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Streamlined Asylum Process for Children: Eligibility & Key Updates

In This Article 1. Overview of the Streamlined Asylum Process for Children 2. Eligibility Criteria Under the Streamlined Asylum Process 3. Streamlined Asylum Process: Key Differences for High-Grant Rate Countries 4....

Article 8, Overseas Family Members & Refugee Family Reunion

In This Article 1. Introduction to Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) 2. Background of the Al Hassan and Ors Case 3. The Appeal to the Upper Tribunal 4. Remaking the Decision: Proportionality...

How to Challenge a 'Clearly Unfounded' Immigration Decision

In This Article 1. Introduction to Home Office Certification of Immigration Claims as Clearly Unfounded 2. Legal Framework Governing Clearly Unfounded Certificates 3. What Are Your Options if Your Claim Is Certified...

Statelessness Applications in the UK under Appendix Statelessness

In This Article 1. Overview of Appendix Statelessness in the UK Immigration System 2. Validity Requirements for Statelessness Applications in the UK 3. Suitability Criteria for Statelessness Applicants in the UK 4....

Court of Appeal: Entry Clearance Refusals Can Breach Article 8

In Saleh Ahmed Handule Ali v Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 372 the Court of Appeal confirmed in principle that the right to respect for a person’s pre-existing private...

The Safety of Rwanda Act 2024 Explained

After months of what is known as parliamentary ‘ping pong’, the third amendment to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill (hereafter ‘the Bill’) was rejected by the House of Commons, resolving...

Updates to the Ukraine Immigration Schemes

The Home Office introduced a number of schemes to support Ukrainian nationals and their family members in response to the war in Ukraine. This post covers the changes to the Ukraine schemes under the Immigration...

Country Policy and Information Notes (CPINs) in Asylum and Human Rights Appeals

When asylum and human rights cases go to appeal, the judge will often need to consider circumstances in a foreign country, usually (though not necessarily) the appellant’s country of origin. When this is the case,...

Discretionary Leave to Remain in the UK Explained

The Immigration Rules are intended to be an exhaustive legal framework for deciding who should be allowed to enter and stay in the UK. Ordinarily, if a non-UK citizen cannot show that they meet the requirements of...

Refugee Status for Palestinians Where UNRWA Assistance Has Ceased

In the ever-evolving landscape of international law, a notable recent occurrence is the delivery of Advocate General Emiliou’s Opinion in Case C‑563/22 SN and LN on 11 January 2024. This case, arising from...

A Guide to Human Rights Claims in UK Immigration Applications

Applications for leave to enter or remain in the UK can be made, in certain circumstances, on the basis that to require the individual to leave the UK or to not allow them entry into the UK would be a breach of...

Supreme Court Rwanda Judgment: Government's Rwanda Policy Is Unlawful

In a unanimous decision by Lord Reed and Lord Lloyd-Jones, with whom Lord Hodge, Lord Briggs and Lord Sales agreed, the Supreme Court has declared the government’s Rwanda policy unlawful. In this post, I...