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Draft letter for ILR changes for your MP>> ---------------------------- ------------------------------
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This is the only official website of HSMP Forum. It is a non profit organization set up to support and assist skilled migrants in the UK. HSMP Forum represents people from all communities. HSMP Forum is an immigrant support organisation and campaigns for immigrants cause on various immigration issues. The organization filed a Judicial Review on 6th Feb 2007 and has successfully challenged the unfair retrospective changes implemented on existing HSMP holders in Nov 2006 and has been campaigning rigorously against unfair changes. |
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The UK Home office has been controversially changing the immigration policies very often initially in April 2006 wherein the Indefinite leave to Remain (ILR) qualifying period was extended from 4 to 5 years and then major drastic changes have been implemented on 8th November 2006 for extension of HSMP (highly skilled migrant programme) visas (further leave to remain). Due to these changes majority of HSMP holders do not qualify for further leave to remain. The UK Government is backing off from the very promises they made to HSMP Immigrants on which they were invited to UK. After the retrospective changes implemented on 8th Nov people are being asked to re-qualify for their visa extension thru an unfair points based system (PBS) rather than initial promise of extension on economic activity alone. The PBS for extension gives more points to professionals below 32 years of age and drawing higher salaries above 35k. It is contradictory to the fact that 80% of the HSMP holders were above 28 years of age at the time of their initial application. The PBS creates inequalities directly around age and indirectly around race. Though it may be lawful in terms of the exception of immigration rules to the race relations act but they send mixed messages to employers around equalities and further conveys hypocrisy. The PBS for extension implemented in Nov 2006 ignores all ground realities on the difficulties people face in finding high salaried jobs due to discrimination in the job market and problems with limited leave to remain visas wherein majority of the UK employers don’t hire HSMP holders for higher salaried permanent jobs where employers demand an indefinite leave to remain. The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) after a meeting with HSMP Forum wrote to Immigration and Nationality Directorate informing that the new rules does indirect discrimination towards non EEA nationals and penalizes ethnic minorities. After several requests made by CRE to provide the Race Equality Impact Assessment (REIA) copy, the REIA was provided by Border and Immigration Agency (IND) to CRE next day after HSMP Forum raised the issue during the meeting with the Immigration Minister on 26th March 07. CRE criticized BIA on not publishing the REIA (or making it available), lack of consultation for the changes and basically conducting a flawed REIA. CRE stated to Border and Immigration Agency "We are of the clear belief that the race equality impact assessment (REIA) of the changes to the HSMP does not fully comply with the requirements of the Race Equality Duty," and that "the REIA neglected to address the first limb of the general statutory duty outlined in section 71(1)(a) – to eliminate unlawful racial discrimination – and shows no evidence of consideration of the duty to promote good race relations under section 71(1)(b)". The REIA clearly projected the changes were made to disadvantage non EEA nationals of which majority consists of people of ethnic origin. (More...) Many HSMP immigrants don't qualify for further Extension due to these new changes and are being forced to wind up their establishments, careers, schooling of their children, and investments and are being forced to leave the Country. This is after making innumerable sacrifices like leaving their well established careers back home, selling their properties and overall uprooting their family to settle in the UK based on the undertaking given by the UK Government. |
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......................................... Write to your MP about the proposed Immigration and Citizenship Changes
......................................... ......................................... - Dt 7th August 2008 ......................................... How to apply for FLR ? for those who got HSMP refusal earlier. ........................................ Notice sent to Home Office - ILR Legal Challenge >>
- Dt - 29th July 2008 -------------------------------------------------- Important FAQ's on the HSMP Forum's Judicial Review ruling !! >> ----------------------------- Important Documents on the JR Judgement Implementation. Click here>> ------------------------------ Make your contribution
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For forum access problems email - webmaster@hsmpforumltd.com .................................................................... Important Note for General Public ------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------- HSMP issue raised in House of Lords debate - Jan 24, 2008 More>> -------------------------------------------------
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