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Family From Gaza Settle In UK Following Ukraine Scheme Application: A Legal Loophole?

In This Article 1. Introduction: A Tribunal Decision at the Centre of Political Debate 2. The Appellants’ Background and Entry Clearance Application 3. Home Office Refusal: No Resettlement Route for Palestinians 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...

New Practice Direction for Immigration and Asylum Appeals

In This Article 1. Introduction: New Practice Direction for Immigration Appeals 2. Purpose of the Updated Practice Direction 3. Page Limits in the Practice Direction for Immigration Appeals 4. Requirements...

Home Office Withdraws Human Rights Refusal Decision

Catherine Taroni and Bernie Wood, working together with Olivia Waddell, succeeded in securing a positive result for a client of Richmond Chambers.  Our client had entered the UK as a Visitor. During this visit,...

New Guidance on Evidence from Overseas in the First-tier Tribunal

In our previous blog post, we discussed the case of  Agbabiaka (evidence from abroad; Nare guidance) [2021] UKUT 00286 (IAC), and the requirements for oral evidence to be heard from abroad in the First-tier Immigration...

Oral Decisions by First-tier Tribunal Immigration Judges

Under rule 29 of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Rules 2014, a Tribunal may give a decision orally at a hearing. These are the next steps if a Tribunal does so: As...

First Fundamental Review of the First-tier Tribunal (IAC)

HM Courts and Tribunals Service have recently published their findings from a Fundamental Review of the First-Tier Immigration and Asylum Chamber. This has been conducted differently to previous reviews, having...