Border control

26 May 2022

Not everybody is getting their passports issued in four to six weeks

The Prime Minister’s claim that everybody is getting their passports within four to six weeks is not true.

10 March 2022

Home Office claim to have launched first Ukrainian visa scheme lacks context

Many countries taking Ukrainian refugees never required visas in the first place. Others have waived visa schemes entirely.

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30 November 2021

The facts about people seeking asylum in the UK

The number of people applying for asylum in the UK looks to increase slightly this year, but the proportion who are arriving in boats across the Channel has increased significantly.

25 August 2021

Why the government recommends having 6 months left on passports to visit Europe

When returning from many European countries, your passport must be less than ten years old and be valid for at least three months.

12 August 2021

Higher deportation rates don’t necessarily demonstrate ‘disproportionate targeting’ of Jamaicans

The data is not entirely reliable, and there may be multiple reasons why deportation rates vary, including whether deportation would affect someone’s human rights.

5 March 2020

Most of these NHS jobs are classed as “skilled” under new immigration rules

The minimum eligible salary will be £20,480, but other criteria will also apply.

21 February 2020

You can have freedom of movement outside the EU if you’re in the single market

Norway and some other countries follow the free movement rules of the single market without being EU members.

26 September 2019

Labour didn’t vote to scrap all immigration controls

Labour passed a motion at its party conference to extend free movement. This doesn’t mean scrapping all immigration controls.

28 August 2019

Can refugees enter the UK illegally?

Refugees can’t be penalised for entering illegally if they are claiming asylum and coming from a place where their life or freedom are threatened.

17 January 2019

Do refugees have to stay in the first safe country they reach?

Refugees are not required to seek asylum in the first safe country they reach. But under EU law they can sometimes be returned to the first safe EU country they reached.

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Not everybody is getting their passports issued in four to six weeks

Home Office claim to have launched first Ukrainian visa scheme lacks context

The facts about people seeking asylum in the UK

Why the government recommends having 6 months left on passports to visit Europe

Higher deportation rates don’t necessarily demonstrate ‘disproportionate targeting’ of Jamaicans

Most of these NHS jobs are classed as “skilled” under new immigration rules

You can have freedom of movement outside the EU if you’re in the single market

Labour didn’t vote to scrap all immigration controls

Can refugees enter the UK illegally?

Do refugees have to stay in the first safe country they reach?

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