Free movement between the UK and the EU ended at 11pm on 31 December 2020. The same moment also closed the old Ankara Agreement routes to new applicants. If you are an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen who was living in the UK by that date, your position now usually depends on the EU Settlement…
If you work in film or television and want to build a career in the UK, the Global Talent visa still lets you come without a job offer or sponsor. However, the rules for film, television, animation, post-production and visual effects were updated from 9 April 2025, so your evidence now needs to be prepared…
From 2 June 2026, the specific duty in Regulation 5 of the Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2005 was revoked. That means the Home Office’s asylum support framework has moved back to the discretionary powers in the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, rather than the previous EU-derived duty to offer support to destitute asylum seekers….
