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Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Benefits of Immigration

Despite the recent polemics about “Immigration this…, Immigration that…”, lets talk about the benefits of immigration. To the question: Why do people migrate? People migrate for many different reasons: economic, social, political or even environmental causes (like flooding). Also, some people choose to migrate to another country to enhance their career opportunities. The benefits of…
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Civil Penalty Scheme changes

Nobody likes to talk about it, so why take the risk if you can do things right in the first place? There is no reason to provide or offer a job to anyone whose immigration position is not regular or legal. The civil penalty scheme changes strongly pushes employers to avoid illegal working practices. The changes…
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Passport and Biometric Residence Permit are back

For all applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) under the Tier 2 Points-Based System (PBS) in the UK will receive their passports, and their Biometric Residence Permits (BRP), back before a decision has been made on their application under a new service launched yesterday, 6 May 2014. The passport return service working days within 7 – 10 days…
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Polygamy law signed by Kenya’s President

Who could imagine that Kenya with 83% Christian people (source: The Republic of Kenya) have now signed the polygamy law. << Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law a controversial marriage bill legalising polygamy. >>, BBC NEWS AFRICA 29 April 2014 (online version) This legalisation of polygamy, allow to marry as many partner as they wish without…
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Old applications do not utilise the New Rules

To the question of whether the new human rights rules introduced on 9 July 2012 apply to applications made before that date: they do not. In specific, it is improper to apply rule 276ADE on long residence to applications that were already outstanding at the date the new rule came into force. Quoting Colin Yeo, a barrister…
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