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How to Apply for ILR as a Bereaved Partner
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

Prior to 31 January 2024, Section BPILR: Indefinite leave to remain (settlement) as a Bereaved Partner of Appendix FM, allowed for an application for ILR as a Bereaved Partner to be made where an applicant...

 had lost their partner before they had settled in the UK.  On 31 January 2024, Appendix Bereaved Partner was introduced into the Immigration Rules. This new Appendix makes provisions for a dependent child of a...

NHS Access: A Migrant's Guide to Healthcare in England
By Rosanna Atkinson - Legal Associate

Embarking on a journey to a new country involves a multitude of considerations, one of the most crucial being access to healthcare. For migrants arriving in England, navigating the intricacies of the National...

 Health Service (NHS) is essential for ensuring their well-being and that of their families. However, understanding the nuances of NHS access can often be a daunting task, with various visa categories and...

Applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) as a Victim of Domestic Violence or Abuse
By Richmond Chambers -

The collaboration, campaigning and strategic litigation brought by a coalition of actors supporting victims of domestic violence, led to the landmark ruling of AM v SSHD [2022] EWHC 2591 (Admin), which found that...

 the previous Immigration Rules relating to victims of domestic violence were unlawful as they discriminated against victims outside of the UK. Following this High Court decision, as part of recent changes...

Updated Guidance on Late EU Settlement Scheme Applications
By Eve Loveman - Legal Associate

Our previous post summarised Home Office guidance on what counts as reasonable grounds for making a late application to the EU Settlement Scheme.  As of 16 January 2024, the Home Office guidance was updated again....

 This post focuses on updated guidance for those who did not realise they needed to make an application to the EU Settlement Scheme, and are now applying late.  In particular, this affects those applying...

Why Does My BRP Expire on 31 December 2024?
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

If you have been granted indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the past few years, you will probably have been issued with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) with an expiry date of 31 December 2024. From 1 January...

 2020, applicants who are granted five years limited leave to remain have also started to receive BRP’s endorsed with an expiry date of 31 December 2024.  If this applies to you, you may be concerned that...

The Pre-Action Protocol in Immigration Judicial Review
By Isabella Reynard - Immigration Barrister

Embarking on the journey of challenging a decision made by the Home Office can be a daunting task, fraught with legal complexities and procedural intricacies. Whether it’s an entry clearance, leave to remain...

 or settlement decision affecting your rights, understanding the pathway to justice is paramount. At the heart of this process lies the Pre-Action Protocol, a set of guidelines designed to ensure fair and...

New Statement of Changes Sets Out Details of Salary Requirements for Skilled Workers
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

Further to the December 2023 announcements (covered in my blog here), yesterday, on 14 March 2024, the Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules HC590 was finally published.   This post is one of two assessing...

 the impact of the changes on the salary requirements for Skilled Workers.  In our second post, we assess the closure of the Shortage Occupation list and examine the application of the Immigration Salary...

A Guide to the UK Visa English Language Requirement
By Richmond Chambers -

Embarking on the journey to secure a visa for the United Kingdom can be both exciting and daunting, especially when faced with the intricacies of the English language requirement. For many visa categories,...

 demonstrating proficiency in English is not just a preference but a fundamental prerequisite. Failure to meet this requirement can lead to significant setbacks, including application refusal.  In this...

Country Policy and Information Notes (CPINs) in Asylum and Human Rights Appeals
By Thomas Hill - Immigration Barrister

When asylum and human rights cases go to appeal, the judge will often need to consider circumstances in a foreign country, usually (though not necessarily) the appellant’s country of origin. When this is the case,...

 it will generally assist the court to have detailed factual evidence on that country. Appellants can of course provide evidence of their own: when we are instructed to assist with appeals, for example,...

Discretionary Leave to Remain in the UK Explained
By David Zuther - Legal Associate

The Immigration Rules are intended to be an exhaustive legal framework for deciding who should be allowed to enter and stay in the UK. Ordinarily, if a non-UK citizen cannot show that they meet the requirements of...

 one of the many categories of permission set out in the Rules, they will not be able to stay in the UK. However, there may be exceptional circumstances which mean that not allowing someone to remain in the...

Warning for Sponsor Licence Holders
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

It has come to our attention that scammers are contacting Sponsor Licence holders in order to gain access to their Sponsor Management Systems (“SMS”). They are making contact via telephone, and seem to have...

 details of the licence holder’s licence.  The Home Office will never ask you for your login details, and will usually contact you via email or by letter. If they do insist that they are the Home Office,...

Mistakes and Errors in UK Visa Applications (Part 2)
By Richmond Chambers -

In Part 1 of this two-part series on visa application mistakes, we looked at how an ‘innocent mistake’ in a UK visa application is distinguished from a false representation in the Home Office caseworker guidance....

 In Part 2 we will examine some of the risks of submitting a UK visa application containing mistakes, in addition to the remedial steps that can be taken after a mistake has been discovered.  The Risks...
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