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Court of Appeal considers delay in Home Office decision-making
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

In an earlier blog post we examined how quickly an individual can expect an application to be decided and current visa processing times.   Home Office Service Standards The Home Office still has in place...

 customer service standards for processing visa applications submitted after 1 January 2014. The standards have largely remained the same, as follows: Straight forward applications from outside the...

UK visa application fees continue to shoot up with latest hikes
By Richmond Chambers -

New fees for visa applications in the UK came into effect earlier in the month (April 6).  With a 4% increase across a wide range of categories, needless to say, there are some unhappy people about.  The...

 main gripe is that the 4% increase is way above the rate of inflation, raising concerns about the profits which the Home Office is making from visa application fees. A naturalisation application has now risen to...

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

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 partner or parent). The leading authority on the meaning of sole responsibility is TD (Paragraph 297(i)(e): “sole responsibility”) Yemen [2006] UKAIT...

Changes to the Appendix FM English Language Requirement
By Richmond Chambers -

On 3 November 2016, the Home Office announced changes to the English language requirement for persons applying for further leave to remain as a partner or parent on the 5-year route to settlement under Appendix...

 FM. Introduced by Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules HC667. These changes are set to take effect from 1 May 2017. A2 English Language Requirement for the family route From 1 May 2017, applicants...

Meeting the financial requirement within Appendix FM by reference to adequate maintenance
By Richmond Chambers -

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 of £18,600 was set, with additional amounts for any ‘relevant’ children. Entry clearance or leave to remain as a partner whose partner is in receipt of a...

New Appendix SN: Service of Notices
By Richmond Chambers -

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 or after 6 April 2016 and for some applications submitted before that date. It has the potential to infect almost every area of immigration practice. The...

Slip Rule cannot be used to reverse the effect of an immigration decision
By Richmond Chambers -

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 the effect of a decision at the instance of a losing party.

UK launches new two-year tourist visa for Chinese nationals
By Richmond Chambers -

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 times the normal 6-month limit for a standard general visitor visa. The reasons behind this new launch? According to latest figures from VisitBritain, Chinese...

Challenging deception findings in immigration and visa applications
By Richmond Chambers -

Deception is defined within Paragraph 6 of the Immigration Rules as follows:Immigration & Visa Application Barristers London

 Deception is defined within Paragraph 6 of the Immigration Rules as follows:Immigration & Visa Application Barristers London

Government proposes a significant increase in fees for immigration applications
By Richmond Chambers -

On 11 January 2016, the government announced its intention to increase fees for visas, immigration applications and nationality applications, as well as fees for using the premium service. This will come into...

 force once legislation is laid by Parliament in April this year. The aim is to reduce taxpayer contributions towards the border, immigration and citizenship system so that the system eventually becomes...

No growth in number of Tier 1 (Investor) and Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visas granted
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

Home Office Immigration Statistics for the fourth quarter of 2015 (published 25 February 2016), reveal no growth in the number of Tier 1 Investor and Tier 1 Entrepreneur visas granted when compared with...

 the previous quarter. Between October and December 2015, a total of 46 applications for entry clearance as a Tier 1 (Investor) were approved worldwide; exactly the same number as were approved in the previous...

Immigration and Visa options for International Rugby Players
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

As international rugby players from around the world arrive in the UK for the start of the Rugby World Cup 2015, now seems as good a time as any to reflect on the immigration routes that are available to overseas...

 rugby union professionals who wish to undertake sporting activities in the UK. Whether you are a national of South Africa, Tonga, Samoa or indeed any of the other non-EU countries taking part in the Rugby...
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