MW303 : Marriage Visas and English Language Competence | Migration Watch UK
1 Paragraph 281 of the Immigration Rules sets out the requirements which have to be met for a foreign spouse or civil partner (other than one from inside the European Economic Area) of a British citizen or person settled in the United Kingdom to be granted entry clearance enabling him or her to enter the […]
Comment on BBC Newsnight Poll – Romanian and Bulgarian migration | Migration Watch UK
This is a stunning survey, which the BBC has rather desperately tried to play down. The percentages look small but when multiplied by the size of the work force they produce large numbers. One percent of Romanians of working age (total 15.4 million) actively considering work in the UK amounts to 150,000 and four percent of […]
MW283 : The impact of an amnesty on London | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. The huge illegal workforce in London is a major impediment to young Londoners getting into work. It must be tackled, mainly by firm action against unscrupulous employers and landlords, as a vital part of any strategy to deal with youth unemployment. The role of illegal immigration 2. Illegal immigrants come to (or stay […]
MW281 : UNHCR Guidelines – Sexual Orientation | Migration Watch UK
1 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published on 23 October 2012 a new set of Guidelines on International Protection relating specifically to claims to refugee status based on sexual orientation under the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees. These Guidelines supplement the UNHCR Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee […]
MW259 : Asylum and Temporary Admission | Migration Watch UK
For a general discussion of the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees together with the New York Protocol of 1967, (together referred to in this paper as “the Convention”) you are referred to Legal Legal Paper MW “Asylum Seekers – a serious case of misunderstanding” and also to the definitions of “asylum”, “asylum seeker”, […]
MW257 : Incentives for Polish Migration | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. There is a significant financial benefit for Polish nationals to migrate to the United Kingdom in search of work. Even modest savings would allow Polish workers on the minimum wage in the UK to save what they would earn in an entire year at home. The much higher benefits for families in the […]
Chief Inspector’s Report into Asylum Detained Fast Track System | Migration Watch UK
Today, the Independent Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency published a reportinto the Detained Fast Track System. Commenting Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “This is a constructive report. It underlines the value and effectiveness of the Fast Track system. Some improvements are of course necessary but the system is absolutely vital […]
MW246 : Marriage Visas and English Language Requirements | Migration Watch UK
The requirements to be met by applicants for marriage visas needed to bring in to the United Kingdom with a view to settlement in the UK spouses from countries outside the EEA are set out in Rule 281 of the Immigration Rules made under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1971. The basic requirements have […]
Migration Watch UK Comment on YouGov Poll | Migration Watch UK
A new YouGov pollout today has found that 79% of adults in England consider England to be crowded; with 37% saying it is ‘very crowded.’ Only 3% believe that it is not crowded, whilst 15% think that England is about right. The figures were higher for London (85%) and the rest of the South (81%) while […]
MW241 : Forced Marriage and the Supreme Court – What Next? | Migration Watch UK
In legal Legal Paper MW 240 I summarised the judgement of the Supreme Court in the case of Quila, decided in October 2011. In 2008 Rule 277 of the Immigration Rules had been amended to raise the minimum age for the issue of marriage visas from 18 to 21. The motivation behind this amendment was to deter […]