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Somewhat paradoxically, as the UK gets ready to impose a 14-day quarantine period on most travellers arriving in the UK from 8 June 2020 (see our earlier posts here and here), the Home Office and its partners...
In this third post, following on from Public Funds Part 1: Public Funds and Coronavirus and Public Funds Part 2: Claiming Child Benefit we consider how to apply for a change of conditions to allow access to public...
What is UKVCAS? UKVCAS stands for ‘UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services’. It is the system for processing immigration applications made from within the UK for leave to remain, including all extension...
There are a number of reasons why an applicant cannot provide a valid passport when making an application to the Home Office for further leave to remain in the UK. Examples of this might be that an applicant...
The Home Office has published Guidance on the Coronavirus on 17 February 2020 for those unable to return to China from the UK, due to circumstances outside of their control. If you are in the UK, and your immigration...
When it comes to overstaying, prevention is better than cure. Overstaying in the UK is a criminal offence, and without leave in the UK, you do not have the right to study or work and you are at risk of...
If you have been granted indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the past few years, you will probably have been issued with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) with an expiry date of 31 December 2024. From 1 January...
A Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) is an 86mm x 54mm polycarbonate card containing a chip to make it more secure against forgery and abuse. A Biometric Residence Permit is proof of a right to reside, work...
The Home Office has wide ranging statutory powers that allow caseworkers to curtail a migrant’s limited leave to remain in the UK. These statutory powers are supplemented by guidance on curtailment of...
Recent changes to the immigration application process through UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS) enables applicants to keep their passport while they wait for a decision on their...
In R (on the application of) Jayaraman v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 2545 (15 November 2018), Peter Jackson LJ (with Sharp LJ’s agreement) considered the requirement to provide...
A previous blog Home Office sets out Grenfell Tower Policy for survivors and directly affected individuals, 6 July 2017, analysed the directions given to caseworkers in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire in West...
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