IELTS marking errors affected over 1100 candidates who took the secure English visa test
12 Jun 2026
Ofqual fined Cambridge English £875,000 after automated marking errors in IELTS affected 62,794 learners between August 2023 and September 2025.
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12 Jun 2026
Ofqual fined Cambridge English £875,000 after automated marking errors in IELTS affected 62,794 learners between August 2023 and September 2025.
12 Jun 2026
New Home Office data shows Health and Care Worker applications fell 62% and Skilled Worker applications fell 39% in the year to May 2026.
10 Jun 2026
GOV.UK updated guidance confirms you can use an expired BRP to prove settled status for 24 months after expiry, or until 31 December 2026.
06 Jun 2026
A House of Commons Library briefing confirms that proposed longer ILR qualifying periods are not yet law, with ministers pointing to autumn 2026.
01 Jun 2026
GOV.UK guidance updated 26 May 2026 confirms an expired BRP or BRC can be used as SELT identity, but only until 31 December 2026.
01 Jun 2026
Home Office removed March and April 2026 sponsor guidance wording that appeared to extend right to work checks beyond sponsored workers.
27 May 2026
British citizenship grants fell 12% to 236,512 in the year to March 2026, but remained the second highest level recorded since 2005.
27 May 2026
GOV.UK guidance updated 20 May 2026 confirms most successful overseas applicants using a Visa Application Centre now receive an eVisa only.
26 May 2026
Home Office data shows 8,682 BNO route settlement grants in the year to March 2026, with 9,804 granted since the scheme opened.
26 May 2026
The 2025 Migrant Journey report shows 30% of 2020 work-route entrants and 46% of family-route entrants had ILR after five years.