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The client said: "I am from the USA. I approached Usman from Ansar to help me obtain a visa for the United Kingdom to enable me to live in London and help care for my grandchildren. My daughter, a German citizen, sponsored me. Usman counselled me and handled all the details of application and follow through. After I encountered problems with my application, Usman found a new visa which was a better fit, with health and transportation benefits as well as a work permit. In my online research, I had never seen this as an option. I applied and received the new visa. If it had not been for Usman’s guidance and great knowledge of UK immigration law and regulations, I would not have had this positive result! I highly recommend Usman for his ability and experience in all immigration and settlement issues!" ... See more

Ansar has helped a woman from the #USA to settle in the #UK with her #German daughter. It was a complicated case, with several applications and an appeal. We are happy that our client can now enjoy her retirement with her family in the UK. #helpingmigrantsinlondon ... See more

This is an interesting new report on #migrants and #discrimination in the UK: https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/briefings/migrants-and-discrimination-in-the-uk/ It says that the majority of the foreign-born population think that the UK is welcoming for migrants and that migrants can get ahead if they work hard. Do you agree? ... See more

This briefing examines migrants’ experiences of discrimination due to their ethnicity, nationality, religion, language or accent. It also presents experimental data on labour market discrimination against migrants and children of migrants. Key Points Migrants may experience discrimination for diff... ... See more

Victims of slavery in London are often #migrants. The number of victims is up: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/30/number-of-slavery-victims-in-london-up-tenfold-in-five-years This global city needs to do more to eradicate this problem. ... See more

Committee demands overhaul of how police and mayor’s office handle problem

The Migration Advisory Committee #MAC has recently published a report on the #pointsbasedsystem: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migration-advisory-committee-mac-report-points-based-system-and-salary-thresholds. It briefly mentioned reform of the sponsorship system “to minimise burdens on employers”. That will be key! ... See more

The MAC responds to the Home Secretary's commission into a points-based system and salary thresholds for immigration.

We agree with these business leaders that the Government needs to make the system for work migration more flexible. Reduced salary and qualifications requirements; reform of the sponsorship system; and introduction of an unsponsored route - these are all interesting ideas: https://www.cbi.org.uk/media/3968/240120-b5-and-ta-immigration-letter-to-home-secretary.pdf ... See more

Too many young Londoners lack immigration status and too little is done to help them: https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/final_londons_children_and_young_people_who_are_not_british_citizens.pdf #helpingmigrantsinlondon ... See more