How To Protest To The Prime Minister

Want to organise a petition directly to Tony Blair against a government policy, but not sure how?

Immigration Matters will show you a quick and easy way to effectively organise a petition from the comfort of your PC.

No need to collect thousands of signatures, waste paper or travel to 10 Downing Street in London. [...]

Visa Refusals – Lagos Tops League Table

Ever wondered which country has the highest number of UK Visa refusals? The Independent Monitor’s 2005 report shows that the British Embassy which declined by far the highest number of visa applications (without the right of appeal) was Lagos, Nigeria.
The British High Commission in Lagos handled a staggering 101,000 visa applications in 2005, refusing just [...]

Home Office Change Rules on Work Permit Reprints

Following Immigration Matters articles and representations to the Home Office Policy Team, revised rules have been introduced covering requests for reprinted Work Permits.

In the Immigration Matters article, Embassies Ignore Judge’s rulings, Immigration Adviser and writer Charles Kelly reported that working migrants who had won entry clearance appeals were still not been granted visas.
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Home Office Crackdown on Working Migrants

John Reid’s immigration crackdown has started, not on the real criminals and people traffickers, but easy targets such as working migrants and employers who accidentally fall foul of the rules.

Last month the Home Secretary announced the new Borders Bill, which includes proposals for compulsory ID cards and fingerprinting for foreign nationals. But the real [...]

Immigration Appeal Allowed by Common Sense Judge

7th February 2007, Taylor House, London

Bison UK’s appeal team scored another victory against unfair visa refusals in the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT) this week.

Immigration Judge Trainer “allowed” the appeal for our client Solly on the spot, after ruling that the “burden of proof” on whether or not a reference in genuine rests [...]

New Border Bill And Employer Sanctions

Home Secretary John Reid has announced tough new border controls to prevent illegal immigration, but offers no respite for beleaguered employers.

Immigration officers will be given more powers and foreign nationals will be required to carry Identity Cards and provide fingerprints and digital photographs.

The measures, reported in Immigration Matters last August, are [...]