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EU net migration to UK falls amid Brexit
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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...

Marriages of Convenience – the guidance of the European Commission
By Richmond Chambers -

The Home Office Modernised Guidance on direct family members of EEA nationals (of 29 September 2015) provides guidance for decision makers who are assessing whether a marriage between an EEA citizen and a third...

 country national is genuine or one of convenience. A party to a marriage of convenience is not a ‘family member’ for the purposes of the EEA regulations. This guidance states that the burden of proof in...

Rights of residence for financially self-sufficient EEA citizens
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

The Free Movement of Persons Directive 2004/38 EC sets out the right of EEA nationals and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the EEA Member States. The Immigration (EEA) Regulations...

 2006  (‘2006 Regulations’) (as amended) transpose the Free Movement Directive into UK law. The Regulations describe the rights of EEA nationals and their family members to enter and reside in...

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. What, then, is the effect on their non-EU family members’ rights of residence of a UK citizen acquiring an...

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