Court of Appeal considers delay in Home Office decision-making

In an earlier blog post we examined how quickly an individual can expect...

Visit visas - avoiding refusal for not showing a ‘genuine intention to visit’

It is a requirement for leave to enter as a visitor that the applicant has a genuine intention...

The Meaning of ‘Sole Responsibility’ - Is TD (Yemen) Still Fit For Purpose?

The Requirement to prove ‘sole responsibility’ on the part of a Sponsor in the UK for a child applying to enter the UK appears in Part 8 of the Rules (where the parent is present and settled) and under Appendix FM (where the parent has limited leave as a...

Changes to the Appendix FM English Language Requirement

On 3 November 2016, the Home Office announced changes to the English language requirement for persons applying for further leave to...

Meeting the financial requirement within Appendix FM by reference to adequate maintenance

In July 2012, following on from the report from the Migration Advisory Committee, a minimum income threshold was introduced in respect of sponsorship under the family migration route as set out within Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. A minimum threshold...

Subject Access Requests: Requesting personal information from the Home Office

The Home Office holds information about individuals who have come to its’ attention one way or another. Such information may contain...

New Appendix SN: Service of Notices

Appendix SN is a new appendix to the Immigration Rules introduced by Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC877 and deals with service by the Home Office of various decisions in relation to immigration matters. It has effect for all applications made on...

Slip Rule cannot be used to reverse the effect of an immigration decision

In Katsonga ("Slip Rule"; FtT's general powers) [2016] UKUT 228 (IAC) the Upper Tribunal reviewed the ambit of rule 31 of the First-tier Tribunal Procedure Rules 2014 (often referred to as the ‘Slip Rule’) and found that the rule cannot be used to reverse...

UK launches new two-year tourist visa for Chinese nationals

In January 2016, the UK officially launched a new visitor visa scheme. Chinese nationals are now able to apply for a two-year multi-entry visa. The previous standard tourist visa for Chinese nationals was limited to 6 months. The new scheme is therefore four...

Challenging deception findings in immigration and visa applications

Deception is defined within Paragraph 6 of the Immigration Rules...

Government proposes a significant increase in fees for immigration applications

On 11 January 2016, the government announced its intention to increase fees for visas, immigration applications and nationality applications,...