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4 things you should know about the Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules, published 11 October 2018
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On 11 October 2018, the Home Office published a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules.  In this post, we will consider the main elements of the changes. Implementation of the next phase of the roll-out...

 of the EU Settlement Scheme for resident EU citizens and their family members to obtain UK immigration status Appendix EU to the Immigration Rules came into force on 28 August 2018 and provided a basis for...

A European Agenda on Migration
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The European Commission has presented its European Agenda on Migration, which outlines the steps to be taken in the coming years to better manage migration in all its aspects, as well as immediate measures to...

 be taken to respond to the crisis situation in the Mediterranean. The collective EU migration policy has fallen short, says the Commission, and therefore the European Agenda on Migration contains a set of...

European Agenda on Migration
By Richmond Chambers -

Work has begun in the European Commission on developing a comprehensive European Agenda on Migration, with a first orientation debate taking place on key actions to step up the EU’s efforts to implement the...

 existing tools and cooperation in managing migration flows from third countries. The debate has set out the four main areas where actions is required in the European Agenda on Migration to implement the...

Concerns Over Immigration Practices
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A recent report by the Commons’ Home Affairs Committee has expressed concerns over some aspects of the Government’s immigration policy, including its use of a single immigration target and the use of exit...

 checks. The Committee says that the single immigration target has proven to be too blunt and unwieldy and is based on factors which are out of the Government’s control. It highlights that no Government...

Home Office Consultation – Sanctions for non-compliance with the Biometric Registration Regulations
By Richmond Chambers -

The Home Office has today (11 November 2014) launched an open consultation with the public over proposed amendments to the Code of Practice about the sanctions for non-compliance with the biometric...

 registration regulations issued by the Secretary of State under the UK Borders Act 2007.History apply for a BID in certain circumstances (including whenever applying for leave to remain, will extend to whenever applying...

R (on the application of Bilal Mahmood) v. SSHD [2014] UKUT 00439 (IAC) – Case Summary
By Richmond Chambers -

In R (on the application of Bilal Mahmood) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (continuing duty to reassess) IJR [2014] UKUT 00439 (IAC), the President of the Upper Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber...

 articulates some important principles relating to judicial review. If the Applicant alleges facts in his application for permission to apply for judicial review, particularly facts which are disputed by...

Adjournments and the right to a fair hearing
By Richmond Chambers -

In the case of Nwaigwe (adjournment: fairness) [2014] UKUT 418 (IAC) the Upper Tribunal stated that in most cases, the main question to be determined in an application for an adjournment is whether the...

 refusal would deprive the appellant of a fair hearing. The question for the Upper Tribunal on appeal is not whether the First-tier Tribunal Judge acted reasonably, but whether there was in fact a deprivation of the...

Costs under the new Tribunal Procedure Rules
By Richmond Chambers -

The new Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Rules 2014 laid before Parliament on 29 September 2014 will come into effect on 20 October 2014.  Amongst other developments, they...

 make provision for the awarding of costs in limited circumstances. Currently, costs cannot be awarded in circumstances other than to cover the cost of the appeal fee. any fee paid under the Fees Order that...

Education Testing Service (ETS) removed as approved English language test provider
By Richmond Chambers -

In a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules presented to Parliament today, 10 June 2014, the Home Secretary has announced the removal of Educational Testing Service (ETS) as an approved English language...

 test provider. if an applicant has made an application for leave to remain before 1 July 2014, Appendix O will be applied as in force on 30 June 2014; if an applicant has made an application for entry...

Immigration Bill Becomes Law
By Richmond Chambers -

The Government’s Immigration Bill received Royal Assent on 14th May and has now become law. The Immigration Act 2014 brings a number of fundamental changes to the system of immigration in the UK, including: Cutting...

 the number of immigration decisions that can be appealed from 17 to 4, while allowing the UK to return certain harmful individuals before their appeals are heard if there is no risk of serious...

Balance of Competences Review
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On 12 July 2012, the Foreign Secretary launched the ‘Balance of Competences Review’ in Parliament taking forward the Coalition commitment to examine the balance of competences between the UK and the EU.

 On 12 July 2012, the Foreign Secretary launched the ‘Balance of Competences Review’ in Parliament taking forward the Coalition commitment to examine the balance of competences between the UK and the EU.

First Fundamental Review of the First-tier Tribunal (IAC)
By Richmond Chambers -

HM Courts and Tribunals Service have recently published their findings from a Fundamental Review of the First-Tier Immigration and Asylum Chamber. This has been conducted differently to previous reviews, having...

 been undertaken by both the judicial and administrative arms of the First Tier Tribunal (IAC) Previous reviews of the Immigration Appellate Authority and the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal have focused...
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