On 1 July 2025 the UK government published a new statement of changes to the Immigration Rules confirming the immediate closure of Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).
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The Home Office has confirmed that the second ballet of the 2025 Youth Mobility Scheme opens at 00:01am on Tuesday 15 July 2025.
Turpin Miller represented YS in a successful application for habeas corpus to obtain his release from Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre, where YS had been detained by the Home Office for the purpose of deporting him to France.
On 29 May 2025, the Home Office updated its policy guidance on sponsorship duties for Student sponsors. The updated version explains student sponsors’ specific record-keeping duties, which was previously included in a separate guidance, Appendix D: keeping records for sponsorship.
Important information for work or study visa holders who are travelling to the UK to work and study.
After two years of uncertainty and speculation for digital technology applicants, Tech Nation has announced they will continue to endorse Global Talent visa applications for a further three years.
On 30 March 2025, the government announced a set of new measures to target illegal working and stop exploitative practices, which were expected to extend to contractors and labour providers operating in the ‘gig economy’ sector.
We are delighted to congratulate Laura Coyle of Turpin Miller who has been shortlisted for the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards (LALYs) 2025.
The government has announced planned changes to the Immigration Rules by way of a White Paper released on 12 May 2025. Although these are just general outlines of proposed changes without much detail at this stage, we outline the possible changes here.
If an applicant wishes to come to the UK to receive private medical treatment, they must meet the specified additional eligibility requirements in Appendix V:Visitor.
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