Article 8 and family life in the UK
Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights provides as follows: 1. Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence. 2. There shall be no...
View ArticleStudying in UK: Changes to ‘sponsor’ rules
WOULD-BE adult students must take note of the changes brought by Tier 4 of the PBS to the changing roles of the traditional sponsors. Prior to these changes, the prospective student only had to show...
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Zimbabwe and UKBA’s double-faced policy
READERS will no doubt have encountered the double-faced approach of the UK Border Agency in respect of immigration and asylum issues as they relate to Zimbabwe. The UKBA’s objective evidence on...
View ArticleZimbabwe elections: calm before the storm?
I HAVE recently been home in Zimbabwe. I know most of you would like me to tell you what I saw and my own assessment of the situation on the ground. This is more so given that the UK Border Agency late...
View ArticleUK migrant marriage scheme reforms
THE UK Border Agency has confirmed that the government is now seeking to remedy the declaration by UK courts that the scheme whereby any migrant in the UK, who is subject to immigration control, must...
View ArticleBeyond post-study work migrant route: UK students quandary
BRITAIN has announced a new student policy which points to plans to restrict the current Post-Study Work Migrant programme from April 2012. The purpose of the new reforms is to encourage graduates who...
View ArticleUK asylum ‘amnesty’ a mirage
THE UK media was on June 3 awash with reports of the so-called “amnesty” that is supposedly being extended to asylum seekers. I know not of the existence of such an amnesty. However, I may be able to...
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UK immigration detention: the options
Half-way house ... The Oakington Immigration Centre in Cambridge AS MORE people join the ranks of failed asylum seekers in Britain, they find themselves having to deal with at least three main...
View ArticleUK Border Agency makes final call on Legacy Cases
READERS will remember my previous observations on how the UK Border Agency has been dealing with Legacy Cases and their promise that these will all be dealt by July 2011. In order to achieve this...
View ArticleEU sanctions and Zimbabwe deportations
THE European Union has slapped sanctions against a number of countries recently. Sanctions have been imposed on Zimbabwe by the European Union supposedly to encourage the persons targeted to reject...
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