JOIN / LOGIN
Back To ALL Courses

Immigration Appeals (Introductory)

CPD hours: 2

Length of course: 2 hours

Start Course
View course modules

About this course

This course was published in January 2025.

Welcome to our course on immigration appeals. In this course we will look at how to lodge and prepare for an appeal. We cover what makes a good witness statement, how to draft a skeleton argument and how to prepare an appeal bundle.

The course is only available to paying members of Free Movement. If you are not already a member, you can join here and access not just this course but all of our courses. Membership starts from £24 plus VAT per month, or £240 plus VAT for annual membership, and you can cancel at any time. We also offer corporate and group membership options.

You can check out the course contents below.

Module 1Lodging an appeal
Unit 1Is there a right of appeal? 
Unit 2Is the appeal from inside or outside the UK? 
Unit 3How to lodge an appeal 
Unit 4Grounds of appeal 
Module 2What makes a good witness statement?
Unit 1What is a witness statement? 
Unit 2What is the witness statement for? 
Unit 3Use of detail 
Unit 4Language 
Unit 5Process of taking a witness statement 
Module 3Drafting a good skeleton argument
Unit 1What is a skeleton argument? 
Unit 2What makes a good skeleton argument? 
Unit 3Example skeleton argument 
Module 4Preparing an appeal bundle
Unit 1Practice direction and timing of service 
Unit 2Other hints and tips 
Unit 3Further reading and resources 
Module 5Final quiz and feedback form
Unit 1Final Quiz 
Unit 2Feedback form 

Modules within this course..

  1. Lodging an appeal

    How to lodge an appeal to the immigration tribunal

  2. What makes a good witness statement?

    Witness statements are used in almost every single case in court. But what distinguishes a good witness statement from one that is mediocre or even very poor? We look at some hints and tips, including use of language, narrative techniques and detail.

  3. Drafting a good skeleton argument

    Good skeleton arguments are a rarity, if you ask the judges. As it is the judges who are the intended audience for such documents, it is important to see things from their perspective. This course looks at the constituent elements to a good skeleton argument and offers some nuts and bolts suggestions.

  4. Preparing an appeal bundle

    A good appeal bundle needs to be paginated, have an index and include the relevant documents. It sounds easy, but poor quality appeal bundles are commonplace. This course offers some suggestions on putting together a good bundle, including doing it in electronic form using PDF format.

  5. Final quiz and feedback form

    Take our final quiz to put what you've learnt to the test.

Login
Or become a member of Free Movement today
JOIN
Verified by MonsterInsights