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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.

Immigration Law Training

We offer a huge range of immigration law training courses for solicitors, barristers, OISC advisers and others of all levels of experience

Introductory

Perfect for the Immigration Advice Authority (formerly OISC) level 1 exams and those new to immigration law.
from £600

Advanced

Taking your knowledge to the next level? Perfect for Immigration Advice Authority (formerly OISC) level 2.
from £600

Webinars

We run regular webinars and workshops on all sorts of immigration, asylum and nationality law and practice issues.
from £55

A student and her husband have successfully challenged the Home Office’s decision to cancel their leave, with the result that their detention was also held to be unlawful. The case is R (Manpreet Kaur & Anor) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWHC 1942 (Admin). Background...

28th July 2025
BY Sonia Lenegan

One of the most common UK immigration myths is that there is a maximum permitted stay of 180 days in a year (or six months in 12 months) for UK visitors.  This myth has been propagated not just by migrants but also by advisers and even UK Border Force staff....

25th July 2025
BY John Vassiliou

A care provider has successfully challenged the Home Office’s decision to revoke its sponsor licence after the High Court found the decision maker failed to properly consider explanations for apparent salary shortfalls and reached irrational conclusions about genuine vacancies. Notwithstanding the Home Office’s firm stance on compliance, the judgment in...

24th July 2025
BY Jack Freeland

“They weren’t working, they were just volunteering” is rarely a persuasive defence against a civil penalty. Indeed, it’s positively unpersuasive when those in question were caught voluntarily serving customers, selling alcohol, using the lottery machine to sell tickets and scratch cards, processing parcel deliveries, stacking shelves, and cleaning the store....

23rd July 2025
BY John Vassiliou

The Bar Standards Board has dismissed a barrister’s appeal against disbarment, stating that “findings of professional misconduct, including dishonesty, and the sanction of disbarment imposed by the Tribunal were appropriate and correctly applied”. The case is Dean v The Bar Standards Board (BSB) [2025] EWHC 1860 (Admin). Background The Bar...

22nd July 2025
BY Sonia Lenegan

Each settlement route has its own unique application form on which the application must be made. Failure to apply on the correct form can in some instances lead to the application being treated as invalid, as the applicant in this recent case sadly found out. There are currently three ten...

21st July 2025
BY Alex Piletska

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