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Are You Suitable for Family Settlement (ILR) in the UK? (Part 1)

In This Article 1. Understanding Settlement Requirements 2. Suitability for Settlement on the 5-Year Family Route 3. ‘Must Refuse’ Cases 4. ‘Should Normally Refuse’ Cases 5. ‘May Refuse’ Cases 6....

Private Life Exception to Deportation: Domestic Framework Insights

In This Article 1. Introduction: The Private Life Exception to Deportation 2. Eligibility and Criteria  3. Lawful Residence Under the Private Life Exception: Meeting the First Requirement 4. Key Factors in Assessing...

Domestic Deportation Framework: Key Provisions & Considerations

In This Article 1. Understanding the Domestic Deportation Framework: An Overview 2. Deportation Under the Immigration Act 1971: Exemptions and Conditions 3. The Evolution of Deportation Law: From Discretion to Duty 4....

Immigration Appeal Hearings: What to Expect

In This Article 1. Understanding the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) 2. Confirming the Date and Location of Your Immigration Appeal Hearing 3. Who Attends the Immigration Appeal...

Grounds for Refusal of a UK Immigration Application (Part 2)

In Part 1 of this two-part series on grounds for refusal of a UK immigration application, we looked at refusals on non-conducive grounds, criminality grounds and for breach of immigration laws. In Part 2...

UK Supreme Court Considers Deportation (Again)

In HA (Iraq), RA (Iraq) and AA (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] UKSC 22, the Supreme Court was called to consider one more time the statutory provisions of section 117C of the Nationality,...

Immigration Tribunal Appeals: A Practical Guide (1)

We recently examined immigration appeals in the context of the new digital MyHMCTS system and in the context of the Covid-19 Pandemic. This is the first of four posts that considers what happens if your visa...

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee Report - Immigration enforcement

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee published a report on  Immigration enforcement on 18 September 2020.  The report considers the work of the Home Office’s Immigration Enforcement Directorate, ...

Deportation and the ‘unduly harsh’ test

In HA (Iraq) v SSHD [2020] EWCA Civ 1176, the Court of Appeal has delivered a welcome clarification for partners and parents seeking to avoid deportation. The judgment softens the ‘unduly harsh’ test...

Deportation and the application of Zambrano

The European Court of Justice will soon make clear the basis on which Zambrano carers can be deported in answering questions referred to it by the Upper Tribunal (IAC) of the UK and Supreme Court of Spain. Advocate...

New Restraint System for Immigration Removals

The UK Government has formally approved a new restraint system for managing people being escorted during deportation. The new system implements all of the recommendations made by the Independent Advisory Panel...