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The Dangers of Specified Information and Documents for Tier 1 (Entrepreneurs): Awan v SSHD [2018] EWCA Civ 1988
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In the case of Awan v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 1988, Underhill LJ considered whether to permit Awan to appeal against the decision of the Upper Tribunal, which had upheld the refusal...

 of his Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) application. Although relating to a very specific factual matrix which will likely be inapplicable to most Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) applications, the judgment highlights the...

Proposed EU immigration plan met with heavy backlash from UK trade groups
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One of the biggest concerns regarding the current status of Britain’s EU negotiations is how the economic migration of European workers will be affected, and how will this affect the British economy. As of...

 yet, the government’s specific plan for an immigration system once the UK has separated from the EU is unclear and various different projections have been circulating. The Migration Advisory Committee...

New security powers could stop right to confidential legal advice at UK borders
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The Law Society has warned that new proposals in the counter-terrorism and border security bill could undermine the rights of those who are stopped at UK borders. The bill proposes that those detained could...

 be denied access to legal advice for up to an hour and that officers would then be able to listen in to any conversations between the detainee and their private legal consultations. The bill has already been...

New research shows a lack of trust in the UK government regarding immigration
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New research published by the think-tank British Future, alongside anti-extremism charity Hope not Hate, has revealed just 15% of Britons feel that the government has handled UK immigration competently. The...

 research, which was conducted via an online survey alongside 130 community meetings across 60 UK locations paints a sorry picture regarding the UK public’s views on the government’s role within the...

Deportation - Part 1: An Overview
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In ensuring the myriad of laws, rules and policies that make up the UK’s immigration system have bite, the Secretary of State is afforded the power to remove foreign nationals to their countries of origin....

 One method of removal used is known as deportation. What is Deportation? Contrary to popular belief, deportation does not refer to any situation in which a foreign national is required to leave the UK....

Paragraph 322(5): A Ground for Refusal
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The issues faced by individuals who have received a refusal on the grounds of paragraph 322(5) of the Immigration Rules have been reported on widely in the media recently.  Paragraph 322(5) of the Immigration...

 Rules provides a discretionary ground for refusal based on: “the undesirability of permitting the person concerned to remain in the United Kingdom in the light of his conduct (including convictions which...

A marriage made in heaven but not in the UK
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Marriage should be one of the happiest moments for many couples. Yet some recent high-profile news stories have shown that many relationships where one partner is not a UK citizen are falling foul of stringent UK...

 immigration procedures designed to cut down on sham marriages, marriages of convenience and visa-seeking partnerships. After applying in March 2018, a Mexican national was refused a marriage visa in August...

Government announces scheme to bring 2,500 seasonal migrant workers to UK farms
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On Thursday 6th September a plan to introduce a nationwide pilot scheme that would allow fruit and vegetable farmers to employ 2,500 seasonal migrant workers per year was announced by the Home Secretary and the...

 Environment Secretary. The government has introduced this immigration scheme to allow a greater number of non-EU migrant workers to enter the country in the hope of alleviating labour shortages on UK farms...

British universities call for return of graduate work visa
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There are over 450,000 international students studying in the UK. The UK is one of the most competitive countries in the world for higher education, after the much larger USA. However, while rival countries like...

 the US, Australia, France and Germany have continued to see growth in the number of international students flocking to their universities, interest in UK universities has flatlined. Between 2014 and 2015,...

Windrush: Three people have died before repatriation
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The Windrush scandal continues as it was recently announced by the Jamaican foreign minister that at least three people wrongly deported to the Caribbean have died before being given the chance to return to the...

 UK. The situation, described as “unfortunate” by the foreign minister Kamina Johnson-Smith, was discovered after the British Home Office asked the Jamaican foreign ministry for help with finding 13...

Can you rely on the parent route of Appendix FM if you are in a genuine and subsisting relationship with your partner?
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There are two routes that are most commonly used when applying for leave to remain in the UK under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules: the partner route and the parent route. It is generally thought that...

 the Rules have created a clear division between the two routes. The Home Office’s position on this is clear. Page 18 of the Home Office Guidance “Family Migration: Appendix FM Section 1.0b Family Life (as a...

100 to sue government for forced child migration
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After the second world war, 4,000 children were sent abroad to Australia and Zimbabwe as part of a government resettlement scheme. These forced child migrants, some as young as three years old, were vulnerable –...

 usually already in social care, often from deprived backgrounds – and many had never left their hometown. They were promised a better life in the Commonwealth, but went on to become victims of abuse and...
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