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Illegal Migrants Could Face a Jail Sentence
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

Measures to be introduced under the new Immigration Bill will include the possibility of a jail sentence for migrants working illegally in the UK, the Government has announced. The Immigration Bill, due to be introduced...

 this autumn, will include a range of new powers to deter people from trying to find work here illegally and measures to deal more effectively with rogue businesses who offer them employment. A new...

British citizenship for children born in the UK
By Richmond Chambers -

Establishing British citizenship can often be a complex matter. However, children born in the UK may, in certain circumstances, have an entitlement to British citizenship. A child’s claim to British citizenship...

 may arise in the following (albeit non-exhaustive) circumstances: A child born in the UK whose mother or father was, at the time of birth, a British citizen or settled in the UK; A child born in the UK...

New Rules for UK Visa Customers
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The UK Government has recently announced the introduction of new rules for people interested in acquiring (or extending) a UK visa. The new rules, published earlier this month, require those who are applying for...

 a UK visa to apply for a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) at the same time. What is a Biometric Residence Permit? It is a kind of residence permit that contains a variety of different pieces of information...

Concerns Raised Over Immigration Removal Centre
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Concerns have been raised about the ability of one of the UK’s main immigration removal centres to meet the needs of the vulnerable women held there. The concerns were highlighted in a report of the...

 Chief Inspector of Prisons’ unannounced inspection of the Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre in Bedfordshire. Yarl’s Wood apparently held 354 detainees at the time of the inspection. Most were single...

Number of Non-EU IT Professionals in UK Increases by 13%
By Richmond Chambers -

In 2014, the number of IT professionals from outwith Europe, who came to work in the United Kingdom (UK), increased by thirteen per cent (13%) since 2013 and by fifty-six per cent (56%) since...

 2010. According to government data, the research for which was carried out by SJD Accountancy, in 2014, a total of 34,229 non-EU IT professionals came to the UK to work, while, in 2013, only 30,189 IT workers entered the...

The principle of proportionality in EU law – Part 2
By Alexis Slatter - Immigration Barrister

In R (on the application of Lumsdon and others) (Appellants) v Legal Services Board (Respondent) [2015] UKSC 41, [2015] 3 WLR 121, the Supreme Court (Lord Reed and Lord Toulson with whom Lord Neuberger, Lady...

 Hale and Lord Clarke agreed) delivered a helpful analysis of how the principle of proportionality applies in EU law.   In this second part of a two part series, we continue to summarise their findings:

The principle of proportionality in EU law – Part 1
By Alexis Slatter - Immigration Barrister

In R (on the application of Lumsdon and others) (Appellants) v Legal Services Board (Respondent) [2015] UKSC 41, [2015] 3 WLR 121, the Supreme Court (Lord Reed and Lord Toulson with whom Lord Neuberger, Lady Hale...

 and Lord Clarke agreed) delivered a helpful analysis of how the principle of proportionality applies in EU law. In this first part of a two part series, we summarise their findings: Review of EU measures....

Impact of the Removal of Full Appeal Rights from Family Visitor Applicants
By Richmond Chambers -

The Chief Inspector of Immigration has recently published the results of a review of the impact of the removal of full appeal rights from Family Visitor applicants. Foreign nationals wishing to visit family members...

 in the UK can apply by making a Family Visitor visa application from overseas to the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Directorate of the Home Office. In 2013, the full right of appeal for applicants...

Adjei (visit visas – Article 8) [2015] UKUT 0261 (IAC)
By Richmond Chambers -

Recently the Upper Tribunal handed down a judgment in respect of Article 8 and visit visas in the case of Adjei (visit visas – Article 8) [2015] UKUT 0261 (IAC).

 Recently the Upper Tribunal handed down a judgment in respect of Article 8 and visit visas in the case of Adjei (visit visas – Article 8) [2015] UKUT 0261 (IAC).

New evidence in combined appeals involving Points Based System applications
By Richmond Chambers -

In Olatunde v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 670, (Judgment dated 1 July 2015) the Court of Appeal considered section 85A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (“NIA Act...

 2002”) and its applicability to appeals against the refusal of Points Based System (PBS) applications when combined with other appeals against an immigration decision of another kind under section 82(2)...

UK Visa Processing Times - How Quickly Will You Receive A Decision?
By Richmond Chambers -

This article was written in 2015.  For the latest information on UK visa processing times, please read: UK Visa Processing & Decision Waiting Times What Are the Current Home Office UK Visa Processing Times? Once...

 you have submitted a visa application to the Home Office, it is helpful to know when to expect a decision, and what you may be able to do if no decision is received within a reasonable time.  In this...

New Criminal Record Checks for Tier 1 Investors and Tier 1 Entrepreneurs
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

The Home Office has today announced a requirement for Tier 1 Investor and Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa applicants to provide overseas criminal record certificates in support of their visa applications.Contact Us

 The Home Office has today announced a requirement for Tier 1 Investor and Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa applicants to provide overseas criminal record certificates in support of their visa applications.Contact Us
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