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Evidential Flexibility Policy has meaning

Evidential Flexibility Policy has meaning – Manish Mandalia v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] UKSC 59

CJEU Advocate General Gives Opinion in Favour of UK

In a recently given opinion, an Advocate General has proposed that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) should dismiss a case that was brought by the European Commission against the UK over...

A Guide to Right to Rent Checks for Landlords

Section 22 of the Immigration Act 2014 makes landlords liable for a civil penalty if they authorise an adult who is not lawfully present in the UK (and who has not been given the permission to rent), to occupy property...

“Skype Families” – Recommendations of the Children’s Commissioner Report

In July 2012 Immigration Rules came into effect that set a minimum threshold requirement of £18,600 per annum, for British citizens or those settled In the United Kingdom to sponsor a non EEA national....

Business Group Calls for End of Cap on Tier 2 Immigration

Business Group London First has recently published details of its response to the call for evidence launched by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) as part of its review of the Tier 2 migration...

CJEU Gives Further Clarification on Benefit Entitlement

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has recently given further clarification on the right of immigrants to certain non-contributory social security benefits. The question was referred to the CJEU...

UK Immigration Rules Preventing NHS Employing Foreign Nurses and Compromising Health Care

Patient heath care is being, and will continue to be, comprised as a direct result of the tough immigration rules in the United Kingdom, NHS chiefs have warned. Ahead of Winter – a crucial time for health care...

New Offence of Driving While Unlawfully in the UK

The Government has announced that its Immigration Bill will contain a new offence of driving while unlawfully in the UK. Anyone convicted will face a sentence of up to six months in prison and an...

Immigration Rules Impact on Family Wellbeing

Recent research has revealed that up to 15,000 British children are separated from one of their parents because the Immigration Rules introduced in July 2012 do not allow both of their parents to live...

Judicial Review in ETS TOEIC deception cases

In the case of R (Mehmood and Anor) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 744 heard on 7 July 2015, the Court of Appeal confirmed that Judicial Review is not appropriate in challenging...

Net Migration Figures Reach New High

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that net migration to the UK has reached the highest level on record. According to the figures, net long-term international migration...

Immigration and Visa options for International Rugby Players

As international rugby players from around the world arrive in the UK for the start of the Rugby World Cup 2015, now seems as good a time as any to reflect on the immigration routes that are available to overseas...