“I remain trapped,” Gaza student urges UK to waive biometrics
Eighty-plus Gazan students with confirmed UK offers cannot submit required biometric checks after Gaza’s October 2023 visa centre…
Lukas Brandt covers UK and European immigration for VisaVerge.com, from the post-Brexit UK visa system and Indefinite Leave to Remain to immigration routes across the EU. He follows Home Office and European policy shifts closely, explaining what they mean for workers, students, and families on the move. Lukas's reporting is the go-to resource for readers navigating immigration on both sides of the Channel.
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Eighty-plus Gazan students with confirmed UK offers cannot submit required biometric checks after Gaza’s October 2023 visa centre…
The 2024 migrant fisher work permit scheme in Ireland issued six permits by mid-2025. Complex processes, AWS closure…
HC 997, effective 22 July 2025, increases Skilled Worker pay floors to £41,700 general and £33,400 for ISL/TSL,…
The Home Office expanded s94B in August 2025 to include India among 23 countries, allowing removal before appeal…
Following the Nuneaton Incident involving a 12-year-old and alleged Afghan asylum seeker suspects, debate over disclosing suspects’ ethnicity…
New rules effective 22 July 2025 prioritize deporting foreign criminals immediately after conviction or sentence. The Home Office…
From 20–27 July 2025 the Home Office stopped 1,780 delivery drivers and arrested 280 suspected illegal workers; 53…
A Canadian who missed visa renewal during a mental health crisis risks UK removal and entry bans. Courts…
Britain housed 32,345 asylum seekers in 218 hotels (March 2025), spending £3.1 billion on hotels in 2024. Labour…
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