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Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants

UK Budget hits migrants with £624 immigration health surcharge

23:48 15/03/2020
Sanwar Ali comment: UK visa fees are already very high. This huge increase in the immigration health surcharge will make it even more unaffordable for migrants. After the end of the Brexit...

Home Office UK visa decision making needs more openness

18:55 13/02/2020
Sanwar Ali comment: There are numerous examples where secrecy makes it easier to cover up bad behaviour and dishonesty. It is far too easy for public bodies to refuse to answer embarrassing questions...

Simplifying UK visa and immigration rules would save £70m

22:15 21/01/2020
Sanwar Ali comment: Complicated immigration rules make it more likely that mistakes are made leading to refusals. Migrants then end up paying even more money in Government fees by applying again...

Home Office UK visa discriminatory data algorithm decision criticised

1:13 08/01/2020
Sanwar Ali comment: Unfortunately, because of numerous problems at UK visas at the Home Office, people are more inclined to think the worst of any system used by them. There have been a number of...

Half of UK visa Home Office decisions overturned on appeal

0:06 27/06/2019
Sanwar Ali comment: There are allegations of widespread racial discrimination and institutional racism at UK Visa and Immigration at the Home Office and those sponsored by them. This makes bad...

UK Visa right to rent checks breach human rights High Court

1:41 11/03/2019
Sanwar Ali workpermit.com comment This is a reminder that there are problems in the UK as well as in other Countries. The UK is due to leave the EU soon. Inside the EU or not there has to be a better...

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