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Supreme Court ruling in Patel on Zambrano Carers

The Supreme Court delivered its long anticipated judgment on Zambrano carers in Patel v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] UKSC 59 on 16 December 2019.  Background The appeal, consisting of two...

UK Visa Application Fees for 2019/2020

UK Visa Application fees can be both expensive and confusing for someone going through the applications process. The UK has one of the highest visa fee rates in the world and many applicants are at risk of losing...

No Recourse to Public Funds (‘NRPF’) policy developments

While the No Recourse to Public Funds (‘NRPF’) condition remains a relatively unknown facet of the highly-litigated landscape of hostile environment policy, it has received greater scrutiny in light of recent...

The Post-Brexit Points-Based Immigration System

The first details are emerging of the Government’s post-Brexit points-based immigration system, set to be introduced from January 2021. As far as economic migration is concerned, there will be 3 categories...

Sole Representative: What does it mean to be recruited outside of the UK?

The Sole Representative of an Oversea Business category is for individuals who are employed by a business outside of the UK who are being sent to the UK by their employer for the purpose of opening and operating...

Is the public interest in deporting foreign offenders a ‘fixed quality'?

In this post, we consider the approach that the courts have adopted when considering the public interest in deporting foreign offenders. Section 117 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 Section 117A(1)...

Good Character and Breach of Immigration Laws

One of the requirements in order to register or naturalise as a British Citizen is to be of ‘good character’. This applies to anyone over the age of 10 at the date of application.  This requirement...

Evidencing An Exceptional Talent Application to the Arts Council

The Arts Council can endorse applications for individuals with expertise in arts and culture including dance, music, theatre, combined arts, literature and visual arts (museums and galleries). Over the years,...

Can Tier 1 Investors invest in Start-ups?

With government bonds no longer an investment option for UK Investor visa holders, the attention of many Tier 1 Investors has naturally turned to UK companies, with some savvy investors looking to invest in the...

What are ‘insurmountable obstacles’ to family life?

What happens when an applicant for leave to remain in the UK as the partner of a British or settled person does not meet all of the requirements of the immigration rules? They may still be able to...

Independent Monitoring Boards National Annual Report for the Immigration Detention Estate 2018

The Immigration Detention Estate (IDE) has featured a great deal in the news with the recent Windrush scandal and detailed reports of the impact on people’s lives.  There has been a reported focus on the abuse...

Long Residence ILR: Continuous Lawful Residence

This is our fourth blog in a series of blogs written regarding recent developments in case law on overstaying and applying for settlement, also known as indefinite leave to remain (‘ILR’), on the basis of 10...