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EU Response to Mediterranean Migration Crisis

The European Commission has published details of ten immediate actions it intends to take in response to the migration crisis situation in the Mediterranean. “We need to show that same collective European...

The benefits of being Turkish: Tier 1 Entrepreneur v the Ankara Agreement

Turkish businessperson visa holders are able to switch to an Ankara Agreement visa from any other immigration category and must meet the 1973 business requirements, which are far less stringent than the UK Immigration...

Analysis of Recent Migrant Workers

The Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford has published a new commentary analysing the numbers and characteristics of recent migrant workers in the UK. The authors of the commentary say that it provides...

Tier 1 Entrepreneur: Working and Contracts for Services

Successful Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) applicants will have their leave granted subject to a number of conditions. One of these conditions is that you cannot work for a business other than your own. The condition states: ‘no...

Overstayers: what about my partner’s children?

Those who have overstayed and want to regularise their stay on the basis of their relationship with a partner in the UK have to show that there would be ‘insurmountable obstacles’ to their family life continuing...

Are you of good character?

If you are age 10 or over and are applying to become a British citizen, the Secretary of State will need to be satisfied that you are of “good character”. Although the requirement is worded slightly differently...

Introduction of UK Border Exit Checks

Effective 8 April 2015, exit checks will take place at all UK airports and ports, with information contained in passports and travel documentation being gathered from those leaving the country, whether by air,...

Deception, False Representations and Material facts not disclosed

As for all applications for leave, applications for leave to remain can be refused on general grounds which may be mandatory (rules 322(1) –322(1C)) or discretionary (rules 322(2) – 322(12)) but in respect...

Court of Appeal considers the requirements of the Entrepreneur visa

In March 2015, the Court of Appeal published a decision on the Entrepreneur category: Iqbal & Dependants v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 169. This is currently the most...

EEA Family Members and Initial Rights of Residence in the UK

Article 6 of the Citizens’ Directive, Directive 2004/38/EC, gives a right of residence for up to three months for Union citizens and their family members in possession of a valid passport who are not nationals...

Lack of Antenatal Care for Pregnant Migrants

Pregnant immigrants are failing to seek essential antenatal medical care in the UK because they are afraid of deportation or of running up debts they cannot repay, a recent report has claimed. The report, by medical...

MAC to Review Economic Impact of Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Route

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has been asked by the Government to review the entrepreneur routes, with a view to ensuring that the potential economic benefit of the routes are maximised. The MAC...