Amanda Gibson

After the success of our 1st Legal Training Hub session, we're pleased to release tickets for the 2nd:

The deep dive: immigration advice for workers exploited by visa sponsors

🎟️Tickets are free for small charities & those led by people from racialised groups.

www.eventbrite.com/e/the-deep-d...?

@mrdonkersley.bsky.social , senior immigration expert at Citizens Advice (National) is here too.

Merry Christmas to everyone except the guy who organised a deportation flight to Brazil on Christmas Day.

[Withdrawn] Syria: country policy and information notes Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

Alongside the pause in decisions, the Home Office has withdrawn the previous country guidance for Syrians www.gov.uk/government/p...

'Move on' period for refugees doubled to 56 days in victory for the Standard The Standard has secured a major victory in its A Place to Call Home winter appeal

Some positive news! The Home Office are piloting giving newly recogised refugees 56 days before they lose their asylum support instead of the current 28 days. Some concerns about the details, but 28 days isn’t long enough to find somewhere to live & another income
www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/home...

UK delays full shift to digital immigration system amid eVisa flaws People will be allowed to use expired identity documents amid ‘real fear’ of another Windrush-style scandal Passengers will be allowed to use expired identity documents to travel to the UK because of flaws in the eVisa system, a minister has told the…

UK delays full shift to digital immigration system amid eVisa flaws

Revealed: ministers to postpone full shift to eVisas next month Exclusive: fears that UK residents could be stranded abroad due to system glitches prompts rethink

Well, this is quite big news in the small world of immigration law. We’ve all been warning the new government and the last one for ages. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Screenshot of Times page with “Government pledges millions in legal aid to clear asylum backlog” headline & image of Shabana Mahmood in a blue outfit.

A desperately needed step here from government to redress enormous funding gap for legal aid!🙏

“We will increase money for legal aid above and beyond inflation to address the fact that it hasn’t kept up with inflation for years.”

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Hello, I'm an immigration caseworker at a local Citizens Advice Bureau. We help a wide range of people, free of charge, & are fortunate in that we can offer a holistic service in-house by being able to advise on any additional issues that may appear. I love raising immigration social policy concerns