We are delighted to announce that the Home Office has agreed to scrap its ‘visa streaming’ algorithm, in response to legal action we launched with tech-justice group Foxglove. From Friday, 7 August, Home Secretary Priti Patel will suspend the “visa streaming” algorithm “pending a redesign of the process,” which will consider “issues around unconscious bias…
39 MPs have written to the Home Secretary, urging her not to scrap important protections for families affected by spouse visa rules during the pandemic. No family should face separation because of what they earn, but the Minimum Income Requirement (MIR) puts family life at risk for those who have lost their jobs, seen a…
Home Office Minister Kevin Foster attended the UK’s first virtual citizenship ceremony today.
Discrimination, exploitation, and lonely deaths Elvis (not his real name), a Filipino man, died at home of suspected coronavirus, too afraid to seek medical help in case he got deported. Michael lost his job as a special needs teacher and was threatened with deportation after he was accused of having no right to be in…
What is the Points Based System? The Points Based System is a proposed set of immigration rules which lays out different types of work and study visas for people coming to the UK. There are already stringent rules, strict eligibility criteria and huge fees involved in our immigration system, but this is making headlines now because the Government plans to put the proposed system in to place when Free Movement comes to an end due to…
Download the evidence submission About JCWI JCWI was founded in 1967 to ensure that the rule of law and human rights were respected in the immigration system. We are the UK’s leading immigration charity covering all aspects of immigration, asylum, and nationality law. Our clients comprise mainly of migrants from BAME backgrounds, and we frequently…
Download the evidence session About JCWI JCWI was founded in 1967 to ensure that the rule of law and human rights were respected in the immigration system. We are the UK’s leading immigration charity covering all aspects of immigration, asylum, and nationality law. We operate a helpline for irregular migrants and have conducted extensive research…
For anyone wanting to become an accredited immigration advisor, this is the first step. The course will provide an overview of all aspect of UK Immigration Law. It is designed for people who are new to the field – or want the latest updates – and will be particularly useful to those sitting the OISC…
I am writing this with so much gratitude to JCWI. How JCWI helped me by giving a place at their internship programme is the core of this piece. From 2010 to 2018 I lived my life in darkness as an asylum seeker. I am a survivor from an ethnic minority background in Sri Lanka. I…