How does the Illegal Migration Bill breach the Refugee Convention? Illegal Migration Bill: helping force refugees into illegality and danger Could ‘safe and legal routes’ stop the boats? If the Illegal Migration Bill is unworkable, what can the government do instead? Amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill attack basic legal rights and processes Two ways to address the asylum backlog and improve access to justice It is time for a new British Citizenship Act for the post-Brexit era Home Office resume bank account closures High Court rejects challenge by Afghan families to hotel move High Court dismisses challenge to family reunion rules for refugee children Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 ouster clause found effective Court of Appeal re-affirms restrictive parameters of domestic violence provisions in immigration rules Exceptional circumstances in a spouse or partner visa application under Appendix FM How to apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa Reporting hybrid working patterns: new sponsor obligations Visit visa operations are “refreshingly well run”

  • Apr 21, 2023 · 36 min

    Immigration roundup: March 2023

    For this month's roundup podcast, Sonia and I manage to rattle through a huge volume of updates in a mere 36 minutes. We cover a load of cases, some important asylum policy updates and then several developments in immigration law as well. We're sorry it is a little later than usual; the Easter holidays intervened. And I am sorry if you can hear scaffolders poles bouncing off the pavement outside the block of flats opposite my house... If you are a lawyer and would like to claim CPD points for reading the material and listening to this podcast, sign up here as a Free Movement member. There are well over 100 CPD hours of training materials available to members. You can find all the available courses here. The 30-minute podcast follows the running order below. Permission granted on additional grounds in the Rwanda case in the Court of Appeal Court of Appeal emphasises absence of corroboration is not fatal in asylum cases Court of Appeal dismisses appeal against criminalising small boat arrivals Legal challenges against GPS tagging for people on immigration bail High Court considers how the loss of work may engage article 8 No recourse to public funds policy found unlawful (again) “High hurdle” for hotel accommodation challenges? Refusals of naturalisation on good character grounds can only be challenged by irrationality Amended data protection exemption for migrants declared unlawful UK spends one third of international aid budget on domestic asylum costs Are the new asylum questionnaires fit for purpose? Assisting with the new asylum questionnaires: OISC Level 1 caseworkers and volunteers Home Office publishes guidance on streamlined asylum processing for children Home Office’s approach to family reunion applications condemned by immigration inspector Borders Inspector “frustrated” by lack of action from Home Office New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules HC1160 Spring budget migration announcements New ‘Appendix Adult Dependent Relative’ to the immigration rules All families matter: An inquiry into family migration Government Authorised Exchange: one visa, 40 options

  • Mar 14, 2023 · 1 hr 1 min

    Podcast special: the Illegal Migration Bill

    Colin Yeo and Sonia Lenegan discuss the Illegal Migration Bill. They talk through what is in it, what will it do, how is it intended to work, whether it is compatible with international law and what effects it might have in reality.

  • Mar 12, 2023 · 33 min

    Immigration roundup: February 2023

    This month Sonia and I talk a bit about denaturalisation generally and the case of Shamima Begum specifically, we cover the new streamlined asylum process and a few other asylum-related blog posts and then we run through a few cases. We manage to keep things a bit shorter than normal, but watch out for our coverage of the Illegal Migration Bill, which will be available separately. The 30-minute podcast follows the running order below. Denaturalisation Security tribunal finds Shamima Begum was trafficked but she loses anyway Book review: Stephanie DeGooyer’s Before Borders: A legal and literary history of naturalization Bad cases make bad law: the unintended consequences of denaturalising bad guys Deception and denaturalisation: seek and you shall find Asylum Latest asylum stats show the Home Office failing on all fronts New streamlined asylum process Does 10 year ‘temporary refugee protection’ status breach of the Refugee Convention? New policy: temporary permission to stay for victims of human trafficking Trafficking victims should get leave during their asylum claim Cases Immigration officers don’t have to corroborate your story No damages for unlawful no recourse to public funds policy Differential treatment of Ukrainian and Afghan applications justified on national security grounds Not all procedural errors need to be remitted says Upper Tribunal More bad news from the Upper Tribunal for extended family members of EU citizens

  • Feb 6, 2023 · 48 min

    Immigration round up: January 2023

    This month Sonia and I talk through various government policies all about being horrible to migrants. It's a seemingly inexhaustible vein. Indeed, there aren't many (any?) government immigration policies NOT about being horrible to migrants. We then move on to discuss a few different nationality law issues, including the mind-boggling case of Roehrig, which appears to have effectively denaturalised tens of thousands of British citizens at a stroke. Finally, we turn to some important but rather technical updates for the lawyers amongst you. If you would like to claim CPD points for reading the material and listening to this podcast, sign up here as a Free Movement member. There are well over 100 CPD hours of training materials available to members. You can find all the available courses here. Government policy The misguided allure of deterrence policy Adults at risk in immigration detention annual report scrapped after highlighting inadequacies (mention) High Court orders Home Secretary to immediately increase asylum support rates (mention) Is it time for the UK to change its stance on asylum seekers working? (mention) Operation Warm Welcome cools: over 9,000 Afghans still in temporary accommodation (mention - and update with new news on this) Legal aid for asylum seekers is broken Will in-country visa delays have long-term consequences for economic migration? (mention) A modest proposal for reforming the immigration system: shorten key immigration routes Nationality Revised guidance on section 4L British Nationality Act 1981: the Romein principle The reasonably foreseeable consequences of depriving someone of British citizenship High Court casts doubt on British citizenship of children of EU citizens For lawyers... “Upgrading” a visa application you have already made Permission needs to be properly sought for video link evidence from abroad Case disposed of in error after Secretary of State fails to comply with court directions Is Chikwamba still relevant? Durable partner rules dumbfound the Upper Tribunal Identifying litigation friends for vulnerable migrants

  • Jan 6, 2023 · 56 min

    Immigration roundup: a look back at 2022 and ahead to 2023

    Colin and Sonia take a look back at 2022 and ahead to 2023 as well as covering the immigration updates from December 2022. Looking back, they talk about small boat crossings, the Ukraine and Hong Kong schemes, the impact (or lack of) the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, the Rwanda judgment, the asylum backlog and the net migration figures. Looking to the future they cover Rishi Sunak's asylum plan, whether the Home Office can cope, the prospect of yet more legislation and the ideas for immigration restrictions on families, students and workers floated via The Times over the Christmas break. Finally, they cover several litigation developments for lawyers from December 2022 and end by discussing to big cases for EU citizens with pre settled status. Phew. Looking back and ahead Free Movement review of the year 2022 Rishi Sunak announces new new plan for asylum Has Sunak’s bank account closure plan killed off the Windrush Lessons Learned Review? High court rules Rwanda plan is lawful When will there be another Rwanda removal flight? Litigation What is the duty of candour? Social media and the duty of candour in age assessment proceedings False imprisonment claimant punished for failing to negotiate Tribunal quarterly statistics: 54 week waiting time for asylum appeals and 26,000 cases outstanding Five million pound investment to increase the number of days tribunals operate EU citizens Win for Pre-Settled Status holders accessing benefits High Court finds EU Settlement Scheme breaches the Withdrawal Agreement

  • Dec 9, 2022 · 55 min

    Immigration roundup: November 2022

    This month, Colin and Sonia mainly talk about an avalanche of asylum related news, law and updates. It's not all asylum, though, there's also some blog posts to go over on Comprehensive Sickness Insurance, third party support in spouse applications, marriages in durable partner cases, the opening of the citizenship route for Chagossian descendants and a Solicitor Regulation Authority report on immigration lawyers. They end by discussing a couple of opinion pieces Colin published, on whether the Home Office should be abolished and whether strategic litigation does more harm than good. The blog posts covered include: What are ‘short term holding facilities’ like the Manston refugee camp? Briefing: What is Article 1D of the Refugee Convention? How does the asylum ‘white list’ work and what does the government plan to change? Asylum backlog hits 150,000 and net migration hits 500,000 Understanding the Home Office’s problem with asylum decisions Appendix Settlement Protection: indefinite leave to remain for people granted refugee status or humanitarian protection Reducing distress when working with children in the asylum process Record high referrals for potential victims of modern slavery The refugee reception crisis in the UK mirrors the situation on the continent Failed asylum seeker’s false identity conviction quashed Home Office breaches the duty of candour in mobile phone seizures case Home Office guidance update: the NHS and comprehensive sickness insurance for EEA nationals Developments in third party financial support for spouse or partner visa applications Post-Brexit marriages in durable partner appeals New route to British citizenship for people of Chagossian descent Solicitors Regulation Authority publishes new guidance for immigration work: supervision, quality, and complaints Should the Home Office be abolished? Strategic litigation: more harm than good?

  • Nov 7, 2022 · 48 min

    Immigration roundup: October 2022

    Welcome to the October 2022 episode of the Free Movement immigration update podcast. This month, Colin and Sonia talk politics, asylum, the statement of changes to the immigration rules and case law. The episode is a bit longer than usual as there was a lot going on! Politics Braverman attacks modern slavery victims and student families Assessing Braverman’s legacy as Home Secretary How much influence does the media have over the hostile environment? Home Office hotels not fit to house unaccompanied child asylum seekers Indefinite leave to remain applications under Appendix FM: slow, expensive and inaccessible Asylum Why has the asylum success rate gone up so much in recent years? Are people crossing the Channel in small boats doing anything illegal? Putting small boat crossings in perspective Ukrainians in the UK face a homelessness crisis and the government needs to act now What’s happening in the Rwanda legal challenges? Statement of Changes New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 719 (Afghanistan, Ukraine, and victims of trafficking) Statement of Changes HC 719: Ukraine Extension Scheme Statement of Changes HC 719: Appendix EU and Appendix EU (Family Permit) Statement of Changes HC 719: Appendix Temporary Permission to Stay for Victims of Human Trafficking or Slavery Case law Introducing proportionality assessments into marriage of convenience cases Lack of route for victims of transnational marriage abandonment is unlawful, High Court finds Home Office to review policy on timing of applications after single father’s right to work limbo Applicants from Afghanistan may not need to enrol biometrics at the time of an application Court of Appeal quash trafficking victim’s 2009 conviction

  • Oct 11, 2022 · 30 min

    Immigration update podcast: September 2022

    Welcome to the September 2022 episode of the Free Movement immigration update podcast. This month Colin is joined again by “immigration lawyer about town”, as she put it, Sonia Lenegan. She is in danger of becoming a co-presenter if she carries on like this... Amongst other things, they discuss Albanian asylum claims, age assessment, military conscription and asylum, Windrush and an important update to the guidance on good character in British citizenship applications. If you would like to claim CPD points for reading the material and listening to this podcast, sign up here as a Free Movement member. There are well over 100 CPD hours of training materials available to members. You can find all the available courses here. The 30-minute podcast follows the running order below. Asylum and human rights Grand Chamber finds France breached the European Convention of Human Rights Why are so many Albanian asylum claims succeeding if the country is so “safe and prosperous”? Government lawyers confirm that the Albanian “fast track” removal scheme will not apply to asylum seekers New critique of Home Office country information on Albanian blood feuds Major European judgment on age assessment process Would Russian men fleeing conscription qualify as refugees? Amendments to the Windrush Compensation Other important stuff Dependency under EU law: education as an essential living need Guidance update: good character in nationality applications Economic migration How to apply for a Temporary Work – Creative Worker visa Employers take note: all change for right to work checks from 1 October 2022

  • Oct 7, 2022 · 14 min

    What the hell's going on with immigration policy right now?

    Colin and Sonia have a short chat about what's going on with immigration and asylum policy right now. With Truss and No 10 saying one thing and Braverman and the Home Office saying something very different, what should we make of it all? Are we going to have more students or less? Encourage skilled workers or reduce net migration? Cut unskilled migration or expand the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme? We thought we'd separate out a general discussion about politics and policy this month from the normal update, to try and keep the podcast short and snappy. We'll be back early next week with the normal update covering substantive legal developments from September 2022.

  • Sep 12, 2022 · 41 min

    Immigration update podcast, episode 104

    Welcome to episode 104 of the Free Movement immigration update podcast. This month Colin is joined by "immigration lawyer about town", as she puts it, Sonia Lenegan. Taking pity on Colin after his solo effort last month, Sonia is the legal and policy director at Rainbow Migration, a consultant solicitor at Saltworks and a volunteer at Asylos and the Unity Project. She previously worked at Hackney Law Centre and as the legal director at the Immigration Law Practitioners Association. Our discussion is a bit more free ranging than for past update episodes and we run to just over 40 minutes. We discuss the change of Home Secretary, the direction of government immigration policy, some changes in policy and new visas and go through the latest case law. Let us know in comments or by email what you think of the slightly different approach. If you would like to claim CPD points for reading the material and listening to this podcast, sign up here as a Free Movement member. There are well over 100 CPD hours of training materials available to members. You can find all the available courses here. If you listen to podcasts on your mobile phone, you can subscribe for free on Anchor, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or by pointing your podcast player to the podcast feed for Free Movement. Using a mobile device and subscribing has the advantage that each new podcast can be automatically downloaded for listening to on the go. To access previous Free Movement podcasts click here.

  • Aug 12, 2022 · 20 min

    Immigration update podcast, episode 103

    Welcome to episode 103 of the Free Movement immigration update podcast. This month — the first in something like five years with no CJ McKinney — I’m starting with some material on asylum and trafficking then quickly going over a bit of immigration and nationality history and why it matters today, before moving onto various bits of Home Office news and then ending with a couple off items on deportation and foreign national offenders. If you would like to claim CPD points for reading the material and listening to this podcast, sign up here as a Free Movement member. There are well over 100 CPD hours of training materials available to members. You can find all the available courses here. If you listen to podcasts on your mobile phone, you can subscribe for free on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or by pointing your podcast player to the podcast feed for Free Movement. Using a mobile device and subscribing has the advantage that each new podcast can be automatically downloaded for listening to on the go. To access previous Free Movement podcasts click here.

  • Jul 22, 2022 · 44 min

    From Brexit to small boats: five dramatic years in UK immigration policy

    The immigration system has been through a lot since I started covering it for Free Movement five years ago. In September 2017, the UK was still in the two-year countdown to leaving the European Union, and there were even doubts about whether it would happen at all. The EU Settlement Scheme was still a twinkle in the Home Office's eye, and instead of the exciting post-Brexit points-based immigration system we had a boring old... points-based immigration system. But while the basic architecture of the visa system remains largely the same, lots of the details have changed. Gone are the Investor and Entrepreneur routes, while in have come a host of new or (more commonly) rebranded visas: Innovator, Graduate, Global Talent, High Potential and Seasonal Worker. The flagship Skilled Worker route is now much easier to recruit into than Tier 2 (General) ever was, and visa issuances to non-Europeans have soared. That's led to a recent narrative that immigration has actually risen since Brexit -- although as Peter William Walsh of the Migration Observatory points out, this theory is somewhat lacking in key epistemic features, such as being true. I spoke to Peter, Colin and business immigration guru Nichola Carter for a valedictory podcast looking back at the big themes and trends of the past five years in UK immigration, including Brexit, Windrush and Rwanda.

  • Jul 8, 2022 · 29 min

    Immigration update podcast, episode 102

    Welcome to episode 102 of the Free Movement immigration update podcast. This month we start with elements of the Borders Act 2022 coming into force before moving on to Appendix Private Life and Appendix FM. We then review the latest case law on criminal deportation, touch briefly on Zambrano applications, and conclude with Rwanda. If you would like to claim CPD points for reading the material and listening to this podcast, sign up here as a Free Movement member. There are now over 100 CPD hours of training materials available to members. You can find all the available courses here. The downloadable 29-minute podcast follows the running order below. Timestamps indicate when a particular section begins. Borders Act When is the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 coming into force? Detailed policy on differential treatment of refugees announced Humanitarian protection is being downgraded from 28 June 2022 Human rights (7.50) New guidance on private life and family relationships Judge takes “points based system” a bit too literally Appendix FM (10.44) Free family visas: the entry clearance fee waiver policy Whether income is “lawfully derived” to be assessed case by case, Upper Tribunal holds Deportation (15.16) Supreme Court allows foreign criminal deportation case Foreign convictions in deportation appeals Challenge to “deport first, appeal later” process rejected Zambrano (23.08) No change to settlement rules for Zambrano carers despite Akinsanya judgment Rwanda (25.05) Home Office plans second flight to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda How to respond to Rwanda removal notices

  • Jun 24, 2022 · 32 min

    CSI where am I: can EU citizens get compensation for Comprehensive Sickness Insurance?

    Comprehensive Sickness Insurance continues to hang over the heads of many EU citizens who, over the years, were told that they needed private health coverage for their residence in the UK to be lawful. The UK government’s insistence on this was always legally controversial, but it took until after Brexit for the EU Court of Justice to rule (in a case referred to it just before the UK’s departure) that CSI was not in fact required. What are the implications of the ruling for EU citizens affected by the supposed CSI rule over the years? People were denied benefits, British citizenship and even protection against criminal deportation — not to mention spending money they didn’t need to. Even today, the government reserves the right to refuse naturalisation for past lack of CSI (even if it doesn’t in practice). Joining me on the podcast with thoughts on righting the wrong are Luke Piper of the3million and the CSI Justice campaign, and Professor Charlotte O’Brien of York Law School and the EU Rights and Brexit Hub.

  • Jun 10, 2022 · 26 min

    Immigration update podcast, episode 101

    Welcome to episode 101 of the Free Movement immigration update podcast. This month we start with some great news on fees, then some updates on the new Borders Act before turning to Rwanda and asylum more broadly. We have a quick check-in on business immigration and end on the latest with detention and bail. If you would like to claim CPD points for reading the material and listening to this podcast, sign up here as a Free Movement member. There are now over 100 CPD hours of training materials available to members. You can find all the available courses here. If you listen to podcasts on your mobile phone, you can subscribe for free on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or by pointing your podcast player to the podcast feed for Free Movement. Using a mobile device and subscribing has the advantage that each new podcast can be automatically downloaded for listening to on the go. To access previous Free Movement podcasts click here. The downloadable 26-minute podcast follows the running order below. Timestamps indicate when a particular section begins. Fees Children can now apply for a waiver of citizenship fees Borders Act (5.20) New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 17 (Borders Act) When is the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 coming into force? New regs bring key bits of Borders Act into force on 28 June Rwanda (8.15) Committee examines human rights implications of Rwanda asylum agreement Immigration inspector orders rapid review of Rwanda policy Asylum (12.37) Useful case from Court of Justice of the European Union on Palestinian refugees Iraq country guidance on ID cards revised Upper Tribunal dives into the Refugee Convention exclusion clauses Business immigration (18.15) High Potential visa opens today Detention and bail (20.53)

  • May 27, 2022 · 30 min

    Things are looking up for undocumented migrant children

    In the States, they’re known as “Dreamers”. Children and young people who grow up perfectly integrated, only to find out that — through no fault of their own — they’re actually unauthorised migrants. Here in the UK, children who are British in every sense but legal can at least regularise on the basis of long residence: seven years for under-18s, or half their life for those aged 18-24 inclusive. Securing immigration status under these “private life” rules is only the beginning: they still have to serve a probationary period of ten years before being able to apply for indefinite leave to remain and come out of the immigration system altogether. All this can profoundly affect identity and mental health: Anna Shekan and Roopa Tanna, my guests on the podcast this month, refer to a process of “de-integration”, as kids effectively become immigrants for the first time. But things are improving for these British Dreamers. A concession announced last October allowed some 18-24s to apply for settlement on the half of life route after five years rather than ten. That was followed by new Immigration Rules on faster settlement for both under-18s and 18-24s, which come into force next month. Combined with yesterday’s announcement on free British citizenship for poor children, all this adds up to — whisper it softly — a substantial liberalisation of the rules for undocumented kids. In this episode, Anna and Roopa explain how the changes came about and how many children and young people are likely to benefit.

  • May 13, 2022 · 28 min

    Immigration update podcast, episode 100

    Welcome to episode 100 of the Free Movement immigration update podcast. This month we’ve got some pretty major asylum stuff to go over plus quite a few different topics, including compensation for unlawful removal, the unending saga of the English language tests, new immigration fees, changes to work visas, a big case from the Upper Tribunal on expert evidence and a rather unusual case in the Court of Appeal on deportation. If you would like to claim CPD points for reading the material and listening to this podcast, sign up here as a Free Movement member. There are now over 100 CPD hours of training materials available to members. You can find all the available courses here. If you listen to podcasts on your mobile phone, you can subscribe for free on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or by pointing your podcast player to the podcast feed for Free Movement. Using a mobile device and subscribing has the advantage that each new podcast can be automatically downloaded for listening to on the go. To access previous Free Movement podcasts click here. The downloadable 29-minute podcast follows the running order below. Timestamps indicate when a particular section begins. TOEIC Nothing wrong with official evidence of English language test cheating, Upper Tribunal holds Compensation (5.40) Afghan boy unlawfully removed from UK for 18 months can claim damages Fees (8.32) Immigration and nationality fees for 2022/23 Asylum (10.37) Is it legal to outsource the UK’s refugee responsibilities to Rwanda? Channel “pushbacks” policy abandoned Afghan judge to get visa decision before having to come out of hiding Points Based Immigration System (17.51) The new UK Expansion Worker visa doesn’t look like an improvement Raise minimum wage for social care workers rather than loosening visa rules, says MAC Experts (22.05) What are the duties of an expert witness in the immigration tribunal? Deportation (25.08)

  • Apr 29, 2022 · 25 min

    Hotel Rwanda

    The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 hit the statute books yesterday. The Home Office says that the Act “puts into law that those who arrive illegally in the UK – who could have claimed asylum in another safe country – can be considered as ‘inadmissible’ to the UK asylum system”, and so removed to Rwanda under plans announced just before Easter. In fact, as Jon Featonby tells me on the latest episode of the podcast, inadmissibility provisions authorising removal to Rwanda are already part of the Immigration Rules: 345C. When an application is treated as inadmissible, the Secretary of State will attempt to remove the applicant to the safe third country in which they were previously present or to which they have a connection, or to any other safe third country which may agree to their entry. Putting these rules in the new Act does make it harder to challenge the Rwanda scheme in court. But Sonia Lenegan says lawyers are nothing daunted, with two crowdfunded legal challenges already in the works. I understand that a third is underway in Northern Ireland. Given the legal and logistical challenges, will refugees really end up on planes to Rwanda? And if they do, will it deter others from seeking asylum in the UK?

  • Apr 8, 2022 · 30 min

    Immigration update podcast, episode 99

    Welcome to episode 99 of the Free Movement immigration update podcast. This month we start with statements of changes to the Immigration Rules on Ukraine, ten-year routes to settlement and the suite of new business visas. I then try not to get too cross about Comprehensive Sickness Insurance before turning to cases on small boats, the Home Office’s duty of candour (hah!) and human trafficking. We finish on the latest deprivation of citizenship statistics. If you would like to claim CPD points for reading the material and listening to this podcast, sign up here as a Free Movement member. There are now over 100 CPD hours of training materials available to members. You can find all the available courses here. If you listen to podcasts on your mobile phone, you can subscribe for free on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or by pointing your podcast player to the podcast feed for Free Movement. Using a mobile device and subscribing has the advantage that each new podcast can be automatically downloaded for listening to on the go. To access previous Free Movement podcasts click here. The downloadable 30-minute podcast follows the running order below. Timestamps indicate when a particular section begins. Ukraine Can Ukrainians take refuge in the UK? The Ukraine Family Scheme and other routes New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 1220 (Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine) Home Office agrees to reconsider landmark Ukraine asylum case Intended parents can bring Ukrainian surrogate mothers to the UK Family and private life (10.54) New statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 1118 Statement of changes HC 1118: new family and private life rules Business immigration (13.39) Statement of changes HC 1118: new and improved UK work visas What do we know about the new Global Business Mobility visa? Adjusted right to work checks to continue until 30 September 2022 EU rights (16.36)