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The Status of Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Citizens
By Richmond Chambers -

British nationality is somewhat unique as there are various different forms of nationality, with fewer rights attached to them than being a ‘British Citizen’. These are a consequence of the UK’s close historical...

connection with many foreign states and territories during the time of the British Empire.  This blog post discusses Hong Kong and the status of British National (Overseas) Citizens, including their...

5 FAQS about paragraph 320(11)
By Stefania Patuto - Immigration Barrister

In applications for entry clearance where the applicant has a negative immigration history in the UK, the application may be refused under the general grounds for refusal, which are found in part 9 of the Immigration...

Rules. Where an applicant has ‘previously contrived in a significant way to frustrate the intentions of the Immigration Rules’, the application could be refused under paragraph 320(11). In this post...

Two Innovator Visa Applications Granted
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

Last week, the Home Office released their latest quarterly statistics and gave us a first chance to see how things are going in the Start-up visa and Innovator visa categories.  Two Innovator Visa Applications Granted The...

Entry Clearance tables show that for those applying from outside of the UK, there have been just four applications made, of which two have been decided and two remain pending with the Home Office....

UK government announce no-deal Brexit means end to EU freedom of movement on 31 October 2019
By Richmond Chambers -

As the UK looks increasingly likely to be heading towards a no-deal Brexit, the government announced on the 20th of August that freedom of movement for EU nationals will stop on the 31st of October in the event...

of no deal. This is contrary to the way Theresa May’s legislation would have dealt with phasing out freedom of movement and is likely to cause concern to EU nationals already living in the UK and...

Latest stats on immigration to the UK published
By Richmond Chambers -

The UK government recently published immigration statistics for the year to March 2019, and these will prove of interest to individuals thinking about migrating to the UK in the near future. The barristers at Richmond...

Chambers have extracted some of the most useful information for potential migrants to the UK below, and interested parties can view the complete dataset on the government website. Numbers of people...

Applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the Exceptional Talent or Promise Category
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

The Exceptional Talent and Exceptional Promise categories are for individuals who are recognised leaders or emerging leaders in their field of expertise. There are a number of endorsing bodies for lots of different...

fields of work, including artists and musicians, architects, digital experts, scientists and academics. While there isn’t an endorsing body for every expert, the growing list means that many individuals...

Mixed reactions to Priti Patel’s appointment as Home Secretary
By Richmond Chambers -

The appointment of Priti Patel to the position of Home Secretary has elicited both fanfares and commotion among various factions. The committed free marketer and ardent supporter of Brexit previously declared...

controversial support on sensitive issues in criminal justice. She famously supported the death penalty and at one time was forced to resign from the cabinet after engaging the Israeli government in...

Tier 1 Investor Visa: Anti-Money Laundering Provisions
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

A recent investigation by Channel 4’s Dispatches alleged serious failings in the Tier 1 Investor visa scheme, with the Home Office supposedly delegating anti-money laundering checks to banks and investment...

managers, whilst legal advisors counselled potential clients that sensitive information regarding source of funds need not be disclosed. Much has been written elsewhere about the advice provided by the...

Credibility in asylum claims
By Richmond Chambers -

Lack of credibility is the most common reason for the refusal of an asylum claim in the UK.  In order to establish the validity of an asylum claim, the UN Refugee Convention of 1951 requires a ‘well-founded fear...

of persecution’ on the basis of one of five convention reasons (race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group).  There are two aspects to the possession of a...

UK to launch fast track visa for scientists and researchers
By Richmond Chambers -

UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced on Thursday, 8 August 2019 that UK visa systems will be amended to attract more top scientists into the UK. The UK Home Office, the Department for Business, Energy and...

Industrial Strategy, and the Immigration Department have been instructed to work out a fast-track system for visas so the scheme can be up and running in the shortest possible time. How will the fast-track...

Home Office faces backlash over immigration detention
By Richmond Chambers -

The Home Office has been widely criticised by various groups over immigration detention without time limits. The department has, for a long time, refused to introduce a specific time limit for immigration detention....

The government has rejected calls and proposals to end the indefinite incarceration of UK immigrants. It argues that it would severely constrain efforts aimed at ensuring effective control of...

Varying Immigration Bail Conditions
By Richmond Chambers -

This guide is primarily for persons who have been granted immigration bail and are interested in applying to vary their immigration bail conditions. If, rather than seeking a variation of immigration bail conditions,...

you are interested in making an application for immigration bail, please see A Short Guide to Applying for Immigration Bail. What are immigration bail conditions? When a person is granted immigration...
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