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UK Visa Processing & Decision Waiting Times
By Paul Richmond - Immigration Barrister

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) has published service standards for waiting times for decisions on visa and immigration applications.  UKVI also publishes up-to-date information on current processing times for...

 visa and immigration applications submitted both within the UK and outside the UK. In this post we take an in-depth look at UK visa processing times, including the Home Office service standards for waiting...

Join Our Team - Legal Associates - Richmond Chambers
By Richmond Chambers -

Job Title: Immigration Legal Associate Term: 12 Month Fixed Term, Full Time Location: Covent Garden, London + Work From Home We’re currently recruiting for immigration legal associates to join our growing immigration...

 team.  This is an exciting opportunity for suitably qualified graduates looking to make a difference whilst also gaining experience of UK immigration law and the modern immigration bar. Richmond...

Immediate Closure of the Tier 1 (Investor) Visa
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

At 4pm today, the Home Office closed the Tier 1 (Investor) visa route to new applicants.  Pending Applications for Tier 1 (Investor) Visas Pending applications for Tier 1 (Investor) visas are unaffected...

 – the Statement of Changes CP632 sets out:  The changes set out in this statement shall take effect at 1600 on 17 February 2022. In relation to those changes, if an application for entry clearance, leave to...

Geraldine Peterson elected as Master of the Bench
By Richmond Chambers -

We are delighted to announce that Geri Peterson has been elected as a Master of the Bench of Middle Temple. The Masters of the Bench, or Benchers, are responsible for the governance of the Inn.  Masters...

 are elected by their peers from the Inn’s members who have been Called to the Bar in recognition of their contribution to the life of the Inn or to the law.  Geri was born in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, and was...

Fraud Alert: Maria Mayatskaya
By Richmond Chambers -

During this unprecedented time of international crisis, it is a sad reality that criminal groups are committing fraud and exploiting vulnerability more than ever.   It has come to our attention that an individual...

 going by the name of ‘Maria Mayatskaya’ is dishonestly and fraudulently claiming to be an employee of Richmond Chambers and is offering illegal and unregulated immigration law services through a...

COVID-19 Update from Richmond Chambers
By Paul Richmond - Immigration Barrister

Dear Client, Despite the impact of the Coronavirus, we are still committed to providing you with the best possible service. We understand you may have concerns and questions about how the disruption caused by measures...

 to combat the pandemic could affect the work we do for you. We have been closely following Government advice and so as of today, 17 March, we have asked the majority of our team to work from home, with...

UK government announces 3 year right to remain for EU citizens following no-deal Brexit
By Richmond Chambers -

In its latest announcement regarding the freedom of movement for EU nationals on the 4th of September, the UK Government said that border controls will be in place from the date of no-deal Brexit (the date which...

 the UK is expected to leave the EU is 31 October 2019). Further, EU citizens currently living in the UK will have the right to apply for a three-year visa to remain in the UK following the event of no-deal...

UK backtracks on decision to end free movement after Brexit
By Richmond Chambers -

After earlier plans to end free movement of EU nationals into the U.K immediately after Brexit, the government has now backtracked on the decision. Plans to end rather than restrict freedom of movement by 31...

 October were proposed by the Home Secretary, Priti Patel. The planned policy shift was expected to be completed through a secondary legislation process before the Brexit deadline. It would have seen the...

Family reunion for children under threat in case of no deal brexit
By Richmond Chambers -

A no-deal Brexit could mean that the current system of family reunification could cease to exist. It seems that the Government has briefed the UN refugee agency, the UNHCR and advised them that in the event of...

 us crashing out of the EU without a deal, we will no longer seek to help when it comes to reuniting family members amongst asylum seekers. What is the family reunification system? The family reunification...

UK government announce no-deal Brexit means end to EU freedom of movement on 31 October 2019
By Richmond Chambers -

As the UK looks increasingly likely to be heading towards a no-deal Brexit, the government announced on the 20th of August that freedom of movement for EU nationals will stop on the 31st of October in the event...

 of no deal. This is contrary to the way Theresa May’s legislation would have dealt with phasing out freedom of movement and is likely to cause concern to EU nationals already living in the UK and...

Latest stats on immigration to the UK published
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The UK government recently published immigration statistics for the year to March 2019, and these will prove of interest to individuals thinking about migrating to the UK in the near future. The barristers at Richmond...

 Chambers have extracted some of the most useful information for potential migrants to the UK below, and interested parties can view the complete dataset on the government website. Numbers of people...

Mixed reactions to Priti Patel’s appointment as Home Secretary
By Richmond Chambers -

The appointment of Priti Patel to the position of Home Secretary has elicited both fanfares and commotion among various factions. The committed free marketer and ardent supporter of Brexit previously declared...

 controversial support on sensitive issues in criminal justice. She famously supported the death penalty and at one time was forced to resign from the cabinet after engaging the Israeli government in...
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