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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....

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...

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...

Section 117B Public Interest Considerations Explained

When considering immigration matters involving Article 8 (ECHR), one of the most important factors that decision-makers, courts and tribunals will take into account when reaching their conclusion is whether any...

Court of Appeal Finds Rwanda Policy Unlawful

In a judgment published on 29 June 2023, the Court of Appeal allowed by a majority the appeal against the decision of the Divisional Court in the judicial review challenge to the Rwanda policy. The appeal was against...

What is a Home Office Asylum Questionnaire?

In February 2023, the Home Office announced that it was introducing asylum questionnaires in order to reduce the asylum backlog which currently stands at over 92,000 asylum claims made before 28 June 2022.  Despite...

What is Asylum in the UK?

Asylum and asylum seekers have been near-constant features of the news cycle in the UK for several years now. With the recent introduction of the Nationality and Borders Act, the Rwanda policy and the government’s...

High Court Finds UK Government’s Rwanda Policy Is Lawful

On 19 December 2022, the High Court’s judgment in the judicial review claims against the government’s Rwanda policy was published. The policy enables the Secretary of State for the Home Department (“the SSHD”)...