Category: ILPA Blog

ILPA Blog | Digitalisation

The Digital Status Crisis: Why the UK’s eVisa system is failing the people who rely on it

BY KAELYNN NARITA Technology is by no means perfect: there are times when websites fail to load, the internet won’t connect, or computers crash. Despite this reality, and a long […]
ILPA Blog | Key Documents

Delays Expected: The Ongoing Battle to Fix the Broken Overseas Domestic Worker Visa

BY AVRIL SHARP Everyone should feel safe in their workplaces. That must be a universal right for all, no matter who you are, or where you come from. But one […]
ILPA Blog | Well-being

Life in the Law 2025: Act now and lead the way to a sustainable future

BY ELIZABETH RIMMER LawCare’s Life in the Law 2025 report reveals that well-being is low, with almost a third seeing themselves leaving the legal sector altogether within the next five […]
ILPA Blog | Refugee

Compass: Asylum Aid’s Adviser Development Programme

BY MICHAEL WHITE In response to the legal aid crisis that is leaving some of the most vulnerable people in our society with no access to specialist legal advice, Asylum […]
ILPA Blog

Solidarity and Immigration Law Practitioners

BY ELSPETH GUILD On 2 September 2025, ILPA held its second Solidarity meeting to support immigration law practitioners facing threats and attacks both physically and online on account of their […]
ILPA Blog | Economic Migration

A System Not Fit for Purpose? A Review of Economic Migration Routes for Growth

BY NELLI SHEVCHENKO Over recent years, successive UK Governments have focused on two topics: immigration and economic growth. Efforts to balance these two – sometimes competing – priorities have led […]
ILPA Blog | Economic Migration

‘Restoring Control Over the Immigration System’: The Future of Sponsorship

BY IRFAN ALI The UK’s immigration sponsorship system enables businesses to hire international talent, allowing them to grow, address skill shortages, and enhance their competitiveness. For many businesses, a sponsor […]
ILPA Blog | Courts and Tribunals

Supporting Access to Justice in Immigration Tribunals: Identifying Communication Needs Beyond a Language Barrier

BY FLORENCE ROBERTS-BOWMAN AND HOLLY HARTZENBERG Communication challenges may seem an obvious part of working with a client with whom there is not a shared first language. But language barriers […]
ILPA Blog | Digitalisation

About Face: The Immigration White Paper and New Uses of Facial Recognition Technologies at UK Borders

BY ELSPETH GUILD AND CATRIONA BARCLAY Among the numerous initiatives set out in its 2025 Immigration White Paper, the Government heralded a pilot of ‘new intelligent technologies that facilitate contactless […]