In Monday's live webinar Luke Piper and Dmitri Macmillen from Work Rights Centre are covering the UK immigration routes for Ukrainian nationals and their family members fleeing the conflict. To book your ticket go to: freemovement.org.uk/product/webina…

What are the financial requirements for UK spouse and partner visas? ift.tt/RBAn9gk

Exceptional circumstances in a spouse or partner visa application under Appendix FM ift.tt/p0wjcKC

The suggestion these campaigns actually *increase* migration probably won’t stop politicians running them because I suspect the main purpose is a press release to the domestic audience at home.

Fascinating new research by the Mignex project showing that migration-information campaigns in origin countries, the messaging of which generally boil down to 'please don't go', are not only ineffective but can actually INCREASE migration inspirations.
prio.org/publications/1…

Big rise in refugee homelessness, Refugee Council reports refugeecouncil.org.uk/information/re…

New from Free Movement: Exceptional circumstances in a spouse or partner visa application under Appendix FM | Gabriella Bettiga freemovement.org.uk/appendix-fm-ex…

In case you missed it: Why is the Home Office making it more difficult for Hong Kong BN(O) nationals to get fee waivers? | Sonia Lenegan freemovement.org.uk/why-is-the-hom…

This is excellent and thought-provoking. The idea of a 'stock refugee' expectation by decision-makers is so important and explains so much of what has been wrong with refugee status determination here in the United Kingdom.

In case you missed it: New fees for immigration judicial reviews from 1 May 2024 | Sonia Lenegan freemovement.org.uk/new-fees-for-i…

Thank you 🙏 Jennifer Blair for your kind words and encouragement - it's much appreciated!

Anyone interested in becoming an ILPA member can find out more 👉 ilpa.org.uk/join-us/join-u…

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The PILS Project sat down with Colin Yeo to talk about the #HostileEnvironment .

This #TBFNI episode covers:
❌how the UK's #Rwanda plan is impossible & immoral
✅the Free Movement team's quest to keep us all up to date

🔗pilsni.podbean.com/e/s1-e5-the-ho…

Today is a dark day for families as the new spouse visa rules including a higher Minimum Income Requirement of £29k come into force.
This is an attack on everyone’s human right to a family life #The29kPriceTagOnLove #familiesbelongtogether #LoveInLimbo
🧵 youtu.be/8NviHYCGJ7A

Read the statement from our Executive Director Caroline Coombs on the changes that come into force today.

A family is a right not a privilege.

Refugee law history peeps, can anyone source me the quote from, I think, Paul Weiss, that says of the Refugee Convention something along the lines of its bargain being that a refugee is only safe if he can evade the border guards to gain entry? It was pithier than that though…

There is nothing fair in denying thousands of British and settled residents the possibility of forming a family, just because they don't earn a salary earned only by a minority of the UK workforce.
Love cannot be a prerogative for the rich.
#familiesbelongtogether

The new income requirement for family visas comes into effect today. Our estimates suggest that 50% of employees don't earn enough to bring a foreign partner to UK under this initial phase. By 2025, when phase 3 starts, this figure could rise to 70% 👉migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/comm…