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Vulnerable adult witnesses in immigration appeals

The Immigration Tribunal must identify and respond appropriately when an appellant or witness may be vulnerable. The aim is to enable the person to participate effectively and give their best evidence, while preserving a fair hearing for all parties.

The Second Appeals Test in Immigration Law

In this post, we explain the Second Appeals test and note some recent developments in the area. What is the Second Appeals test? The Second Appeals Test was introduced by s.13(6) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement...

What is “persecution” under the Refugee Convention?

In a previous post, we have looked at how the credibility of an asylum claim is assessed here. This post will look at what constitutes persecution for the purposes of the UN Refugee Convention 1951. In order...

Supreme Court ruling in Patel on Zambrano Carers

The Supreme Court delivered its long anticipated judgment on Zambrano carers in Patel v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] UKSC 59 on 16 December 2019.  Background The appeal, consisting of two...

What are ‘insurmountable obstacles’ to family life?

What happens when an applicant for leave to remain in the UK as the partner of a British or settled person does not meet all of the requirements of the immigration rules? They may still be able to...

Long Residence ILR: Continuous Lawful Residence

This is our fourth blog in a series of blogs written regarding recent developments in case law on overstaying and applying for settlement, also known as indefinite leave to remain (‘ILR’), on the basis of 10...

Maternity Action Report: Duty of Care: The impact on midwives of NHS charging for maternity care: September 2019

Background – Charged for Using the NHS? By way of background to this report, in 2004 the government withdrew free access to secondary healthcare for certain groups of overseas visitors.  Following the introduction...

Investor Visa Settlement Investment Requirements

Tier 1 Investor visa holders can apply for settlement or indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK once they have spent a continuous period of 2, 3 or 5 years with leave in the United Kingdom under the Tier 1 Investor...

UK Investor Visa Success Stories

Richmond Chambers is one of the UK’s leading immigration practices for Tier 1 Investor visa applicants.  The work of our immigration barristers on behalf of UK Investor visa applicants has been recognised through...

Costs in Immigration Judicial Review Proceedings

As outlined in our previous series of blog posts, immigration judicial review allows you to challenge decisions by the Home Office when the decision does not attract a right of appeal or administrative review.  An...

English Language Requirement for Spouse Visas

The English language requirement for partner and parent visas was introduced on 29 November 2010 by then Home Secretary Theresa May, who stated at the time that ‘the new English requirement for spouses will help...

What is a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS)?

This article was first published in August 2019. Read our updated April 2022 guide to Certificates of Sponsorship: Certificates of Sponsorship: All You Need to Know. Migrants moving to the UK on a Tier 2 (General)...