On 13 February, Permits Foundation sent a letter to the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (DBEI) as a response to the Irish Government’s Review of Economic Migration Policy. The Review follows a consultation to which Permits Foundation also responded. In our letter we address the recommendations in the Review relating to family access to […]

Prime Minister Theresa May made a statement this week in the House of Commons that as of March 30th the government will waive the application fee for EU citizens registering for UK settled status. Those who have already registered will be reimbursed. Speaking in response to the announcement, Permits Foundation Director Michiel van Campen said, […]

Permits Foundation has contributed an article to a report commissioned by Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London and leading migration figure at the European Parliament. The report contains a collection of essays from legal and rights-based groups (including Migrants’ Rights Network, British Future and the TUC), sector bodies (including the National Farmers’ Union, Federation of Small […]

Globally the trends in spousal work authorisation are moving in the right direction with positive outcomes for the host economies, the companies and the families involved. However, with a quickly changing political landscape, there’s no room for complacency. Countries should continue to keep up best practice and reap the rewards of the ‘triple-win’. Read the […]

In a landmark decision on 4 July 2018, Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal ruled on a case, allowing a British same-sex spouse the right to obtain dependant status.  Her application for a dependant visa had previously been refused by the Director of Immigration. Under current Hong Kong immigration policy, in contrast to heterosexual spouses, […]