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OISC’s Annual Report, including an overview of activities, performance, and all accounts for financial year 2022 to 2023.
An increase of 20% in applications for registration has caused a delay in decision making responses.
Today marks the launch of the latest phase of the government’s global campaign to warn migrants of the consequences of entering the UK illegally.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The UK Home Office welcomed a delegation from Nigeria to co-chair the annual Migration, Justice, and Home Affairs dialogue on 19 March 2024 in London.
Home Secretary delivers on plan to reduce use of asylum hotels with 100 asylum hotels returned to communities by next week, up from 60 at the end of January.
Response from the Home Secretary to the Migration Advisory Committee's rapid review of the Immigration Salary List and the review of the Shortage Occupation List.
Resources to watch, download and use such as our awareness posters now available in twenty languages with a Bulgarian language version now available.
Letter from the Home Secretary commissioning the MAC to carry out a review of the Graduate route, and response letter from the MAC chair.
Reforms to restrict care workers from bringing family members are now in force, while care providers are required to register if they are sponsoring migrants.
The UK and other northern European countries discussed new commitments to disrupt the supply chain of small boats yesterday evening (Monday 4 March) .
Members reappointed to the Independent Family Returns Panel.
Several members of a suspected people smuggling ring have been arrested in a series of raids after allegedly attempting to traffic migrants through UK airports.
The Home Secretary, on his visit to the USA, calls on the international community to unite to tackle the issue of migration.
Home Secretary to call on the global community to take collective action on migration in speech in New York.
The government has agreed a working arrangement with Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.
Helen Chamberlain has been reappointed as chair of the Independent Family Returns Panel (IFRP).
Government provides certainty and stability for Ukrainians, with visa holders now eligible to stay for an additional 18 months.
The UK and France will go even further and faster in tackling illegal migration and build even closer law enforcement and security cooperation ties in 2024.
The expansion takes effect on separate dates this year, with an increased annual quota for both nationalities, and the removal of the ballot process for Japanese nationals.
UK’s electronic travel authorisation (ETA) scheme opens for Gulf Cooperation Council and Jordanian nationals, making travel to the UK smoother and cheaper.
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