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Family From Gaza Settle In UK Following Ukraine Scheme Application: A Legal Loophole?

In This Article 1. Introduction: A Tribunal Decision at the Centre of Political Debate 2. The Appellants’ Background and Entry Clearance Application 3. Home Office Refusal: No Resettlement Route for Palestinians 4....

Immigration Appeal Hearings: What to Expect

In This Article 1. Understanding the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) 2. Confirming the Date and Location of Your Immigration Appeal Hearing 3. Who Attends the Immigration Appeal...

New Practice Direction for Immigration and Asylum Appeals

In This Article 1. Introduction: New Practice Direction for Immigration Appeals 2. Purpose of the Updated Practice Direction 3. Page Limits in the Practice Direction for Immigration Appeals 4. Requirements...

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...

High Court: Failure to Provide Proof of Section 3C Status Unlawful

In a judgment handed down on 07 June 2024, the High Court in R (on the application of Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London and Cecilia Adjei) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, [2024] EWHC 1374...

What Is a 'New Matter' in an Immigration Appeal?

Since many immigration appeals may take months to be heard by the Immigration Tribunal, circumstances will understandably evolve, which could constitute a new matter for the purposes of the appeal.  When appealing...

The Pre-Action Protocol in Immigration Judicial Review

Embarking on the journey of challenging a decision made by the Home Office can be a daunting task, fraught with legal complexities and procedural intricacies. Whether it’s an entry clearance, leave to remain...

Common Mistakes and Errors in UK Visa Applications

When submitting a UK visa application through UKVI, any information provided ought to be true, accurate and complete according to the applicant’s knowledge. However, as the process is oftentimes complex and...

Grounds for Refusal of a UK Immigration Application (Part 2)

In Part 1 of this two-part series on grounds for refusal of a UK immigration application, we looked at refusals on non-conducive grounds, criminality grounds and for breach of immigration laws. In Part 2...

Grounds for Refusal of a UK Immigration Application Explained

Part 9 of the Immigration Rules applies to the vast majority of applications for entry clearance and permission to stay in the UK. It contains the general grounds of refusals and in certain circumstances provides...

Using Family Court Documents in the Immigration Tribunal

Although often characterised by the Home Office as a largely administrative process, the reality of many immigration, asylum and nationality applications is that they incorporate diverse and complex legal and personal...

SIAC Can Make Findings in Deprivation Appeals

In U3 v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2023] EWCA Civ 811, the Court of Appeal resolved the purported conundrum formed by the notion that, whilst deprivation appeals (before SIAC) are governed...