Will we be left with a no deal Brexit?
(Getty Images) Labour’s Keir Starmer has warned that Theresa May and her government will be facing a race against time to pass a number of new laws, or they may risk creating an ‘unsustainable legal vacuum’ if Britain end up leaving the EU without a deal. However last week Dominic Raab insisted that the government […]
Germany changes their Immigration laws
The German government wrote up a draft for immigration regulations on 17th of August. The new law is to reform the current, unwieldy immigration law of 2004 and to finally regulate labour market integration beyond asylum policy. Refugees are briefly mentioned in the draft whilst the focus keyword seems to be the skilled workers. Germany […]
Risk of rise in Illegal Immigration in Ireland Post Brexit
A government report has warned that Ireland could see a significant rise of a number of illegal asylum seekers and immigrants. A National Risk Assessment was carried out recently and has found that Ireland is at risk of increased illegal movement as Brexit gets introduced to the UK. “Brexit may give rise […]
Two Ukrainians leave their country every minute
Research has found that since late March 2018 over 400,000 citizens have left Ukraine in search of a better life abroad. A little over a quarter of Ukrainians have left the country to wait out hard times while they find work temporarily abroad, according to a survey by the Kyiv International Institute […]
Illegal immigration on the rise as visa restrictions become strict
A recent new study has found that as the British government has put more control on the immigration system, it has driven up the number of people entering the UK illegally. While the the visa restrictions have cut overall migration as the government planned, academics said they can be “ineffective and counterproductive” because they force more people […]
Hong Kong grants same sex couples equal visa rights
Since 2014 a British national has been fighting her case in court for Hong Kong to accept her spousal visa, her spouse is also a British national working in Hong Kong. In the first week of July Hong Kong’s highest court ordered immigration officials to grant spousal visas to same sex expatriate couples. The […]