Immigration Law

Immigration Law Blogs & Immigration Legal Advice: Immigration legal blogs, published by immigration lawyers, attorneys and law firms with specialism in immigration law in the UK, United States and beyond.

EB-5 Visa: Rules and Regulations

by lawfirm January 14, 2013 Immigration Law

Those willing to visit and stay in the United States, have to obtain a visa. There are several visa categories that you need to consider while deciding the appropriate one for you. However, depending on any of this visa it is difficult to stay permanently in the US. If you are looking for a visa […]

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Laws Related to Dual Citizenship

by lawfirm January 5, 2013 Immigration Law

The US state department was reluctant to allow dual citizenship but at present it is possible to retain dual citizenship. The laws clearly give individuals the right to keep both citizenships for life in certain kinds of circumstances. These situations are Dual citizen from birth or childhood Become a citizen of another country after having […]

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Legal immigrants distressed at receiving messages to leave UK

by duncan12 January 3, 2013 Immigration Law

A firm working for the government Capita’ which was contacted by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) in September to track down 174,000 illegal immigrants had wrongly told people living legally to leave the UK it has emerged. Some of them who were contacted by text and email were a woman with a UK passport and […]

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Campaigners slam UKBA for being consistently active during Christmas to remove refused asylum seekers

by duncan12 December 24, 2012 Immigration Law

Pre-Christmas purge of the UK Border Agency who were rushing through to remove failed asylum seekers from the country has been slammed by the anti- deportation campaigners. Every year during the Christmas period there is an attempt by UKBA to deport refused asylum seekers knowing very well that resources at this time of the year […]

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Do I Need a Visa to Enter Thailand?

by Siam Legal International December 20, 2012 Immigration Law

One of the most frequently asked question whenever a foreigner wants to travel to Thailand would be “Do I need a visa?” A visa is a clearance to enter or leave a territory for which it was issued, subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry. Prior to traveling to […]

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Asylum support – and the impact on children

by GuestBlogger December 11, 2012 Immigration Law

A Parliamentary inquiry is looking at whether the existing asylum support system meets the needs of children and young people. The inquiry was launched in October, after concerns were raised that the protection offered by the system had fallen below the intended levels. The asylum support system Section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration […]

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Green Card Application Process

by JasonAdams December 1, 2012 Immigration Law

If you are a non-US citizen, but you intend to work and live permanently in the United States, you need to get a green card. Family-based green cards and employment green cards are the most common types that people get to permanently live in the US. There are several other ways for you to be […]

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High-net worth migration: UK Tier 1 (Investor) Visa or Australian Investor Visa?

by GuestBlogger November 6, 2012 Immigration Law

Post by Richmond Chambers. If you are a high-net-worth individual and you are considering relocating overseas, then both the United Kingdom and Australia offer attractive investor visa programmes that may allow you to enter, remain and achieve permanent resident status on the basis of a substantial financial investment.  There are, however, key differences between the […]

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Immigration changes may be chocking off inward investment

by Five Fantastic Lawyers™ September 11, 2012 Immigration Law

Post by Sejal Karavdra Head of Immigration DBS law Excessive and onerous changes made to UK Immigration laws are damaging economic growth according to an influential trade body. UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), the body that tries to woo businesses to the UK, has found that these changes may be preventing foreign companies from investing […]

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Dual Citizenship: The Facts

by Gherson Solicitors August 11, 2012 Immigration Law

Dual citizenship occurs when a person holds two or more nationalities and it can be legally complex. A factual situation resulting in dual citizenship involves the coming together of public international law and at least two sets of nationality laws. In some States citizenship is acquired automatically via marriage. The dual nationality of some of […]

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