How are the UK supporting Ukrainian Nationals in the UK?

by Riturmi | Mar 21, 2022 | News

How are the UK supporting Ukrainian Nationals in the UK? In most recent news, tensions have been rising between Ukraine and Russia in their recent border conflict. On the 24 February 2022, Russia launched their attack on Ukraine, and as a result many Ukrainian...

Asylum seekers can get jobs in social care

by Riturmi | Jan 31, 2022 | News

Asylum seekers can get jobs in social care The UK government announced that a new category of social care workers is being added to the Health and Care visas and the Shortage Occupation list in December 2021. This change comes into force from February 2022. The home...

Are trafficking victims finally being heard?

by Riturmi | Jan 28, 2022 | News

Are trafficking victims finally being heard? Like many human rights and refugee aid lawyers, we at Shawstone have first-hand witnessed the impact trafficking experiences can have on asylum seekers in the UK. This is not helped by the fact that many victims are left...

Fresh claim for asylum and humanitarian protection in the UK : new guidance

by Riturmi | Jan 26, 2022 | News

Fresh claim for asylum and humanitarian protection in the UK : new guidance What amounts to a ‘Fresh claim’ for permission to stay in the UK? These questions were re-considered and reviewed by the Upper Tribunal in R (Akbar) v Secretary of State for the Home...

British Nationality Application

by Riturmi | Jan 26, 2022 | News

British Nationality Application It’s a good week when you receive the news that your client has been granted his BRITISH NATIONALITY APPLICATION.  A client of ours came to us during the covid pandemic hoping for a miracle. He had very limited documents and...