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5 FAQS about paragraph 320(11)
By Stefania Patuto - Immigration Barrister

In applications for entry clearance where the applicant has a negative immigration history in the UK, the application may be refused under the general grounds for refusal, which are found in part 9 of the Immigration...

 Rules. Where an applicant has ‘previously contrived in a significant way to frustrate the intentions of the Immigration Rules’, the application could be refused under paragraph 320(11). In this post...

Litigation debt as a general ground for refusal
By Alexis Slatter - Immigration Barrister

In March 2016, a specific power to refuse applications on the basis that an applicant owes a litigation debt was introduced as a general ground of refusal in Part 9 of the Immigration Rules (HC877)....

 Equivalent changes were made to the ‘suitability requirements’ for applicants under the visitor route in Appendix V and for applicants under the family and private life migration routes in appendix FM and appendix...

Litigation debt now a general ground for refusal
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

Each year, the Home Office is awarded considerable litigation costs by the courts and tribunal. Some applicants fail to pay these costs. They may then make further applications to be granted entry clearance, leave...

 to enter or leave to remain. Prior to 6 April 2016, the Immigration Rules did not provide a specific power to refuse such applications on the basis that the applicant owed a litigation debt to the Home...

Challenging deception findings in immigration and visa applications
By Richmond Chambers -

Deception is defined within Paragraph 6 of the Immigration Rules as follows:Immigration & Visa Application Barristers London

 Deception is defined within Paragraph 6 of the Immigration Rules as follows:Immigration & Visa Application Barristers London

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