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Criminality, Serious Harm & Immigration Decisions
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

When making an application for entry clearance or leave to remain (permission to stay) in the UK, migrants must meet various suitability requirements and must show that their application does not fall for refusal...

 or cancellation under the general grounds. The general grounds for refusal are set out in Part 9 of the Immigration Rules. They apply to all applications, though there are some limits in their application...

Budget 2021: Three New UK Immigration Routes
By Richmond Chambers -

The Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, presented to the House Commons on 27 October 2021, focuses on highly-skilled migration to boost ‘innovation, jobs and competitiveness’ and to attract and retain inward...

 investment. It references three visa routes to be launched in Spring 2022: Scale-up; High Potential Individual; and Global Business Mobility. These three routes were referenced in the Department of...

Join Us - Immigration Legal Associate - Richmond Chambers
By Richmond Chambers -

We’re currently recruiting for an immigration legal associate to join our immigration team.  This is an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced graduate looking to gain or further experience...

 of UK immigration law and the modern immigration bar. Richmond Chambers LLP is an award-winning partnership of specialist immigration barristers.  Established in 2013 as the first barrister-only...

Court of Appeal rules Home Office removal window policy unlawful
By Elana Kaymer - Legal Associate

On 21/10/2020, in R ((1) FB (Afghanistan) (2) Medical Justice) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 1338, the Court of Appeal unanimously declared that the Home Office’s removal window policy...

 (“the Policy”) unlawfully created a real risk of preventing migrants from access to justice.  Background Section 10(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 as amended by the Immigration Act 2014...

Coronavirus (Covid-19) Immigration Law Update
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

The Coronavirus has resulted in a period of difficulty and uncertainty for everyone across the world. We have seen various changes to our society and to the way we live our lives. The immigration system is no different,...

 and has had to adapt to respond to these changes and the measures put in place in order to stop the spread of the virus. This blog collates and explores the Home Office’s Coronavirus policy as well...

Sole Representative Visa: Genuineness and Legal Certainty
By Richmond Chambers -

In my prior blog posts, we discussed the other amendments to the sole representative visa category.   Paragraph 144 of the Immigration Rules was simple. It placed great trust in the parent company. From the amendments...

 in response to the anxieties, we can see that re-orientation is from the parent company to the sole representative. The Home Office will consider the representative’s skills, knowledge, experience,...

UK visas extended to 31 July 2020 due to coronavirus
By Paul Richmond - Immigration Barrister

The Home Office has today announced that overseas nationals who cannot return home due to the coronavirus outbreak will be able to extend their visas or apply from within the UK to switch to a long-term UK visa...

 until 31 July 2020.   Coronavirus Visa Extension If you are in the UK and your leave has either expired or will expire between 24 January 2020 and 31 July 2020, you can now request an extension of stay...

Indefinite Leave to Remain as a Bereaved Partner
By Alexandra Pease - Immigration Barrister

Daily reports of death during the Covid-19 pandemic has made many of us think about loved ones, how to protect them and the implications of life without them.  If your leave to enter or remain is dependent...

 on a relationship, what does happen if a partner passes away? The Immigration Rules in fact provide a route for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) as a bereaved partner.  In this post we look at the...

Coronavirus and delayed entry to the UK
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

As many individuals who were successful in their visa applications find themselves unable to travel to the UK within the 30 day validity of their vignette, the Home Office has finally offered some respite.   The...

 Home Office Coronavirus page has published the following update:    If your 30 day visa to work, study or join family has expired If your 30 day visa to travel to the UK for work, study or to join...

Endorsements in Immigration Applications
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

Which routes require endorsement?  The Innovator, Start-up, and Global Talent categories have a pre-assessment before the Home Office even considers an application for a visa or further leave to remain.  All...

 three of these visa categories are found in Appendix W to the Immigration Rules – the Appendix for Workers.   Who makes endorsement decisions? Innovator and Start-up In the Innovator and Start-up...

Impact of Coronavirus on Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrants in the UK
By Gillian McCall - Immigration Barrister

Coronavirus and Covid-19 obviously have a devastating impact on many individuals and families around the world and in other posts we have looked at what individuals can do if the impact of coronavirus means that...

 they must stay inside or outside of the UK at the time their leave to remain expires.  In this post we will simply highlight some matters which Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) migrants and their family members may...

Impact of COVID-19 on the Immigration System
By Zarina Rahman - Immigration Barrister

As the COVID-19 pandemic develops it is having a wide impact on all aspects of our society, economy and how we live our lives. It has significant knock-on effects for the immigration system and policy makers will...

 need to show humanity when deciding what immigration control measures should be put in place, in the midst of a public health emergency.  There is not yet any overarching Home Office guidance or policy in...
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