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The court has held that a parent granted a family permit under the EU Settlement Scheme based on assumed dependency must show actual dependency to get leave to remain when […]...

17th July 2024

BY Alex Piletska

Family immigration, Human rights

New Home Office guidance clarifies transitional provisions for absences in the 10 year long residence route

The change to the immigration rules on 11 April 2024 regarding how absences would be calculated in the long residence route initially caused a lot of confusion because the drafting […]...

16th July 2024

BY Alex Piletska

Procedure

eVisas: who is affected and what steps to take now

There is a lot that remains unclear about the Home Office’s introduction of eVisas, below we shed light on what we know so far about the roll out and use […]...

15th July 2024

BY Zeena Luchowa

Asylum

Policy on leave to remain for survivors of trafficking continues to cause confusion and distress

The process for identifying and supporting survivors of trafficking has been seriously degraded over the past couple of years and in this article I look at the position in relation […]...

12th July 2024

BY Beth Mullan-Feroze

Cases, EU Free Movement

Court of Appeal finds breach of Withdrawal Agreement in “mystery” stamp case

It’s the return of the “mystery” stamp! Although the Court of Appeal has come to a different conclusion than the Upper Tribunal did, holding that while a passport stamp did […]...

11th July 2024

BY Sonia Lenegan

Cases, EU Free Movement

Home Office policy on delaying consideration of EUSS applications held to be unlawful

The “Pending Prosecutions” section of the EU Settlement Scheme: suitability requirements version 8.0 policy, which provided for applications to be paused where there was a pending prosecution, has been held […]...

10th July 2024

BY Sonia Lenegan

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Job Ad: Rainbow Migration are recruiting a Legal Officer

Rainbow Migration, the longest-running charity in Europe dedicated to supporting LGBTQI+ people through the asylum and immigration system, is recruiting a Legal Officer to advise and help improve the representation […]...

10th July 2024

BY Free Movement

Asylum, Cases

The Rwanda policy is in its death throes

Due to the stated position of the previous Conservative government that there would be a removal flight to Rwanda on 24 July 2024, a High Court hearing was due to […]...

9th July 2024

BY Jed Pennington

Detention

Harmondsworth detention centre inspection report: “worst conditions” ever seen

HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has published a report on an unannounced inspection of Harmondsworth immigration removal centre, a facility run by Mitie Care and Custody, concluding that “there is […]...

9th July 2024

BY Sonia Lenegan

Cases, Points Based System

High Court confirms that mandatory sponsor licence revocation is actually mandatory in latest care home case

The High Court has again confirmed that mandatory sponsor licence revocation is, indeed, mandatory. One Trees Estates Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home […]...

9th July 2024

BY Jack Freeland

Immigration news

High Court finds trafficking decision unlawful for failure to consider all available evidence

In R (SM) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 1683 (Admin), the High Court found a reasonable grounds (first stage) trafficking decision to be unlawful […]...

8th July 2024

BY Francesca Sella

Visit visa

What are the immigration rules for a visit visa to the United Kingdom?

A visit visa allows a person to visit the United Kingdom on a temporary basis, usually for up to six months at a time. As is typical of many sections […]...

5th July 2024

BY colinyeo

Immigration news

Briefing: a guide to applications to the Windrush Compensation Scheme

This post is for those who are new to the area of Windrush compensation claims, or who would like to submit their own claim, and is designed to be a […]...

4th July 2024

BY Nicola Burgess

EU Free Movement

Lengthy absences from the UK can still put EU settled status at risk

Excess absences remain a real risk for holders of pre-settled status, with recent changes announced to the EU Settlement Scheme likely to cause more confusion. The changes mean that some […]...

3rd July 2024

BY Karma Hickman

Blog news

Why I am voting for Labour and Thangam Debbonaire

I am looking forward to voting Labour on 4 July. I live in the Bristol Central constituency and am fortunate to have Thangam Debbonaire as my local MP. I’m doubly […]...

2nd July 2024

BY Colin Yeo

Asylum

Asylum Support Tribunal says it can consider lawfulness of Home Office withdrawal of asylum claims

The Asylum Support Tribunal has found that there is a right of appeal against a decision to stop a person’s asylum support where their asylum claim has been deemed withdrawn […]...

2nd July 2024

BY Sonia Lenegan

Cases, EU Free Movement, Procedure

First-tier Tribunal judge carried out “wholly inappropriate” cross-examination of appellant

The Court of Appeal has, for the third time this year, had to intervene where the Upper Tribunal has failed to do so, in a case involving poor conduct on […]...

1st July 2024

BY Sonia Lenegan

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