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Long Residence ILR: Continuous Lawful Residence
By Zoe Bantleman - Immigration Barrister

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...

 years of residence in the United Kingdom.  This post will summarise the current landscape of case law addressing the continuous lawful residence requirement, before moving on to consider the updated Home...

Why has my UK visit visa been refused?
By Geraldine Peterson - Immigration Barrister

In this article we look at the most common reasons for refusal of a UK visit visa application. What is a ‘genuine visitor’? A prospective visitor to the UK must satisfy the entry clearance officer that they...

 are a ‘genuine visitor’, and will meet the immigration rules governing visits to the UK.  The following (from the Home Office Guidance) are the questions which will be asked in assessing whether...

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
By Richmond Chambers -

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...

UK to launch fast track visa for scientists and researchers
By Richmond Chambers -

UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced on Thursday, 8 August 2019 that UK visa systems will be amended to attract more top scientists into the UK. The UK Home Office, the Department for Business, Energy and...

 Industrial Strategy, and the Immigration Department have been instructed to work out a fast-track system for visas so the scheme can be up and running in the shortest possible time. How will the fast-track...

Home Office faces backlash over immigration detention
By Richmond Chambers -

The Home Office has been widely criticised by various groups over immigration detention without time limits. The department has, for a long time, refused to introduce a specific time limit for immigration detention....

 The government has rejected calls and proposals to end the indefinite incarceration of UK immigrants. It argues that it would severely constrain efforts aimed at ensuring effective control of...

Latest government plans on immigration set to be 'devastating'
By Richmond Chambers -

They say that a week is a long time in politics, but given that the outspoken Boris Johnson is now the Prime Minister, those weeks could very well start to feel a little longer. Johnson has been creating headlines...

 for years with his unusual metaphors, but now that he finds himself at the head of the government, it is quickly becoming clear that his words now carry more weight. And that’s especially true with...

“Fairly liberal” Johnson set to ditch immigration targets
By Richmond Chambers -

With Home Office minister Kit Malthouse describing his new boss as “fairly liberal” in his approach to UK immigration, all the signs suggest Boris Johnson will scrap the pledge first made by David Cameron and...

 repeated by Theresa May to limit immigration to the UK to tens of thousands. That target has never come close to being met with the new prime minister’s spokesman suggesting Johnson isn’t “interested...
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