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

This article explains how to make a successful application for a predetermination or biometric excuse where a person has applied for entry clearance to the UK but the journey to a visa application centre to enrol their biometrics is considered dangerous. Biometric predetermination means that an applicant wants a decision...

27th October 2025
BY Decla Palmer

The High Court has ruled on the limits of immigration bail powers in the context of electronic monitoring conditions where there is no prospect of the Home Office removing the tag wearer from the UK. The case is R (Mustafa Taskiran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025]...

24th October 2025
BY Jonah Mendelsohn

One of the biggest changes introduced by the most recent statement of changes is not so much the replacement of the Part 9 grounds for refusal with a new yet very similar “Part Suitability” but rather the way these rules will now apply in full to the following applications that...

23rd October 2025
BY Alex Piletska

Purpose of the post: To assist the development, delivery and quality assurance of all of Hope Project’s legal and advice services including the delivery of Legal Assessments to refused asylum seekers; and to develop and run a student placement pilot project Location: Working from Home and Hope’s Birmingham office as...

23rd October 2025
BY Free Movement

Some immigration routes, like the global talent route, the partner route, and those with permission as dependants of points based system applicants allow individuals to have flexible work arrangements. Other routes allow a wide degree of work but with restrictions, such as students being unable to undertake ‘business activity’, which...

22nd October 2025
BY Nick Gore

Around 200,000 Ukrainians have arrived in the UK since Ukraine was invaded in early 2022. Settled’s Ukraine Advice Service is at the forefront of providing expert immigration advice on Ukraine visa schemes and related matters. This post will bring much needed additional capacity to a small, very busy team. In...

22nd October 2025
BY Free Movement

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