Day: June 19, 2024

Australia Implements Regulations to Reduce “Visa Hopping” Of International Students Effective July 1

Australia Implements Regulations to Reduce “Visa Hopping” Of International Students Effective July 1

SPOTLIGHTS
• Takes effect on July 1
• Temporary Graduate Visa holders will no longer be able to apply for student visas onshore
• The government aims to reduce net migration by half by the next fiscal year
• Education providers have criticized the new regulations, fearing a negative impact on legitimate students

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Ghanaian Woman Wins Landmark Court Case Against UK Home Office in Visa Discrimination

Ghanaian Woman Wins Landmark Court Case Against UK Home Office in Visa Discrimination

A scandal akin to Windrush has just been averted in the United Kingdom as a watershed high court ruling found the home secretary acted unlawfully by failing to provide documents to thousands of immigrants proving they are in the country legally.

By the ruling, the Home Office is now compelled to provide such documents to those concerned, going forward.

Ramfel, a charity organisation, brought the legal challenge along with Cecilia Adjei, a healthcare worker and mother of two boys aged 17 and 11, who went to Britain from Ghana in 2000.

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President Biden Offers Citizenship To 500,000 Spouses of US Citizens

President Biden Offers Citizenship To 500,000 Spouses of US Citizens

President Joe Biden, last week, announced one of the biggest legalisation efforts in recent history, offering a path to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants in the United States who are married to US citizens.

The election year move contrasts sharply with his Republican rival former president Donald Trump’s plan for mass deportations. The programme will be open to an estimated 500,000 spouses who have lived in the US for at least 10 years as of June 17, 2024, the White House and US Department of Homeland Security said in statements, yesterday.

Some 50,000 children under age 21 with US-citizen parents also will be eligible. “These actions will promote family unity and strengthen our economy,” the White House said.

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