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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 Zoe Bantleman - Immigration Barrister

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...

UK visa processing times: FAQ
By Bernard Wood - Pupil Barrister

In this post we address some of the common questions relating to Home Office UK visa processing times and some of the factors to consider when timing an immigration application.  What are UK visa processing...

 times? UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) is responsible for processing immigration applications. UKVI publishes standard processing times for applications on its website in accordance with their customer...

Applying for further leave with no valid passport
By Geraldine Peterson - Immigration Barrister

There are a number of reasons why an applicant cannot provide a valid passport when making an application to the Home Office for further leave to remain in the UK.  Examples of this might be that an applicant...

 has come into the UK clandestinely without ever having had a passport or was trafficked, and was subsequently recognised as a refugee.  In such cases obtaining a passport from the authorities in the home...

Sole Representative Visa - Top 10 FAQs
By Wendy Barnes - Legal Associate

In this post we answer some of the questions that are most frequently asked by individuals and businesses who are considering applying for a Sole Representative of an Overseas Business visa. 1. Can I switch from...

 another immigration category into the Representative of an Overseas Business category from within the UK? It is not possible to switch into the Representative of an Overseas Business category from another...
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