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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's statement on earned settlement. Mr Speaker, with permission, I will make a statement on this government’s policy of earned settlement. A little over a month ago, at Labour Party Conference, I promised we would adopt a policy on this issue that is guided, above all, by fairness. Fairness towards those who … Continue reading Earned settlement – staying and working in the UK
Enforcement raids skyrocket by 77% … leading to an 83% increase in arrests. Illegal working arrests and raids have reached the highest level in British history due to relentless activity by the Home Office’s Immigration Enforcement teams. Over 17,400 raids were made to dodgy businesses such as nail bars, car washes, barbers and takeaway shops - targeting those attempting to undercut … Continue reading Illegal working – raids reach highest level in UK history
Digital posters and leaflets are now available in three additional languages for regulated organisations, ambassadors, and charities to download and share. The Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) has updated its range of promotional materials to help advice seekers understand why regulated immigration advice matters, the risks of unregulated advice, and how to report poor or illegal … Continue reading New Resources to tackle unregulated immigration advice
UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) are replacing physical immigration documents with a digital immigration status, known as an eVisa. Moving to a digital immigration system UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) are developing a digital immigration system. This means replacing physical documents with a digital record of identity and immigration status. This is known as an … Continue reading Update on the move to eVisas
New rules to be laid in Parliament see skills and salary thresholds rise, overseas recruitment for care workers end, and more than 100 occupations no longer granted access to the immigration system. These changes, the first to be rolled out from the Immigration White Paper, represent a fundamental shift in the UK’s approach to immigration and restore … Continue reading Immigration reforms restore order and control
Nationwide clampdown on delivery riders working illegally Ramp-up of arrests and visits set to take place across the UK targeting migrants working illegally in the gig economy The U.K. government Home Office Enforcement teams are gearing up to launch a nationwide blitz targeting illegal working hotspots, with a focus on the gig economy and migrants … Continue reading Delivery riders working illegally!
Over 6,000 arrests and 9,000 visits carried out in crackdown on illegal working. A major surge in immigration enforcement activity across the UK has led to a 51% rise in the number of arrests as part of a Home Office drive to disable the illegal working trade in the UK. Immigration Enforcement teams have … Continue reading Illegal working enforcement
Most successful January in over half a decade for Home Office Immigration Enforcement teams tackling illegal working. Illegal working A record-breaking January for illegal working enforcement activity has been revealed by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper as the government’s landmark Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill returns to Parliament for its second reading Monday 10th February 2025. Tackling … Continue reading Blitz on illegal working
The government has been intensifying raids to tackle illegal working across England since the summer. Officers have been out in force across the UK to disrupt rogue employers who hire migrants illegally and exploit vulnerable people, and to address the promise of illegal jobs that are used by criminal smuggling gangs to sell spaces in … Continue reading Crack down on illegal working
New data shows illegal working arrests have increased by 25% A crackdown on rogue businesses hiring people to work illegally has led to a significant rise in arrests, new figures published by the Home Office show. Home Office Immigration Enforcement teams have been intensifying operational activity across the UK to stop businesses hiring people to … Continue reading Arrests for illegal working rises
Home Secretary commits to a 'fundamental reset' in the government’s response to Windrush. Victims of the Windrush scandal will be better supported to apply for compensation through a £1.5 million fund as the Home Secretary sets out a ‘fundamental reset’ to the Windrush generation. The Home Secretary set out the first steps that the new … Continue reading New support for Windrush victims
Victims of modern slavery will be better supported in fresh measures unveiled by the government. The government has pledged to eradicate the backlog of decisions on modern slavery cases within 2 years, giving thousands of women, men and children who may have suffered traumatic sexual, physical and economic abuse the clarity needed to assist with … Continue reading Fresh measures to support victims of Modern slavery
The Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, announced last month that the government would crack down on unscrupulous employers who are hiring migrants illegally and exploiting vulnerable people, alongside extensive work to disrupt the criminal networks who bring the workers to the UK. During an intensive week of action from Sunday 18th to Saturday 24th August 2024, … Continue reading Rogue employers targeted in illegal working crackdown
Millions invited to switch from physical immigration documents to an eVisa – a key step in creating a modernised and digital border. The next stage in the government’s plan to modernise the border and introduce a digital immigration system is under way, as the Home Office moves closer to the implementation of eVisas for nearly … Continue reading eVisa rollout begins
Twelve immigration offenders have been arrested following a Home Office raid on a bedding and mattress factory in the West Midlands. Immigration Enforcement officers descended on the business, acting on intelligence that illegal working was taking place on site. They arrested 7 men – all Indian nationals – for suspected illegal working. Four more Indian … Continue reading Twelve arrested after Home Office raid
Changes now in force to slash migration and prevent the undercutting of British workers by employers looking to recruit cheap labour from overseas. UK businesses are now required to pay overseas workers coming to the UK on a Skilled Worker visa significantly more, as the government clamps down on cut price foreign labour and continues … Continue reading New laws to cut migration and put British workers first
Fines are to be more than tripled for employers and landlords who allow illegal migrants to work for them or rent their properties. Fines are to be more than tripled for employers and landlords who allow illegal migrants to work for them or rent their properties, in the biggest shake up of civil penalties since … Continue reading Tripling of fines for those supporting illegal migrants
Members of a gang which recruited illegal migrants to work as cleaners across a string of Sainsbury’s supermarkets have been sentenced. Members of a criminal gang which recruited illegal migrants to work as cleaners across a string of Sainsbury’s supermarkets in Oxfordshire and the south-west have been sentenced. Five defendants were sentenced at Oxfordshire Crown … Continue reading Crime leader who recruited illegal workers to clean at Sainsbury’s jailed
The Home Office deployed over 300 immigration officers on over 150 enforcement visits in one day to crack down on illegal working across the UK. The Home Office confirms that it conducted a record number of visits targeting illegal working in one day, as part of a nationwide operation. During the operation, which took place … Continue reading Over 100 illegal workers arrested
New government restrictions to student visa routes to cut net migration while protecting the economic benefits students bring to the UK. New government restrictions on student visa routes are claimed to substantially cut net migration by restricting the ability for international students to bring family members on all but post-graduate research routes and banning people … Continue reading Changes to student visa route to reduce net migration
The Home Office has ramped up immigration enforcement activity in the month since the Prime Minister’s pledge to boost raids on illegal working. A total of 1,152 immigration enforcement visits have taken place across the UK to identify illegal working since 11th December 2022, marking an almost 10% rise on visits completed in the previous … Continue reading Tackling illegal working
Service personnel from non-UK nations could be offered indefinite leave to remain in the UK for free under a new public consultation launched today by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Home Secretary Priti Patel. Service personnel from non-UK nations who have served in the British Armed Forces could be offered indefinite leave to remain in … Continue reading Consultation launched to waive visa fees for non-UK military personnel