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My name is Colin Yeo and I am a barrister, writer, campaigner and consultant specialising in immigration law. I founded Free Movement in 2007.
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May is over and the immigration white paper has finally been published, so Sonia spends a bit of time at the beginning of this month’s podcast reliving the horrors of that. Andrew covers a very wide range of topics in this episode, from deprivation of citizenship to “self sponsorship” to...
BY Sonia Lenegan
Associate / Senior Associate – Immigration Solicitor Location: Hybrid – Office based Woking, with at least 3 days/week in office PQE: Up to 5 years Firm: Helen Smith Immigration Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience Helen Smith Immigration is a boutique, purpose-driven immigration practice handling high-quality personal and business immigration work....
BY Free Movement
In my previous article, I outlined the precipitous fall in the rate of recognition for Afghan asylum claims following the change in the Home Office policy position in October 2024. I noted that the immigration statistics indicated that 26 Afghan women had their asylum claims refused. It seemed unbelievable...
BY Jamie Bell
The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision by the Home Office to refuse a certificate of travel to a woman granted leave to remain on family grounds following an unsuccessful asylum claim. The claimant in R (KH) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ...
BY Alex Piletska
The seasonal worker route is a popular way to work in the UK temporarily. Migration statistics in 2024 confirm that 46% of all temporary worker visas were granted for seasonal work. The duration is short and doesn’t lead to settlement in the UK. Seasonal worker schemes were launched after the Second World...
BY Pip Hague
The Court of Appeal has found that an error by the Upper Tribunal in failing to place a relevant document before the decision making judge brought the case within the very limited exceptions for a Cart judicial review to proceed. The substantive challenge, however, was dismissed. The case is R...