Can the government discriminate against disabled people because they are drawing a disability allowance? Hmm. Surely there must have been a case on this already, and if there isn't then there should be.
I don't have a massive amoutn of sympathy for employers in this situation, as it is quite easy to do checks. When the rules started getting harsher, my dad did an immigration audit .... There were few which he wasn't sure about, so an hour in the pub with me checking them out not only got them sort...
John, my grouse isn't about which businesses are targeted but it's about which businesses are affected. Are you saying that if I don't step up my vigilance I'll still be eligible for the old penalties for employing people without permits? So let's face it, for the majority of the population, well ab...
As an employer my bet is that I'll be paying more and more for government incompetence on immigration. Just like my accountant bill is inflated to administer convoluted and senseless revenue/tax legislation. Just like I pay my security company for a higher level of monitoring to make up for police i...
Don't miss the ID cards by the back door. First, impose them on the immigrant workforce who can't really protest. Once we've played fast and loose with the personal data of the visa victims we can roll it out to the rest of the UK. Perhaps moving on to benefit claimants next. Eventually, all your ID...
I can't find the link now, Jaj. Looking at the Indian Embassy site FAQ again it appears I may be mistaken on the 2002 date. If that's the case then all my children are eligible for OCI and my wife is eligible for PIO.
I'm telling ya, she married me only for my passport!
Appeal tribunals - as with most magistrates/judges/recorders in the legal system - get impressed by meticulously done research and careful preparation. It panders to their ego and makes them feel favourably disposed towards you. My solicitor rightly told me there was not much point, so I'm going to ...
No, the HO doesn't have need to take anyone's word for anything. Why should they? They've got the option of turning him down. Either he has very strong documentary proof or he hasn't. That's it.
that therefore means that I am also lieing! What right do they have to say I'm a liar. What redress do I have against this? First, I'd calm down ;) These jobsworths are just doing what they were told in the training class last week. They could have been told - and it's highly likely they were - to ...
as long as he/she keeps a sounds state and healthy mind throughout the duration of stay in UK
What if he doesn't? What if he is in a coma? According to your position nobody can overstay unknowingly. There is only one meaning for "nobody", check it out
Once again, I suggest you read my post over again, may be you did not understand what I meant by "soul traders" I've had another read of your post and it seems even more silly now. It doesn't matter what your confused mind means by the terms "soul trader". Your claim was that no...
You trying to generalise my comments where there could be even a criminal aspect in abusing immigration system. My comments are not aimed one section or at a separate section or "such" communities who need support in general. I Er, when you say you'll be surprised if anyone overstayed unk...
Cynical, yes, but you may have a point. The fees are proving a nice little earner (with a nice monopoly for punitive pricing that bears no relation to processing cost). Give the pen pushers some targets in percentage of applications refused, have some in-house competition/reward for the ECO with the...
I'm not convinced that the HO is correct in law to turn all applications down purely on the grounds of overstay even if that overstay was intentional and illegal . I've a personal interest and I've read the erstwhile "concessions", now rules, and followed various cases and the reasons for ...
I will be really surprised to know if there is anyone out there overstayed without knowing his/her had visa expired It happens to people all the time - from s*x slaves to cockle pickers to widows of soldiers to minor children of failed asylum seekers to people working in embassies whose government ...
People could also become illegal accidentally Good, I agree. But, using me as an example, you state that they can also not become illegal accidentally. ;) Feel free to change your mind and accept that I could have become "illegal" "accidentally". That, however slim the possibili...
Can people become illegal immigrants without breaking the law? You can believe the answer to be either Yes or No or don't know. But anyone saying they believe it and don't believe it ends up looking silly. Actually, I can! Nope, you can't. But if you cut and chop and reword my sentence to leave most...
I was an "illegal immigrant" who had never broken any other UK law You can choose to read it how you want. There was no law I broke. You're welcome to try and find one, the Home Office couldn't. When the term is used, I do not have the blanket assumption that all broke the law Just me, LO...
I thought it was an offence to knowlingly overstay And it is. Docterror's comment that you were replying to was about overstayers in general, and not any particular case. The "knowingly overstayed" would be just one type of overstayer/illegal immigrant, albeit a sizeable chunk. Not all ov...
sometimes there is only one outcome, and that's to pay the price for breaking the law. There we go again! How come some of the more experienced members here still confuse the terms "overstayer" and "illegal immigrant" with someone who has broken the law! It's political spin to g...
With nothing else to watch yesterday I tuned into Road Wars. A respectable looking guy in a suit had some eggs thrown at him by some youth for no reason at all. He pulled over and called the cops. When a cop car pulled up a few minutes later he thought they were responding to his call and was angril...
I don't have a criminal record but it's pretty easy in modern Britain so it's just a matter of time for me. One day a speed camera (oh, sorry, "Safety Camera") is going to catch me confused by a barrage of signs and a postal strike will prevent me getting the paperwork. Or I'll end up join...
