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What does the UK eVisa switch mean for me? Millions forced to change to digital immigration system in 2025

Physical immigration documents will expire on 31 December and be replaced with digital system. Here’s what you need to know

The Independent UK

UK visa income test ‘cruel’ barrier to family reunions, says charity

Charity says thousands of children separated from one of their parents this Christmas are hidden victims of visa rules

The Guardian - UK

How selfies busted a smuggling ring using EasyJet and Ryanair to traffick migrants into UK

Smuggling operation was discovered after migrants posted selfies of their journeys to the UK

The Independent UK

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Turkish drugs supplier wins human rights bid to stay in UK after Home Office U-turn

Theresa May originally decided not to deport the convicted drugs supplier, concluding he did not pose a danger

Evening Standard

Yvette Cooper urged to end ‘cruel’ pause on Syrian asylum decisions

Asylum seekers say they are in limbo and charities have expressed ‘deep concern’ as claims paused after Assad regime’s fall

The Guardian - UK

Home Office records busiest December day for migrant Channel crossings on record

More than 34,500 people have made the crossing from France so far this year

Evening Standard

Migrant Channel crossings top 34,000 for year so far

Crossings resumed on Thursday after an eight-day hiatus, with more than 600 arriving in a single day.

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'Close confidant' of Prince Andrew banned from UK amid Chinese spying allegations

A CHINESE businessman described as a “close confidant” of Prince Andrew is to be banned from the UK after losing an appeal against a Home Office…

The National (Scotland)

Migrant Channel crossings resume amid calmer weather after storms

Provisional Home Office figures show 33,973 people have arrived in the UK after making the crossing so far this year.

Evening Standard

Winter Appeal: ‘I felt dizzy … I started to feel like I was going to starve in London’

How the Home Office’s ‘hostile environment’ policy drove a blind asylum seeker to the brink of despair — as £500,000 from the Julia Rausing Trust takes our Winter Appeal past £2million

Evening Standard

Tory-led knife crime crackdown fell short after no weapons found during searches, damning report says

Exclusive: Calls for transparency over Tory pilot to crack down on knife crime with Serious Violence Reduction Orders amid fears over 1970s-style policing

The Independent UK

Former Europe minister blames Home Office for blocking Brexit reset progress

Denis MacShane has hit out at the Home Office over blocks to agreeing a youth mobility scheme

The Independent UK

Home Office considering disused care homes and student flats to house asylum seekers

Government officials look for alternatives to hotels and large sites to house asylum seekers

The Independent UK

Asylum seekers to be housed in disused care homes and student digs

Home Office plans to find 800 new accommodation sites and cut bill that has risen to £5.5m a day

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Evening Standard

Winter appeal: More charities back our call to allow asylum seekers to work following 'move-on' win

It follows Government policy change last week that will help reduce homelessness among refugees

The Independent UK

Home Office defends Syrian asylum pause as minister blames turmoil for decision

Angela Eagle says government cannot predict how situation in Syria will play out as asylum claims paused

The Guardian - UK

Husband and wife to be forced apart by Home Office deportation flight

Man scheduled to depart for Pakistan on Tuesday, leaving wife in UK, but believes his life will be at risk

The Independent UK

UK to pause Syrian asylum claims after collapse of Assad regime

Foreign secretary David Lammy said it was “premature” to discuss resettlement schemes for Syrian refugees

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Evening Standard

Home Office pauses decisions on Syrian asylum claims after Assad’s fall

Officials will ‘assess the current situation’ before making decisions on claims from the country.

The Independent UK

Why is HTS banned in the UK and will this change now it has control in Syria?

The Home Secretary can decide to lift a ban on a proscribed organisation.

The Guardian - UK

Residents could be barred from UK due to eVisa confusion, say rights groups

Home Office has postponed transition to digital visas but campaigners fear ongoing technical problems could cause travel chaos

The Guardian - UK

Home Office says only half of UK asylum decisions meet its quality standards

Rishi Sunak’s push to clear backlog of claims is driving huge increase in legal appeals, costs and harm to applicants

The Guardian - UK

Home Office trial doubles time refugees have to find home before eviction

Charities and politicians praise increase to 56 days but press for move to be made permanent

The National (Scotland)

Relief as family stuck in Lebanon win fight to come to Scotland

A SYRIAN refugee living in Glasgow has spoken of his anguish after his parents and a young niece and nephew were evacuated from Syria into Lebanon,…

Evening Standard

'Move on' period for refugees doubled to 56 days in major homelessness victory for London Standard

The Standard has secured a major victory in its A Place to Call Home winter appeal

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