Immigration news & Gossips ( Musyi Munene)

Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 321 was laid before Parliament on 6 February 2008 and came into force on the 1 April 2008. HC 321 amends the general grounds for refusal of an immigration application. Continue reading HC 321: Mandatory refusal of entry to the UK from one to ten years…

Under proposed changes to the United Kingdom’s visa system, people will have to become licensed to sponsor family members to visit them from abroad. Sponsors will be required to ensure that visiting family members leave Britain before their visa expires or face severe penalties. Continue reading License needed to bring family visitors to UK?…

Australia has agreed to new airline arrangements allowing improved access to South Africa and Kenya.

Transport Minister Anthony Albanese said the new arrangements would enable Australian and African airlines to take advantage of the growing tourism and commerce opportunities between the countries. Continue reading New airline deal with South Africa, Kenya…

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga urged the African Union (AU) today to suspend Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe from the body. Continue reading Kenya PM calls for “suspension” of Mugabe from AU…

The Independent Asylum Commission, whose members include senior clergy, lawyers and academics, will make 46 recommendations to the Home Office, including ways to speed up the handling of claims. Continue reading An inquiry will tomorrow brand Britain’s asylum system inhumane and urge the Government to improve the treatment of refugees….

What a great missed opportunity Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday concert was (Mandela’s day, June 28). Instead of a celebration of the resurgence of South African culture after the end of apartheid, we had fading rock stars or refugees from drug rehab, few of whom have ever identified themselves with struggle. The only white performers to have any relevance to the event were Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr and Jerry Dammers. Continue reading No fitting tribute to Nelson Mandela…

It was truly sad to read Gerda Lane’s letter condemning “strangers” who seek refuge in Britain when she was at one time, as she so graphically describes, a “stranger” here herself (Post, June 24). Continue reading PANDERING TO BIGOTRY…

Effort should be put into persuading failed asylum seekers to go home rather than deporting them, an inquiry has claimed.

The Independent Asylum Commission (IAC) also said that “dawn raids” by immigration officers should be phased out except in extreme circumstances. Continue reading Commission calls for end to dawn raids…

Effort should be put into persuading failed asylum seekers to go home rather than deporting them, an inquiry has claimed.

The Independent Asylum Commission (IAC) also said that “dawn raids” by immigration officers should be phased out except in extreme circumstances. Continue reading Bid to cut forced deportations…

The Government is investigating claims that a 26-year-old asylum-seeker from Cameroon was so badly assaulted during her forced removal on a British Airways flight that she has to use a wheelchair. Continue reading Woman ‘assaulted’ by UK security guards during forced removal…