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Brexit day and Updates to EEA Guidance
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

On the day the UK was set to leave the EU, 29 March 2019, the Home Office has published updated guidance in relation to the extended family members of EEA nationals, and the family members of British citizens...

 under EU law. Extended family members – what has changed? The guidance published 27 March 2019 states that the appeal rights of extended family members have been updated: In the section ‘appeal...

Evidential Requirements for EU Nationals who are Self-Employed
By Geraldine Peterson - Immigration Barrister

EU nationals who wish to apply for settled status under Appendix EU on the basis of having worked in the UK for 5 years need to provide evidence of their work history over the qualifying period.  This is a requirement...

 for both employed and self-employed workers. Evidence required for the on-line application The online application form for settled status (and pre-settled status) requires an EU national, both  to...

EU net migration to UK falls amid Brexit
By Richmond Chambers -

Recent figures show the most significant departure of Europeans from the UK ever recorded by the Office of National Statistics. The exodus is putting pressure on vast swathes of industry, from construction to food...

 processing and hospitality. EU migration There has been a stark fall in immigration from the EU, with numbers dropping by a quarter since the referendum. Not only are there fewer EU citizens arriving, but...

Brexit: No deal and Citizens’ rights
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

On 06 December, the UK government published a policy paper on what will happen to EU citizens in the UK, and UK citizens in the EU, in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit outcome. With the vote on the withdrawal...

 agreement delayed in Parliament, time is running out before 29 March 2019 and the possibility of there being a no-deal default is becoming more realistic.   EU citizens in the UK by 29 March 2019 The...

Prime Minister claims EU migrants “jumping the queue”
By Richmond Chambers -

In an announcement earlier this week, Theresa May continued her efforts to promote the draft Brexit withdrawal agreement by stating that it will prevent migrants from EU countries from “jumping the queue”....

 In an attempt to reassure MPs and the public alike, the Prime Minister continued to say that her Brexit deal would see immigration requirements based upon skills-based considerations, and that European...

The Government's 'Settled Status' plan - what does it mean for EU migrants?
By Richmond Chambers -

Uncertainty about the government’s post-referendum attitude towards EU migrants who have been long-term residents of the UK has been a persistent thread of Brexit discourse. Would there be deportations,...

 or would the government prioritise granting British citizenship to stem the ever-increasing flow of EU citizens leaving the country? There’s already been backlash regarding the government’s...

Romanians become the second most common non-UK nationality
By Richmond Chambers -

Recently published official figures now put Romanian as the second-most-common non-British nationality in the UK. The Office for National Statistics reported this month that people from the Eastern European nation...

 now account for more nationals in this country than Ireland or India. The number of Romanians living in the UK in 2017 jumped 25% on the previous year as the numbers coming into the UK show no sign of...

No Statutory Right of Appeal for Extended Family Members
By Richmond Chambers -

The Upper Tribunal in Sala (EFMs: Right of Appeal) [2016] UKUT 411 (IAC) has ruled that there is no statutory right of appeal against a Home Office decision to deny an...

 EEA Residence Card to the Extended Family Member (EFM) of an EEA national under regulation 17(4) of the Immigration (EEA) Regulations 2006. Contact Our Immigration Barristers

Influx in EU Expats Applying for UK Citizenship
By Richmond Chambers -

There has been a significant increase in the number of Europeans living in the UK applying for British Citizenships, with many fearing that the country could leave the UK according to solicitors and community leaders.Applying for a UK Citizenship: Contact Us

 There has been a significant increase in the number of Europeans living in the UK applying for British Citizenships, with many fearing that the country could leave the UK according to solicitors and community leaders.Applying for a UK Citizenship: Contact Us

The rights of dual-British and EU nationals - referral to the Court of Justice
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

The High Court recently referred an important question to the Court of Justice of the European Union in R (Toufik Lounes) v Secretary of State for the...

 Home Department [2016] EWHC 436 (Admin). The case was heard on 9 February 2016 and promulgated on 8 March 2016.Contact Us - EEA Barristers in London

Opinion Given on Social Benefits Entitlement
By Richmond Chambers -

An Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union has given his opinion on the legality of excluding EU citizens from certain social benefits in another Member State. foreign nationals (and the members...

 of their families) whose right of residence arises solely out of the search for employment, and during the first three months of their residence, foreign nationals (and the members of their family) who...

Effect of Naturalisation of an EEA National on Family Members’ Rights
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

The family members of UK nationals are not ordinarily able to benefit from EU free movement law as transposed by the EEA Regulations – there are some exceptions, but the...

 general rule is that only non-UK EU nationals can rely upon the EEA Regulations as a source of residence rights for their family members.Dual nationality: UK plus another EEA member state
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