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Author: Karma Hickman

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Karma Hickman

Karma Hickman is an Associate Solicitor at Bindmans LLP. She undertakes a broad range of immigration work for individuals. She has a particular interest in complex citizenship and European matters, and considerable expertise in family-related immigration cases, including international surrogacy and intercountry adoption.

Reasonableness, removals and children back in Court of Appeal spotlight

The vexed issue of reasonableness, removals and children is back in the judicial spotlight once more in a new Court of Appeal ruling, Runa v Secretary of State for the […]

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14th April 2020
BY Karma Hickman

Long waits for visa documents may give rise to compensation

The Home Office may have to pay compensation in the case of major blunders, the Court of Appeal has said in a significant new ruling, Husson v Secretary of State […]

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16th March 2020
BY Karma Hickman

The unsettling Settlement Scheme: what happens if EU citizens refuse to apply?

The years since the EU referendum have been an emotional rollercoaster for European citizens in the UK. Initial shock and disbelief were followed by months of uncertainty and tension as […]

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27th February 2020
BY Karma Hickman

No absolute confidentiality for asylum information in family cases

The impact of disclosing information from family proceedings in immigration matters has been in the news of late but the reverse situation rarely arises. One such is the recent case […]

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30th December 2019
BY Karma Hickman

Government drops appeal in citizenship case where girl’s mother married to someone else

A law preventing men from passing on British citizenship to their biological offspring where the child’s mother is married to someone else may now be reconsidered in light of a […]

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19th November 2019
BY Karma Hickman

Cambridge academic falls victim to “long residence” rules on excess absences 

A post by a young Cambridge academic refused indefinite leave to remain after spending a year abroad has triggered a viral Twitter outpouring of indignation and support – but did […]

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11th November 2019
BY Karma Hickman

Change in law for European families offers temporary hope for unrecognised adoptions 

A small amendment to UK law could soon make a big difference to European families resident here who are struggling to bring home children adopted in Muslim countries abroad. A […]

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7th August 2019
BY Karma Hickman

Boris Johnson’s “immigration amnesty”: what would it mean?

Boris Johnson’s suggestion of an “amnesty for tens of thousands of illegal immigrants”, as the Daily Mail puts it, has ruffled some right-wing feathers, but would it really revolutionise UK […]

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10th July 2019
BY Karma Hickman

What is the position of EU spouses of British citizens following Brexit?

The 2016 referendum sent shockwaves through the European community in the UK, but now that the dust has settled, the picture is far less alarming than appeared at first. Various […]

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21st May 2019
BY Karma Hickman

Bad news for overstayers in latest hardening of British citizenship policy

A recent change in the Home Office’s good character policy for citizenship applications is set to have a significant impact on people with a history of overstaying. The department expressly […]

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17th April 2019
BY Karma Hickman
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