One million visitors use passport eGates since expansion
More than one million additional visitors have used the digital border process to enter the UK.
Duduzile Moyo – Solicitor/Senior Caseworker (Family)
Duduzile joined JCWI as a qualified solicitor working on the Families Together Project in February 2019, and is an IAAS Level 2 accredited caseworker. She has worked in asylum and immigration law for over 9 years in a range of organisations. Her areas of expertise include family migration, asylum, applications under the Immigration Rules -…
Chai Patel – Legal Policy Director
Chai joined JCWI in 2015 having covered a period of maternity leave for the Policy Director at the Migrants Rights Network. Prior to that he was in the Human Rights department at Leigh Day, working on abuse and human rights claims, and on the death penalty team at Reprieve, focussing on international strategic litigation, casework…
The UK spouse visa – legal advice
The spouse visa rules are extremely complex – there are over 200 pages of Home Office guidance on how to meet the requirements. If you’ve already read our basic guide to the requirements but still have questions, you may be able to get advice from our lawyers. This will be particularly relevant for people who…
Immigration minister calls for global collaboration on resettlement
The 25th Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement (ATCR) starts in Geneva today.
Windrush Lessons Learned Review Leak
Leaked excerpts from the draft landmark review, conducted by her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons, Wendy Williams, have been seen by Channel 4 News and the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants. The draft report finds the Home Office not fit for purpose, citing dysfunction at all levels. The review lays bare a Home…
Urgent Briefing: Windrush Lessons Learned Review Leak
Download PDF For more information please contact: Chai Patel, Legal Policy Director, JCWI: chai.patel@jcwi.org.uk on 07540 425 377; or Zoe Gardner, Policy Advisor, 0207 553 7469 For press please call Sarah Marcus, 07739 39 62 80. “I am delighted that Wendy will be overseeing the lessons learned review, which is vital to ensuring this never happens…
Submission to Review on NHS Charging
Our stark warning to the Department of Health on the consequences of up-front charging for NHS care. Full response at the link here JCWI Warning to Department of Health and Social Care. Summary As with the recent furore about Windrush, these charging regulations will have a number of clear and foreseeable consequences. You have already been…
Home Secretary asks independent migration experts to advise on future salary thresholds
The Home Secretary Sajid Javid has asked the Migration Advisory Committee to review and advise on salary thresholds for the future immigration system.
4. What if I can't meet some of the requirements?
You don’t have to meet the income requirement if you’re on certain benefits. These are: Disability Living Allowance Severe Disablement Allowance Industrial Injury Disablement Benefit Attendance Allowance Carer’s Allowance Personal Independence Payment Armed Forces Independence Payment or Guaranteed Income Payment under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme; Constant Attendance Allowance, Mobility Supplement or War Disablement Pension…