14 January 2026
BY Sonia Lenegan

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9th January 2026
BY Colin Yeo

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

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

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Taking your knowledge to the next level? Perfect for Immigration Advice Authority (formerly OISC) level 2.
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We run regular webinars and workshops on all sorts of immigration, asylum and nationality law and practice issues.
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Despite a series of successful legal challenges against it, the Home Office’s current policy on handling requests to defer or be excused from biometric enrolment where an applicant cannot travel safely to a visa application centre remains unfit for purpose. The policy is frustrating access to family migration and reunification...

8th January 2026
BY Hamish Dick

Following a interim agreement reached with the Home Office to prevent street homelessness, refugees living in asylum accommodation and receiving subsistence support can apply to extend their move-on period from 28 days to up to 56 days where they would otherwise be at imminent risk of street homelessness. This can...

7th January 2026
BY Ralitsa Peykova

Free Movement is seeking an Editorial Assistant to join our small team. You’ll be working with the Editor (Jasmine Quiller-Doust) and Training Manager (Rachel Whickman). The role will involve assisting with the publishing process and supporting the smooth running and delivery of our training courses. This position will suit someone...

6th January 2026
BY Free Movement

The Court of Appeal recently granted permission to appeal the County Court decision in Jen and Jamie Ltd v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCC 41, [2025] 7 WLUK 288, in which an appeal against a civil penalty notice for illegally employing two individuals was dismissed. The...

6th January 2026
BY Brenda Efurhievwe

The Court of Appeal has overturned a costs order made by the Upper Tribunal in which no costs were awarded in a case where the Home Office had refused a visit visa four times and a judicial review had been lodged challenging the failure to make a new decision by...

5th January 2026
BY Sonia Lenegan

The Home Office has published an updated country policy and information note known as a ‘CPIN’ on Pakistan and sexual orientation and gender identity claims. A new version of the note was published in May 2025, replacing the earlier version from April 2022 and making significant changes to the 2022...

2nd January 2026
BY Katherine Soroya

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