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How Secure is Pre-Settled Status for EU Citizens After Brexit?
Features of the EU Settlement Scheme that will impact the ability of vulnerable residents to upgrade their status
First data from the new immigration system
A first glimpse into take-up of the new post-Brexit immigration system
briefing 04 May 2022
This briefing looks at citizenship and naturalisation among migrants in the UK. It provides data on how many migrants become UK citizens and how this varies for different migrant groups, as well as the factors that affect naturalisation.
briefing 01 Apr 2022
This is the third briefing in a study that investigated public attitudes to labour migrants in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.
briefing 30 Mar 2022
report 29 Mar 2022
briefing 24 Mar 2022
report 27 Jan 2016
brings together available data on how the income threshold works and who it affects.
primer 17 May 2021
This Policy Primer outlines the main features of the UK’s new immigration system, focusing primarily on migration for work. It examines the most important changes made to the previous system, and answers some frequently asked questions.
report 13 Dec 2017
briefing 03 Aug 2018
briefing 24 Oct 2019
21 Oct 2021
26 May 2022 @MigObs
"Data released today also showed that the UK’s asylum backlog has continued to grow, reaching almost 110,000 people… https://t.co/zL8WCgNXlX
26 May 2022 @MigObs
"The data show that 76% of asylum claims among young men aged 18-29—a group often singled out in policy discussions… https://t.co/3DWQGg4qtK
26 May 2022 @MigObs
Our latest press release provides information on new Home Office data showing, among other things, that 75% of asyl… https://t.co/qdaTYFRCAQ
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E: migrationobservatory@compas.ox.ac.uk
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This Migration Observatory is kindly supported by the following organisations.
The Migration Observatory, at the University of Oxford COMPAS (Centre on Migration, Policy and Society)
University of Oxford,
58 Banbury Road,
Oxford, OX2 6QS
briefing 01 Apr 2022
Public attitudes to labour migrants in the pandemic: dynamics during 2021