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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.
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Training Manager Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) Location: Hybrid. Primarily remote with one weekly hub day in London. Working arrangements may change. Salary: £33,000-£35,00 Hours: 35 hours/week Contract: permanent Closing date: 3 January 2026 ILPA is a charity and professional membership body working to improve immigration, asylum and nationality law....
BY Free Movement
Sonia Lenegan has decided to move on as Editor of Free Movement with effect from 28 January 2026. Sonia has done an incredible job in her time here. She has published or republished an article every single day other than holidays, many of which she has written herself, often at...
BY Colin Yeo
In the case of Secretary of State for the Home Department v Khera [2025] EWCA Civ 1571, the Court of Appeal has given guidance on the interpretation of GEN 3.1(1)(b) of Appendix FM of the immigration rules. GEN 3.1(1)(b) is significant for applicants who cannot meet the financial requirements under...
BY Jennifer Lanigan
The High Court has ordered the Home Secretary to grant indefinite leave to remain to a man who has held discretionary leave to remain for 15 years, first granted under the pre-July 2012 policy. The Home Secretary had tried to rely on a conviction that pre-dated the first grant of...
BY Sonia Lenegan
In July to September this year, the number of appeals received by the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) increased by 123%, to 30,000, compared to the same period last year. Disposals (the number of concluded appeals) increased by 50% to 15,000 and the tribunal’s total open caseload increased by...