Welcome to the April 2015 edition of the Free Movement immigration update podcast. In this episode I cover some procedural points, several cases and some updates on commencement of the Immigration Act 2014. The material is all drawn from the April blog posts on Free Movement.

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The downloadable 20 minute audio podcast follows the (non chronological) order of content below:

Procedure

• New pre action protocols came into effect 6 April 2015
• Home Office confirms that EEA(FM) application form is not mandatory
• Making a new entry clearance application while appeal is outstanding
• Can you make a new application while awaiting outcome of another application or appeal?

Cases

• Supreme Court Backs Government Rejection of Statelessness Claim
• Court has no “superhero” jurisdiction says Home Office in unlawful detention case
• What is a “reasonable period” for immigration detention?
• Home Office duties in cases of historical trafficking
• LGBT asylum seekers: a toxic mix of homophobia, misogyny and ignorance corrupts the asylum system

Immigration Act 2014 updates

• Rights and grounds of appeal: commencement and transition
• What amounts to a “human rights claim” generating a new right of appeal?
• Mind the gap: immigration rules and human rights are not coterminous
• Upper Tribunal on meaning of very compelling circumstances
• NHS surcharge for immigration applications

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