Borimir Totev, Author at NewEuropeans UK

How your pre-settled status is changing?

May 23, 2024 | Highlights

The Home Office will increase the length of pre-settled status extensions from 2 to 5 years. This will not impact anyone who already has settled status or has since become a British citizen. The Home Office will increase the length of pre-settled status extensions...

Digital immigration status – what role for the voluntary and community sector?

May 7, 2024 | Highlights

The survey below comprises 20 questions which will help us compare our findings provided by the voluntary and community sector in 2024 with those in 2019, focusing specifically on those subject to a digitised immigration system, to explore what kind of support,...

Should people in Northern Ireland have a vote in European Parliament elections?

May 3, 2024 | Highlights

“It does seem a bit odd that if you are a French citizen living in Bali, then you can vote in the European Parliament elections, yet if you are an Irish citizen living in Belfast you can’t.” – writes Else Kvist, of New Europeans UK. Questions were raised at...

A compelling case for overseas constituencies

May 3, 2024 | Highlights

Italian politician, Massimo Ungaro makes a compelling case for overseas constituencies By Clarissa Killwick, English teacher, citizens’ rights campaigner and volunteer, Italy I’ve lived in Italy for 23 years. Now the 15-year rule has been lifted, I am once...

“Complex and unfair” rules exclude millions of migrants from voting

Apr 26, 2024 | Highlights

Ahead of local elections (May 2) the case for all long-term residents to have a right to vote in UK General Elections was put to MPs and Peers at Parliament. But while that might seem like a natural progression from having a right to vote in local elections, Brexit...