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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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The English language requirement can be generously viewed as the Home Office’s response to the biblical Tower of Babel story: society is undermined by its people’s inability to speak the same language. But as anyone who has ever had the misfortune to read Home Office guidance can attest, it is...
BY Alex Piletska
Climate change, disasters and corporate driven-environmental harms are forcing communities to move – both within countries and across borders. Displacement linked to the impacts of climate change is no longer a speculative concern – it is a legal, social, and humanitarian reality that is increasingly shaping patterns of mobility –...
BY Bella Mosselmans
As trailed in the immigration white paper but mysteriously absent from last week’s statement of changes, the skilled worker route is being overhauled with a view to far fewer people being able to use it. Yes that’s right, a mere week after the last lot, we have yet another statement...
BY Sonia Lenegan
The Crime and Policing Bill is currently awaiting second reading in the House of Lords and it introduces a number of new measures which expand police powers. BID is concerned that these new powers risk unfair deportation of people with limited leave to remain for minor offences. One part of...
BY Tigs Louis-Puttick
Immigration and asylum law in particular is a complex and fast moving area, and it is crucial that lawyers stay up to date to best serve their clients. It is also a regulatory requirement that must be met annually. There is no longer a minimum hours requirement for continuous professional...
BY colinyeo
The High Court has rejected a judicial review challenging the Home Secretary’s refusal to consider an application made outside the rules. In doing so, the court rejected the argument that the Home Secretary should create a specific application form for leave outside the rules under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance...