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Android-only app for EU citizens seeking settled status
By Richmond Chambers -

Come March 29th, Britain will leave the European Union. When we voted, we understood that would mean that we have to give up our rights to free and easy access to the rest of Europe, and likewise it would...

 make UK immigration more difficult for Europeans. The problem is, however, what about the 3.7 million Europeans who currently live here? They can apply for ‘settled status’ so that they are...

How Brexit will affect UK immigration
By Richmond Chambers -

As Brexit looms, the rest of world wonders what it will mean for UK immigration. For starters, the news headlines have mentioned that the UK will be controlling the numbers and the type of people that are coming...

 into and settling in the UK. Brexit brings an end to many things, including the right for EU citizens to automatically settle and work in the UK. Theresa May on UK migration Theresa May struck fear into the...

Immigration Routes For Artists & Entertainers: FAQ
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

The UK is a world-leading hub for the creative industries and there are a range of UK visas available to artists and entertainers who wish to visit or work in the UK.  In this post, we answer some of the questions...

 most frequently asked by creative and entertainment sector professionals, employers and event organisers across the film, television, music, performing arts and fashion industries. Q. Which immigration...

Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa Open To Architects
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

On 10 January 2019, the Immigration Rules were updated to allow Architects to apply for endorsement and a grant of leave in the Exceptional Talent category. This represents further expansion of the Exceptional Talent...

 route, which is essentially the only category of the Immigration Rules to have increased in capacity and become less restrictive in recent years. While Architects have had the option to come to the UK...

Migration levels remain constant, despite drop in EU numbers
By Richmond Chambers -

Although the recently reported drop in EU migration numbers clearly has implications against the Brexit backdrop, overall migration numbers to the UK have remained relatively constant. Figures released by...

 the ONS show that EU net migration was 74,000 during the first half of the year. In comparison, non-EU net migration to the UK was 248,000 – the largest number since 2004. The ONS figures also show that the...

Long residence: disregarded current overstaying does not count
By Alex Papasotiriou - Immigration Barrister

In the case of  R (on the application of Ahmed) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (para 276B – ten years lawful residence) [2019] UKUT 00010 (IAC), the Applicant had arrived in the United Kingdom on...

 11 October 2006 with valid entry clearance. Following  a series of successful applications for further leave to remain in the UK,  the Applicant’s leave expired on 22 January 2016: the date the refusal...

Plans to simplify ‘labyrinthine’ immigration rulebook
By Richmond Chambers -

Highly prescriptive, too long, and difficult to follow. Those are the conclusions drawn by the Law Commission on the UK’s 1,100 pages of immigration rules. The UK’s legislative overseer has suggested the rulebook...

 which governs the entry of people to the UK needs to be overhauled because it has become too complicated. The commission which reviews and recommends changes to legislation has begun consulting on a...

Suspended sentence for offering unqualified immigration advice
By Richmond Chambers -

Ms Ghazala Nazir of Jubilee Close in Pinner, Middlesex has been given a suspended sentence by Southwark Crown Court for offering unqualified advice on immigration and associated immigration services. The 44-year-old...

 was found guilty on two counts of providing unqualified immigration advice at a trial on 12 December 2018.  What the case was about This trial indicates just how important it is for migrants to seek...

EU Settlement Scheme - Public Test Phase Now Open
By Alex Papasotiriou - Immigration Barrister

Following two private trials reserved for NHS workers, university staff and students in the North West of England, the public test phase of the EU Settlement Scheme opened for applications for EU Settled Status...

 today, on 21 January 2019. EU Settlement Scheme – Who Can Apply? The test phase is open to EU citizens with a valid EU passport and their family members, as long as they hold a biometric residence card....

Revised UK childhood good character test should be scrapped
By Richmond Chambers -

Campaigners say the government’s revised guidance on how the good character test is applied to children does not go far enough and still does not protect the rights of young people who have grown up in the UK...

 and wish to naturalise. Good character requirement The good character requirement applies to children aged 10 and over, as this is the age of criminal responsibility. The review of the policy comes after a...

EEA Derivative Rights and Article 45 TFEU
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

The decision in LS (Article 45 TFEU – derivative rights) [2018] UKUT 00426 (IAC) was published on 14 December 2018. As a reminder of the relevant EU primary legislation, Article 45 TFEU secures the...

 ‘freedom of movement for workers’ within the Union.  It does not, on its face, secure rights for anyone other than workers. However, derivative rights are those which are recognised for persons other than the main...

Are you Satisfying your Duties as a Tier 2 Sponsor?
By Richmond Chambers -

Sponsors are required to ensure they are complying with immigration law and have the necessary systems in place to retain their Tier 2 Sponsor Licence. As Sponsors are benefiting from migration they are expected...

 to ensure a balanced system. The main purposes of sponsorship duties are to: Ensure compliance with the Immigration Rules Address weakness within processes Capture concerning behaviour from migrants at an...
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