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Impact of the Removal of Full Appeal Rights from Family Visitor Applicants

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...

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

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...

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

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...

New Criminal Record Checks for Tier 1 Investors and Tier 1 Entrepreneurs

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

EU Citizens Bring Higher Skills if Born Outside the EU

EU citizens living in the UK are more likely to be working in high-skilled jobs if they were born outside of the EU, according to new analysis from the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford. The analysis,...

Successful challenge to a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) refusal

Richmond Chambers recently assisted a client in successfully challenging a decision of the Secretary of State to refuse leave to remain as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant. The application had been made on the...

Private Medical Treatment in the UK - Visas and Immigration

The Private Medical Treatment visitor visa enables those who can afford it to travel to the UK for the specific purpose of receiving medical treatment in the UK. The Applicant must meet most of the...

10 year ILR applications: discretion to waive breaks in continuous residence

This is an update to an article posted earlier this year, concerning breaks in continuous residence and applications for indefinite leave to remain under paragraph 276B of the Immigration Rules (the 10...

Variable income and the financial requirement under Appendix FM

In applications made under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules for entry clearance or leave to remain as a partner the applicant is required to satisfy a financial requirement. The Rules require an...

Calls to Add Nurses to the Shortage Occupation List

Many nurses will be forced to leave their jobs with the NHS and return to their home countries because of changes to immigration rules, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned. The new rules say that people...

Employer’s duty to prevent illegal working

UK employers have a duty to prevent illegal working in the UK by people who are subject to immigration control. Where this is not complied with, an employer may face a financial penalty (civil penalty) and...