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Jack Freeland

Jack is a solicitor specialising in immigration law at Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP. He advises on all UK immigration matters, with particular focus on family migration for spouses, partners and children, and foreign worker sponsorship and immigration compliance for businesses. His profile can be found here: https://shepwedd.com/people/jack-freeland

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 […]

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9th July 2024
BY Jack Freeland

Another care home sponsor licence revocation successfully challenged in the High Court

As the Home Office continues to step up enforcement action in the care sector, we have had another sponsor licence revocation decision involving a large care home operator successfully judicially […]

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4th June 2024
BY Jack Freeland

What are the financial requirements for UK spouse and partner visas?

The Appendix FM minimum income requirements for spouse and partner visas can catch out even those with enough money to meet them. Having the money only takes you so far: […]

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12th April 2024
BY Jack Freeland

High Court quashes Home Office decision to revoke another care home’s sponsor licence

Earlier this month we considered a High Court judgment which upheld the Home Office’s decision to revoke a large care home operator’s sponsor licence due to several non-compliance issues. The […]

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29th January 2024
BY Jack Freeland

Care home operator loses ability to sponsor overseas workers after compliance failures

The High Court ruling in Prestwick Care Ltd & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 3193 (Admin) has upheld the Home Office’s decision to revoke […]

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9th January 2024
BY Jack Freeland

Do foreign gamers need a visa to play competitive eSports in the UK?

In this article we look at how foreign eSports (competitive video gaming) competitors can use the visitor route to participate in UK competitions and what the rules say about earning […]

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3rd October 2023
BY Jack Freeland

How to apply for a religious work visa

The UK has two sponsored work routes for religious workers: the T2 Minister of Religion visa for those with a key leading role in their faith-based organisation or religious order […]

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2nd August 2023
BY Jack Freeland

EU residence documents are no longer valid after 30 June 2021

Although the UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020 and the post-Brexit transition period came to an end on 31 December 2020, certain aspects of EU free movement […]

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30th March 2021
BY Jack Freeland

Five top tips on UK Investor visas

Building on CJ’s briefing on the Tier 1 (Investor) route last year, this article contains five top tips for the preparation of an Investor application. Before we begin, it is […]

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25th January 2021
BY Jack Freeland
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