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The Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 813) published on 22 October 2020 signalled a major overhaul of the UK immigration system, with the introduction of the new Points-Based Immigration System in a...
On 21/10/2020, in R ((1) FB (Afghanistan) (2) Medical Justice) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 1338, the Court of Appeal unanimously declared that the Home Office’s removal window policy...
What is section 3C leave? When does section 3C leave apply? Does section 3C extend leave to remain in the UK? When and how does section 3C leave end? Can section 3C leave be cancelled? These are just some of the...
On 04 August 2020, the Implementing allowed appeals Guidance, Version 1.0 was published for Home Office staff. The 18 page document applies to “anyone responsible for implementing an allowed appeal (including...
Sir Ernest Ryder, the Senior President of Tribunals, published his annual report for 2020 on 29 July 2020. This is the sixth report and the last of the Senior President’s tenure. The 142 page report can be found:...
In certain circumstances, applications can be made for appellants and witnesses in the Immigration Tribunal to be treated as ‘vulnerable’. The Tribunal can also make a finding that an appellant or...
In this post, we explain the Second Appeals test and note some recent developments in the area. What is the Second Appeals test? The Second Appeals Test was introduced by s.13(6) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement...
A reconsideration entails a review by the Home Office of a decision that it has made. If you have lodged an appeal in the First Tier Tribunal against an immigration decision, you may wish to consider submitting...
As outlined in our previous series of blog posts, immigration judicial review allows you to challenge decisions by the Home Office when the decision does not attract a right of appeal or administrative review. An...
The Immigration Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) made major changes to the immigration appeals landscape. The 2014 Act reduced the grounds of appeal by 13 (17 to four). This is important because it means that there...
The Immigration Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) reduced the circumstances in which the refusal of an immigration application will give rise to a right of appeal. The explanatory notes to the 2014 Act state that the...
In applications for entry clearance where the applicant has a negative immigration history in the UK, the application may be refused under the general grounds for refusal, which are found in part 9 of the Immigration...
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