A statement and factsheet below: A Home Office spokesperson said: “Under the Extradition Act 2003, the Secretary of State must sign an extradition order if there are no grounds to prohibit the order being made. Extradition requests are only sent …
On 11 May 2022, the Home Secretary introduced the National Security Bill, formerly known as the Counter State Threats Bill, which brings together vital new measures to further protect our national security and modernise existing counter espionage laws to reflect …
The unprecedented and unacceptable rise in dangerous small boat crossings continues to put huge pressure on the UK’s broken asylum system.
The asylum system is under enormous and unsustainable pressure due to the challenges of the pandemic and significant increase in small boat crossings. Home Office statistics released in February 2022 showed that 28,526 migrants crossed the Channel in 2021- up …
On 14 April 2022, the Prime Minister officially announced that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will take operational command of responding to small boat crossings in the English Channel as part of a cross-government effort to tackle illegal migration, which …
On Thursday 14 April, the UK and Rwanda announced a new Migration and Economic Development Partnership to redress the imbalance between illegal and legal migration routes. The Partnership will see those travelling to the UK through illegal, dangerous and unnecessary …
The Home Office stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the people fleeing Ukraine following the Russian invasion. The generous Ukraine Family Scheme provides an immediate pathway for people from Ukraine with family already in the UK to come here. It is designed to …
This factsheet is no longer being updated. Please read Home Office visa support for Ukrainians factsheet for the latest information. Russia’s assault on Ukraine is an unprovoked, premeditated attack against a sovereign democratic state. President Putin has chosen a path …
On 31 January 2021, the UK launched a bespoke immigration route for British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) status holders and their family members. The route reflects the UK’s historic and moral commitment to those people of Hong Kong who chose to retain their ties …
Home Office casework guidance has been amended to correct a small error in relation to the ‘two year rule’. Individuals who have Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK lose this status after two years’ absence from the UK, …
