Immigration

Commons Research Briefing Asylum Benefits Community care Diseases Families & Social Services Immigration 

Coronavirus: Calls to ease No Recourse to Public Funds conditions

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This briefing summarises who is subject to the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) visa condition and how it is applied. It also identifies what state support and concessions might be available for migrants with NRPF during the coronavirus crisis. It does not cover migrants’ entitlements to NHS healthcare, or the position of European Economic Area nationals.…

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Commons Research Briefing Asylum 

The UK’s refugee family reunion rules: a comprehensive framework?

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The UK’s Immigration Rules allow for refugees to be joined in the UK by immediate family members in certain circumstances. Provisions in EU law (the Dublin III Regulation) can also be used to reunite families separated across the EU/UK. The Regulations will cease to apply in the UK after the Brexit ‘transition period’. This has given extra impetus to pre-existing calls to widen the scope of the UK’s rules.…

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Commons Research Briefing Health services Immigration 

The Immigration Health Surcharge

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Most non-EEA nationals applying for temporary leave to remain in the UK must pay an ‘Immigration Health Surcharge’ (IHS) to the Home Office, in addition to the immigration application fee. The Government has a manifesto commitment to increase the charge and extend it to EEA nationals after the Brexit transition period.…

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Commons Research Briefing Immigration 

Windrush generation: Government action to ‘right the wrongs’

Efforts by the Home Office to remedy the injustices suffered by people caught up in the Windrush scandal are ongoing. The Windrush compensation scheme has recently begun to issue award offers, and legislation underpinning the scheme has been introduced for the 2019-20 session. Some stakeholders remain dissatisfied with aspects of the Government’s response to the scandal. …

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Commons Research Briefing Asylum Demography Immigration 

Asylum Statistics

An analysis of asylum statistics and trends in the UK and other EU countries. Statistics on asylum seekers and refugees in the UK are published by the Home Office, while statistics on asylum in EU28 countries are published by Eurostat. These statistics contain data on the number of people applying for asylum and the outcomes of asylum applications.…

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The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: process and issues

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The UK and EU begin negotiations over their future relationship this week. This paper outlines the UK and EU’s objectives, the main issues of contention and the process being followed in the negotiations …

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Brexit: a reading list of post-EU Referendum publications by Parliament and the Devolved Assemblies

This reading list brings together briefings on Brexit by the Parliamentary libraries and the Devolved Assembly research services with reports by Parliamentary and Devolved Assembly committees following the result of the EU Referendum on 23 June 2016.…

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