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New Immigration Rules for Refugee Settlement

Individuals who are in the UK on a protection route – i.e., those who have been granted refugee status or humanitarian protection, and their dependants – have their own specific route to settlement (also...

The Correct Test for Cessation of Refugee Status

In a judgment given in September 2021 in PS (cessation principles) Zimbabwe [2021] UKUT 00283 (IAC), the Upper Tribunal considered the correct approach to cessation of refugee status. This was in reference to the...

Human Rights Claims & Appeal Rights: MY (Pakistan)

In MY (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 1500 the Court of Appeal considered when an immigration “refusal decision” constitutes a “refusal of a human rights...

What Is Leave Outside the Immigration Rules?

In this post we examine the possibility of being granted Leave to Remain Outside the Immigration Rules and the possibility of being granted Indefinite Leave to Remain based on the most exceptional compelling...

Alternative Visa Routes for Family Members of Refugees

A previous article explained the rules and process for refugee family reunion. This article explores other options for family reunification that may be available to family members of refugees or people...

Refugee Family Reunion: A Practical Guide

People who have been recognised as refugees in the UK or who have been granted humanitarian protection may sponsor certain family members to join them in the UK. Both will be referred to as ‘refugees’ for ease...

Afghanistan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme

The Afghanistan Citizen’ Resettlement Scheme is a new route opening for the resettlement of Afghan refugees, prioritising those most in need including women, girls and children given their particular vulnerability. Whilst...

The Seven-Year Child Reasonableness Test - NA (Bangladesh)

The Home Office used to have a concession called DP5/96 under which there was a presumption that a child who had lived in the UK for a continuous seven year period, and their parents, should not be removed from...

New Guidance on Inadmissibility of Asylum Claims

On 31 December 2020, at 11pm, the Brexit transition period came to an end. One consequence of this is that the Dublin Regulations no longer apply in the UK. New regulations have since been introduced by the UK government....

Settlement as a Refugee or person with Humanitarian Protection

In this post we explore the requirements for obtaining settlement once you have completed 5 years in the UK as a refugee or person with humanitarian protection.  Does it matter whether I have Refugee or Humanitarian...

Access denied - The human impact of the hostile environment - IPPR

The report was published on 04 September.  It was published by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), written by Amreen Qureshi, Marley Morris and Lucy Mort. The report consists of 36 pages and...

Impact of COVID-19 on the Immigration System

As the COVID-19 pandemic develops it is having a wide impact on all aspects of our society, economy and how we live our lives. It has significant knock-on effects for the immigration system and policy makers will...