We are delighted to receive a cheque today from the Customer Service Unit at the Home Office repaying our clients legal expenses for a case that should never should have occurred. In March 2010, a Brazilian national submitted his application … Continue reading →

What do you think of this one Teresa, does it look alright to you? Civil servants from across Whitehall are being drafted in to work as border staff during next week’s public sector strike. The civil servants have been approached … Continue reading →

The UK Border Agency has stopped routine interviews with visa applicants from abroad. Many of those who would have faced interviews under the previous rules come from the Indian subcontinent. This has given rise to claims that the new and … Continue reading →

Beginning to sound like the voiceover in the Big Brother House, coming to the end of Day 5 and pleased to say we had a successful outcome yesterday to an application which has proved demanding for both ourselves and our … Continue reading →

On 18 October 2011 the government announced that it was accepting recommendations from the Independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) on changes to the shortage occupation list. The shortage occupation is part of the Tier 2 immigration route via the points … Continue reading →

UKBA continued to cause anxiety in the ranks this week as we battled our way through the appointment booking system in theUK.  Why can’t we provide more appointment slots?  Never mind, there’s no point going into detail again, we’re trying … Continue reading →

The UK Border Agency has issued new policy guidance following the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Quila and Bibi v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] UKSC 45. This case challenged the requirement under … Continue reading →

Teresa May is under pressure to explain her decision to accuse the head of the UK Border Agency’s border force, Brodie Clark, of improperly relaxing passport checks at Britain’s borders. The shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, claimed the situation was … Continue reading →

Border agency officials are conducting unlawful passport checks on buses to try to catch illegal immigrants, a previously undisclosed tactic that has infuriated civil liberties campaigners. Mark Towsend in the Guardian writes documents seen by the Observer reveal that staff … Continue reading →