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The Home Secretary has proposed reforms to British citizenship including tougher English language requirements and changes to the Life in the UK test.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Letter from Home Secretary Sajid Javid to Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC).
More than 2,000 members of the Windrush generation have been granted citizenship free of charge, the Home Office has confirmed.
The government has announced a new form of leave for children transferred to the UK to reunite with their families during the Calais camp clearance in 2016.
The Home Secretary is to provide a formal apology to 18 members of the Windrush generation who it is believed could have been wrongfully removed or detained.
Innovative reforms to immigration detention in the UK were announced by the Home Secretary Sajid Javid today, Tuesday 24 July.
Testing follows the standard approach for the launch of new government services.
Minister for Policing and the Fire Service Nick Hurd responds to a campaign email hosted by 38 Degrees on the Grenfell relatives’ immigration policy.
The ‘UKRI Science, Research and Academia’ scheme allows non-EEA researchers, scientists and academics to come to the UK for up to 2 years.
EU citizens will be able to apply for settled status in 3 easy steps for less than the price of a passport, under plans outlined by the Immigration Minister.
This will enable Reset to provide support to groups across the UK looking to sponsor refugee families as part of the community sponsorship scheme.
The government has announced today, changes to the Immigration Rules affecting a number of categories.
More highly skilled doctors and nurses will be able to come to the UK under plans announced by the Home Office today.
People who want to start a business in the UK will be able to apply for a new “start-up” visa, the Home Secretary has announced.
The Home Secretary has today announced that legislation has been introduced to bring into force a package of measures under a Windrush scheme.
Sopra Steria has been awarded the contract to deliver a new service for people applying for a work or study visa, settlement or citizenship from within the UK.
Members of the Windrush generation are being asked to share their experiences to help shape a bespoke compensation scheme.
Members of the Windrush generation who arrived in the UK before 1973 will be eligible for free citizenship, the Home Secretary has announced.
The Home Secretary's statement to the House of Commons on the Windrush generation.
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