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UK to bar dual nationals without British passports from 25 February, sparking backlash
5+ hour, 31+ min ago (295+ words) UK to bar dual nationals without British passports from 25 February, sparking backlash'VisaHQ The Home Office has confirmed that, from 25 February 2026, British dual nationals will no longer be able to enter the UK using only the passport of their other nationality…...
UK Tells Dual British Citizens Abroad—Including 240,000 in UAE—‘Carry a UK Passport or Stay Home’
19+ hour, 20+ min ago (316+ words) UK Tells Dual British Citizens Abroad'Including 240,000 in UAE'Carry a UK Passport or Stay Home'VisaHQ The British Home Office has tightened entry rules for its own dual nationals, and the change is reverberating through the UAE's large British expatriate community From…...
Canberra Launches Taskforce to Smash Traffickers Behind ‘False’ Asylum Claims
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (223+ words) Canberra Launches Taskforce to Smash Traffickers Behind "False" Asylum Claims'VisaHQ Immigration Minister Andrew Giles this morning announced a multi-agency taskforce aimed at shutting down organised crime syndicates that charge thousands of dollars to lodge unfounded protection-visa applications, granting clients long-term…...
Campaigners say new UK border rules for dual nationals discriminate against women
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (371+ words) Campaigners say new UK border rules for dual nationals discriminate against women'VisaHQ Campaigners and immigration lawyers are warning that a last-minute change to UK border policy, due to be enforced from 25 February 2026, risks catching thousands of British dual-national travellers unawares…...
Leaked Liberal draft would ban migrants from Gaza, Somalia and 11 other ‘terror-prone’ regions
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (348+ words) Guardian Australia has published details of an unreleased Liberal Party immigration blueprint that would automatically bar visa applicants from 37 districts across 13 "terror-linked" countries and shrink Australia"s migration and student-visa intake. Although Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has disowned the leaked…...
Dublin III Failings: Just 2 % of Asylum Applicants Ordered to Transfer Are Actually Sent to Other EU States
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (275+ words) Dublin III Failings: Just 2 % of Asylum Applicants Ordered to Transfer Are Actually Sent to Other EU States'VisaHQ Fresh data released by the Department of Justice show that Ireland executed only 19 of 1,037 "Dublin III" transfer decisions between 2021 and 2025, an effective compliance…...
Private-Jet Deportation Halted After Detainee Swallows Vape Battery
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (180+ words) Private-Jet Deportation Halted After Detainee Swallows Vape Battery'VisaHQ The incident, confirmed by contractor Mitie and first reported by The Guardian, forced Border Force escorts to divert the individual to hospital, leaving the flight manifest below the minimum threshold needed to…...
Migrants Use Dublin–Belfast Bus Route to Re-Enter UK Undetected
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (205+ words) Migrants Use Dublin'Belfast Bus Route to Re-Enter UK Undetected'VisaHQ The Daily Mail investigation, summarised by News Minimalist, found a surge in passengers boarding the overnight Expressway 100X service, some of whom are failed UK asylum-seekers returning after the collapse of the…...
‘Earned Settlement’ consultation closes after 130,000 responses, major overhaul to ILR route expected
4+ day, 6+ min ago (257+ words) Earned Settlement" consultation closes after 130,000 responses, major overhaul to ILR route expected'VisaHQ The Home Office's 12-week consultation on "earned settlement' " the biggest rethink of Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) rules in a generation " closed on 13 February with a record 130,000 submissions…...
Dual British nationals warned: No British passport, no entry from 25 February
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (246+ words) Dual British nationals warned: No British passport, no entry from 25 February'VisaHQ The Home Office has issued an eleventh-hour notice that could up-end half-term and Easter travel plans for hundreds of thousands of Britons who also hold a foreign passport From…...