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How to Make a Valid UK Immigration Application
By Taya Sayekaya - Immigration Barrister

Certain requirements must be met in order for an immigration application to be valid. It is important to understand how to make a valid immigration application, as invalid applications can have significant consequences...

 in relation to one’s status in the UK, time and money. Paragraph 34 of the Immigration Rules provides the requirements which are necessary in order to make a valid application for permission to...

Upper Tribunal Considers Discretion to Defer Biometric Enrolment
By Alex Papasotiriou - Immigration Barrister

In R (on the application of MRS and FS) v Entry Clearance Officer (Biometrics, Entry Clearance, Article 8) [2023] UKUT 00085 (IAC), in the context of judicial review proceedings, the Upper Tribunal...

 considered the lawfulness of the Secretary of State for the Home Department’s (SSHD) biometric enrolment discretion policy in family reunion entry clearance applications. Further, the Upper Tribunal considered the...

Biometric Appointments: What You Need to Know
By Richmond Chambers -

A ‘biometric’ is a measurement of a biological characteristic that is unique to every individual. Biometrics can be used to identify people, and to allow for automatic recognition when verifying your immigration...

 status. Any application for leave in the UK is automatically an application for a biometric immigration document (BID), and therefore most visa applications require an appointment for you to enrol your...

A Guide to Using the UK Immigration ID Check App
By Richmond Chambers -

New biometric processes have been introduced by UK Visa and Immigration (“UKVI”) for immigration applications, in alignment with the recently published biometric reuse policy (see Biometric reuse Guidance published...

 in May 2022).  A new application process, which allows biometrics to be registered on a mobile telephone, via the UKVCAS Identity Verification (IDV) mobile app (also known as the UK: Immigration: ID...

Court of Appeal considers failure to enrol biometrics
By Richmond Chambers -

In R (on the application of) Jayaraman v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 2545 (15 November 2018), Peter Jackson LJ (with Sharp LJ’s agreement) considered the requirement to provide...

 biometric information for an application for indefinite leave to remain and the grave consequences of failing to so do.  Jayaraman’s failure to enrol his biometrics led to the invalidity of his...

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