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How Victims of Domestic Violence Can Apply For ILE From Abroad
By Richmond Chambers -

As addressed in part 1 of this three part series, the collaboration, campaigning and strategic litigation brought by a coalition of actors supporting victims of domestic violence, led to the landmark ruling of AM...

 v SSHD [2022] EWHC 2591 (Admin), which found that the previous Immigration Rules relating to victims of domestic violence were unlawful as they discriminated against victims outside of the UK.  Following...

Understanding the New ILR Rules for Victims of Domestic Abuse
By Grace Storrie - Legal Associate

As set out in this earlier post, the Immigration Rules on applying for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) as a victim of domestic violence or abuse have recently changed. On 31 January 2024, Appendix Victim of...

 Domestic Abuse (‘Appendix VDA’) came into force, coupled with updated guidance, published on 04 April 2024.  The new guidance includes updated information on how domestic violence or abuse might be...

Applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) as a Victim of Domestic Violence or Abuse
By Richmond Chambers -

The collaboration, campaigning and strategic litigation brought by a coalition of actors supporting victims of domestic violence, led to the landmark ruling of AM v SSHD [2022] EWHC 2591 (Admin), which found that...

 the previous Immigration Rules relating to victims of domestic violence were unlawful as they discriminated against victims outside of the UK. Following this High Court decision, as part of recent changes...

Evidencing a Domestic Violence ILR Application
By Richmond Chambers -

The recent decision of Mr Justice Knowles in R (On the Application Of) Suliman v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWHC 326 is a welcome reminder from the High Court that the demands of fairness...

 require that the Home Office consider all evidence in domestic violence applications, and come to proper conclusions on that evidence.  The Forms of Domestic Abuse Domestic violence can happen to and be...

Apply for ILR as a Victim of Domestic Abuse: Part 2
By Richmond Chambers -

This is the second part of a practical guide to applying for ILR as a victim of domestic abuse. It will address frequently asked questions about the DVILR route.  Please follow this link to Part 1 of this Practical...

 Guide. How will the Home Office assess whether my relationship “broke down as a result of domestic abuse”?  The Home Office guidance states that “All evidence submitted must be considered and a...

Apply for ILR as a Victim of Domestic Abuse: Part 1
By Richmond Chambers -

This two-part blog post will lead you step-by-step through the process of applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) as a Victim of Domestic Abuse under Section D-DVILR.1.1 of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.  At...

 the time of writing, the latest Home Office guidance on these applications is “Victims of domestic violence and abuse, Version 15.0” published on 24 November 2021.  You may wish to read this...

Indefinite Leave to remain as a victim of domestic abuse
By Richmond Chambers -

Section DVILR – E-DVILR of Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules sets out the requirements that an applicant must meet in order for an application for indefinite leave to remain as a victim of domestic abuse...

 to be granted. This blog post will explore the definition of domestic abuse,  appropriate evidence that may be submitted with an application and will then go on to explore the scope of section DVILR....

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