Many of you have reported receiving an email about #eVisas from the Home Office which is very confusing. People granted status under the EU Settlement Scheme should already have a UKVI account and be able to see their digital status - which is now referred to as an eVisa.

The Migration Advisory Committee has released its 2024 annual report. The report looks at skills, the impact of migration on the UK's public finances, and the seasonal worker route. Here are three things they found 👇

L'Humanité du 19 décembre : Gisèle Pelicot, merci madame 📰 humanite.fr

Home Affairs Cttee just launched an inquiry into asylum accommodation. This is such an important inquiry at a critical time in the life of the current contracts. Freedom from Torture🧡 & Survivors Speak OUT will be putting in our evidence of the impact of asylum housing on survivors of torture

In advance of 31 December 2024 and a surge of travel over the festive period, we have published a Frequently Asked Questions guide to the eVisa scheme. lauradevine.com/news/evisas-fr… #UKimmigration #eVisas #digitalisation

We also have a new section on our website with important information relating to #eVisas and #digitalisation – this page will be regularly updated. lauradevine.com/news/uk-immigr… #UKimmigration

Gisèle Pelicot is the strongest person I've ever seen - what an incredible woman.

A very happy Christmas from Avanti West Coast who have cancelled my train home from London Euston to Glasgow on Friday night. Ho ho ho.

Three trains worth of people trying to fit on one train, the Friday before Christmas on the West Coast Main Line and your staff are trying to force the seat reservations and unreserved carriages. Avanti West Coast pathetic.

Merry Christmas. Cartoon by the wonderful Liz Climo

The old-fashioned term "dependants" being the standard term for partners and children is probably unhelpful, as people understandably assume all dependants are economically inactive.

The real-life impacts of Government policy can be rapidly and devastatingly felt by migrants and refugees. The recent change to 'Nationality: good character requirement' caseworker guidance is to face its first (of many, I imagine) judicial review. shorturl.at/KxZ5x

Last chance to have your view heard! Please fill out our extremely short user survey to tell us what we can do to communicate migration evidence better app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/migra…

The Home Office: "eVisas are secure and cannot be tampered with" 🚨 Right now: people are seeing details of passports and biometric residence cards that are not their own, linked to their account. If this is not tampering, then what is?

‼️ Good news! Hong Kong BN(O) holders no longer require an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to travel to the UK! Thank you, Seema Malhotra, and all who were pushing for this change.

The long-rumoured UK-EU Youth Mobility Scheme could now be on the negotiating table between the Government and EU Commission. We examine its potential benefits and discuss the likelihood of implementation. shorturl.at/4pEGf #UKimmigration #EU #youthmobility

The Graduate visa now under scrutiny at the Home Office, according to the FT, was of course introduced (in 2021) against the advice of the independent Migration Advisory Committee

Starting off Monday with news on the immigration white paper – tune into the PM’s press conference happening now youtube.com/live/6GTB-Gt7P…