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Millions are being invited to switch from physical immigration documents to an eVisa – a key step in creating a modernised and digital border.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Fifty more asylum hotels are due to be closed, building on the closure of the first 100 at the end of March.
New fines of up to £10,000 for international general aviation flights that do not submit advance passenger information online up to two hours before departure.
Government provides certainty and stability for Ukrainians, with visa holders now eligible to stay for an additional 18 months.
UK’s electronic travel authorisation (ETA) scheme opens for Gulf Cooperation Council and Jordanian nationals, making travel to the UK smoother and cheaper.
The UK’s Youth Mobility schemes with Australia, Canada, Japan and South Korea have been expanded, while new schemes with Uruguay and Andorra come into effect
Rollout of new transformative legal migration measures begins, with new restrictions set to relieve the burden on British taxpayers and public services
Border Force have made the highest number of illegal drug seizures since records began, as action at the border helps stop illegal drugs reaching the country.
From 1 January 2024, tough government action means most international students can now no longer bring family members to the UK.
Charities, grassroots organisations and other community groups have been awarded a share of over £150,000 from the Home Office’s Community Engagement Fund.
Border Force seized almost one million items of counterfeit goods worth nearly £200 million in 2023, with fake electricals targeted in the run-up to Christmas.
Thousands of products containing endangered plant and animal species have been seized by Border Force.
The Disability Unit is recruiting disability experts in the North West and Yorkshire and the Humber to be chairs of its Regional Stakeholder Network.
New GCSE will be the first of its kind and will teach students how to communicate through sign language.
Statement by Minister Pursglove at the UN General Assembly Debate on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP16).
Today [11 May] the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work highlighted the importance of sport bringing people together as he attended a new international championship for disabled golfers.
Speaking at the British Deaf Association’s BSL Conference, the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Tom Pursglove MP, has appointed 16 members to the new British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board, which will advis…
The Regional Stakeholder Network gives disabled people across the UK a stronger voice.
The Government’s Disability Unit is recruiting disability experts in the East of England and Yorkshire and the Humber to be chairs of its Regional Stakeholder Network.
The Minister for Disabled People, Tom Pursglove, has today appointed Craig Crowley MBE FRSA as co-chair of the new British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board, which will advise the government on key issues impacting the Deaf…
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