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Immigration Panel Event – Future Mobility of Talent and UK Immigration
Sponsored by Wednesday 26 June 2019 8:00 am to 10:30 am BritishAmerican Business is curating an expert panel to speak on the subject of UK immigration and future mobility of talent. The panel includes: Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, King’s College London whose appearance at this event coincides… Read More
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Deprivation of Citizenship
On 19th February 2019, the Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, signed an Order which revoked British nationality from Shamima Begum, a 19 year old girl wishing to return to the UK from Syria. Shamima left the UK aged 15 and travelled to Syria where she married into the Islamic State (“IS”) and reportedly gave birth to… Read More
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The Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Government has introduced before Parliament a Statutory Instrument (“SI”) with the aim of amending primary and secondary legislation to take into account the UK’s departure from the European Union whilst ensuring that immigration, nationality and asylum laws will continue to operate effectively until new legislation is approved by Parliament in due course. The Government… Read More
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British Citizens in Europe
British Citizens and EU Member State Immigration Policy Preparing for a “no-deal” Brexit Members of Parliament (MPs) have now rejected the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between the British Government and the European Union three times. The Prime Minister has entered into cross-party negotiations with the Labour opposition with a view to reaching a parliamentary consensus on a way… Read More
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New Innovator and Start-Up Schemes
At the end of March 2019, the Government presented a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (House of Commons paper 1919) which, inter alia, introduced two new routes of entry to the UK for foreign nationals wishing to establish new businesses in the UK: Start-Up and Innovator. Introduced under a new Appendix W to… Read More
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“Right to Rent” causes discrimination
On 1st March 2019, the High Court ruled in R (Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 452 (Admin) that the Government’s so-called “Right to Rent” checks, part of the “compliant environment” policy, are certain to cause landlords to discriminate on racial and nationality grounds…. Read More
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