The second issue is the ongoing failure of the UK government to take the safety of LGBTQI+ people into account when determining which countries are deemed 'safe'
Grants of British citizenship are up 37% compared to the previous year, to 246,488. www.gov.uk/government/s...
Family data here: www.gov.uk/government/s...freemovement.org.uk/product/webi...) for families to live together in the UK. Numbers still increased in the last quarter:
In relation to work routes (www.gov.uk/government/s...), the number of ‘Health and Care Worker’ visas issued to main applicants is down 81% between April and June 2024 compared with the same period in 2023. Dependant visas have also fallen by 66% over the same period.
Moving on to students (www.gov.uk/government/s...) In the year ending June 2024, there were 432,225 sponsored study visas granted to main applicants, 13% fewer than the previous year. There were 94,253 visas issued to student dependants, 39% fewer than in the year to June 2023.
A legal challenge to the Home Office's approach to these late applications was heard last week (brought by Here for Good). Our coverage of the changes can be found here: freemovement.org.uk/changes-to-t...freemovement.org.uk/important-ch...
The Home Office has introduced some flexibility for some people who are applying late to the EU Settlement Scheme, after the rules were severely tightened in
Onto the EU Settlement Scheme (www.gov.uk/government/s...) 640,890 late applications have been made since the deadline of 30 June 2021 up to 30 June 2024. A large number of these have been deemed invalid.
(Asylum figures from here: www.gov.uk/government/s...)