Archive for Category: "Asylum"

Zimbabweans face expulsion from UK

Zimbabweans face expulsion from UK

The attempt to deport Vigil supporter Josephine Chari confirms the British government’s determination to end the moratorium on sending home failed Zimbabwean asylum seekers. Josephine was returned to Yarlswood detention centre from the airport and it is not yet clear what her position is.

Mugabe CIO henchman in UK court

Mugabe CIO henchman in UK court

A former henchman of Robert Mugabe appeared in court charged with working illegally in Britain. Phillip Machemedze, 44, denied two counts of obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception at Bristol Magistrates’ Court.

UK set to deport Zimbabwean woman

UK set to deport Zimbabwean woman

Vigil supporter Josephine Chari of Southend has been detained by the UK Border Agency and told she has been booked on Kenyan Airways KQ101 to Nairobi leaving Heathrow at 20.00 on Thursday 21st July. Her case is being addressed by the Zimbabwe Association and others.

Zimbabwean family re-united in UK after 7 years

Zimbabwean family re-united in UK after 7 years

MANCHESTER, UK – A Zimbabwean family has been reunited for the first time in seven years in emotional scenes at Manchester Airport. Dad Wonder Maruma thought he would never see his wife and children again after being forced to flee Zimbabwe after being targeted by the brutal regime.

Are tighter visa controls already in place?

Are tighter visa controls already in place?

Are tighter Immigration Visa Controls already in place, pre-empting legistrative change? The answer is a definitive YES. A recent decision by the British High Commission in Malaysia, which represents Visa Services for the UK Border Agency, demonstrates that tighter controls over Family Visit Visas have already been implemented.

Zimbabwe asylum seekers urged not to panic

Zimbabwe asylum seekers urged not to panic

Zimbabwean asylum seekers in the UK are being urged not to panic, after the country’s most senior immigration judge on Monday ruled it was safe to start deporting people back to some parts of Zimbabwe.

UK court rules it’s safe to deport Zimbabweans

UK court rules it’s safe to deport Zimbabweans

More than 10 000 failed Zimbabwean asylum seekers face deportation back home after the United Kingdom’s most senior immigration judge ruled it was now safe to return them. For the last 5 years a ban on removals has been in place.

Zimbabweans scramble for South African visas

Zimbabweans scramble for South African visas

Johannesburg — Illegal Zimbabweans living in South Africa have four days left to register for legal documents, the home affairs department said on Monday.

Deadline for Zim-SA permits unreasonable

Deadline for Zim-SA permits unreasonable

The 31 December deadline, given by the South African government to Zimbabweans to sort out their papers or face deportation, is quickly becoming an uglier reality than what we thought writes Sibanengi Dube.

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