US EditionPakistanis to Benefit From New UK Rules
Refugee status will last 30 months and can be revoked when return is safe; digital travel authorisation will be mandatory with over 13 million applications since October 2023.
10 Articles
10 Articles
Times of India
NewsDrumUK introduces new mandatory ETA scheme requiring advance clearance for all travellers
Travellers from 85 countries, including the United States, Canada, and France, will need an Electronic Travel Authorisation to enter the UK from February 25, 2026. This new digital permission system aims to enhance border security and streamline travel. Applying for an ETA is described as quick and simple. British and Irish citizens are exempt from this requirement.
Pakistanis to benefit from new UK rules
Britain's Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is spearheading a sweeping overhaul of the UK's asylum and migration system while introducing fast-track residency pathways aimed at highly paid professionals, including Pakistanis. Mahmood, 45, who grew up in Birmingham to Kashmiri-origin parents, has earned the nicknames "The Terminator" and "the new hard woman of British politics" for her uncompromising stance on migration. Mahmood, a Labour minister o…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes that the UK’s new restrictive policy for asylum seekers will allow him to control an on-going debate on immigration that threatens his government. But tough new rules are already provoking accusations of “performative cruelty,” especially from legislators in his own Labour Party. This is just the beginning of the challenges Starmer will face.
As UK imposes radical asylum rules, how do the numbers really compare to Europe?
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood is carrying out one of the largest reforms to the asylum system the UK has ever seen. But is the overhaul really proportionate to the numbers arriving on UK shores? Alex Croft reports
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
