Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
United Kingdom immigration law is the law that relates to who may enter, work in and remain in the United Kingdom.There are many reasons as to why people may migrate; the three main reasons being seeking asylum, because their home countries have become dangerous [citation needed], people migrating for economic reasons and people migrating to be reunited with family members.
The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1497 (C. 50)), made on 2 June 2006, brought into force on 16 June 2006 the sections on grants, proof of right of abode, accommodation, removal: cancellation of leave, deprivation of citizenship, deprivation of right of abode, and money.
The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (c. 19) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It set various rules for immigrants to the United Kingdom . In 2006, section 19 of the Act was declared to be incompatible with the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms under section 4 ...
The U.K. and Rwandan governments reached a deal more than a year ago that would send asylum-seekers to the East African country and allow them to stay there if granted asylum.
The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. It followed a 1998 government white paper entitled "Fairer, Faster And Firmer – A Modern Approach To Immigration And Asylum". [1] Its main aim was to create a faster system to deal with a backlog of cases. [2]
A total of 160,919 asylum seekers were waiting for an initial decision on their claim at the end of December. UK asylum backlog hits new record of 160,000 Skip to main content
The UK is a signatory to the UN 1951 Refugee Convention as well as the 1967 Protocol and has therefore a responsibility to offer protection to people who seek asylum and fall into the legal definition of a "refugee", and moreover not to return (or refoule) any displaced person to places where they would otherwise face persecution. Cuts to legal ...
The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 has also granted British Overseas Citizens, British Subjects and British Protected Persons the right to register as British citizens if they have no other citizenship or nationality and have not after 4 July 2002 renounced, voluntarily relinquished or lost through action or inaction any citizenship or nationality.