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24 Hour Visa Service to be Extended
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A 24 hour visa service that aims to attract more investment in Britain is to be extended, the Government has announced. The Super Priority Visa Service, which is already on offer in China and India,...

ensures a decision on a visa application within 24 hours, removing lengthy bureaucratic hurdles that many businesses fear put off possible business travellers, investors and rich tourists and pushes them towards...

Home Office Consultation – Sanctions for non-compliance with the Biometric Registration Regulations
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The Home Office has today (11 November 2014) launched an open consultation with the public over proposed amendments to the Code of Practice about the sanctions for non-compliance with the biometric registration...

regulations issued by the Secretary of State under the UK Borders Act 2007. Changes to the Code, which has been in place since 2008, are prompted by the imminent introduction, in 2015, of a new requirement...

New rules for Tier 1 Investors – What does maintaining the investment mean?
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With the new Immigration Rules for Tier 1 Investor visa applications in force from today, 6 November 2014, much has already been written about the widely anticipated increase in the investment funds requirement...

from £1 million to £2 million. However, the new Immigration Rules also introduce other, less widely publicised, changes which must be anticipated by new investors. In this article we focus on the new...

Immigration from the EU Brings Positive Economic Impact
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Immigrants coming to the UK from other EU countries have had a positive impact on the UK economy, according to a newly published report.Contact Us

Immigrants coming to the UK from other EU countries have had a positive impact on the UK economy, according to a newly published report.Contact Us

R (on the application of Jennifer Kerr) v. SSHD IJR [2014] UKUT 00493 (IAC) | Case Summary
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In R (on the application of Jennifer Kerr) v. SSHD IJR [2014] UKUT 00493 (IAC) the applicant was a citizen of Jamaica who entered the UK in May 2001 as a visitor. She had remained in the UK unlawfully following...

the expiry of her visitor visa. On 24 September 2011, she married her husband, a British citizen. About 12 months later she applied for leave to remain in the UK under Article 8 on the basis of the family...

Backlog of Asylum Cases Continues to Grow
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A report by the Public Accounts Committee into the performance of the UK border and immigration system has revealed the continued existence of a backlog of asylum claims. The report explains that the Home Office...

acquired direct responsibility for the significant problems faced by the UK Border Agency (the Agency) when it was abolished in March 2013 and its functions were transferred to the Home Office. According to...

Should Immigration be Devolved to a City Level?
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A recent report from thinktank RSA has called for more power and responsibility to be devolved from Whitehall to UK cities at the same time that additional devolved powers are being negotiated for Scotland. According...

to the report, by the RSA City Growth Commission, devolution has the potential to boost economic output in the UK’s 15 largest metros by £79 billion per year – worth approximately 5% of current...

Administrative Review under the new Appendix AR
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Those who apply for leave to remain as a Tier 4 Migrant, as a partner of a Tier 4 Migrant and/or as a child of a Tier 4 Migrant on or after 20 October 2014 will have their right of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal...

removed following the introduction of The Immigration Act 2014 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014, SI 2014/2771. Instead of having the right of appeal to an independent...

Richmond Chambers wins 'ABS of the Year' at the Modern Law Awards 2014
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We are delighted to announce that Richmond Chambers won the 'ABS of the Year 1 to 25 employees' award at the 2014 Modern Law Awards held earlier this week. We were also Runners Up for the 'New Entrant of the Year'...

award. Winner - 'Best Immigration Set of the Year - UK' at the Global Mobility and Immigration Awards 2014 Winner – 'Best-Emerging Firm' at the MPF Awards for Management Excellence 2014 Winner – 'ABS...

Home Office announces changes to Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa category from 6 November 2014
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In its latest Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules published today, 16 October 2014, the Home Secretary has announced various changes to the Tier 1 Entrepreneur category. The Tier 1 Entrepreneur category...

caters for applicants coming to the UK to set up, take over, or otherwise be involved in the running of a business in the UK. This category has the potential to benefit the UK economy but, in the eyes of...

Home Office announces changes to Tier 1 Investor visa category from 6 November 2014
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In its latest Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules published today, 16 October 2014, the Home Secretary has announced various changes to the Tier 1 Investor visa category. The changes follow a review by...

the Migration Advisory Committee. The current £1 million minimum investment threshold is being raised to £2 million; A change is being made to require the full investment sum to be invested in prescribed...

R (on the application of Bilal Mahmood) v. SSHD [2014] UKUT 00439 (IAC) – Case Summary
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In R (on the application of Bilal Mahmood) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (continuing duty to reassess) IJR [2014] UKUT 00439 (IAC), the President of the Upper Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber...

articulates some important principles relating to judicial review. The availability of judicial review as a remedy of last resort is reiterated – the Tribunal emphasises that where the Applicant has...
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