Throne speech points to further loosening of PRC requirements
The Throne Speech, which sets out the Government's legislative agenda for the coming year, had a brief passage that strongly indicates the loosening of PRC requirements
PRC
Commentary on Minister's latest comments on immigration reform
Jason Hayward, the Minister responsible for Immigration, gave some comments last week about plans for immigration reform. These merely provide a gloss on what he has already published in terms of the government's plans, but are worth scrutinising and commenting on briefly.
Interesting immigration announcement
The Minister responsible for Immigration, Jason Hayward, has today published a development strategy for 2023-2027. He is also the Minister for Economy and Labour, and the document covers these areas too. Here, though, I shall just focus on the immigration aspects of it, which start at p57 of the
Budget statement released
David Burt has made his budget statement, and immigration fees are set to rise by 5% on the 1st April.
I would assume this will include PRC applications, meaning that anybody applying for PRC under the 20 year rule can expect to pay $500 more; and anybody applying under the
Immigration fee increases
When I first started advising people on naturalisation back in 2012, the application fee was $84. This has crept up over the years. By 2016 it was $250. In 2018, it was $500. And in 2022, it was increased to $1000!
So there is always a risk that, come the
My article in the Royal Gazette
This week, I had an article published in the Royal Gazette, looking back on the first year of the new PRC provisions, and looking forward to what needs to be done to make the scheme more workable. A few people have also made their own observations in the comments. Please
Immigration Position Paper provides lack of meaningful commitments
The Minister responsible for Immigration and Labour has recently published a
Position Paper on Addressing the Challenges of an Aging Population
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. As with any formal announcement from Immigration, long-term residents will be
interested in what this