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When Must the Seriously Ill or Dying Go Home? The Case of SL (St. Lucia)
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Over the years, a significant amount of case law has emerged giving guidance on removing or deporting individuals in heartbreaking circumstances from the UK; namely, when those individuals are severely ill or...

dying, but are receiving ongoing medical treatment. In the recent case of SL (St. Lucia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 1894, identifying when removing or deporting these...

The future of UK immigration
By Richmond Chambers -

However you voted on 23rd June 2016, the date of the UK’s departure from the EU is drawing ever nearer. And, as it does, the need for the nation to agree on a new plan for immigration becomes ever more urgent....

For the last 45 years, since the UK joined what was then known as the EEC, the nation’s immigration policy has been part of a co-ordinated set of European ideals, based on the principle of Freedom...

AZ (error of law: jurisdiction; PTA practice) Iran [2018] UKUT 245 (IAC)
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AZ provides insight on the correct approach to be taken in ‘error of law’ decisions, where the decision is to be remade by the tribunal. It also indicates the circumstances under which permission to...

appeal can be granted on grounds not brought by either party, as well as providing clarification on the effect of delay on tribunal decisions. Factual background The claimant is an ethnic kurd and citizen of Iran...

UK politicians calling for end to "nonsensical" net migration targets
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There is a growing call for the UK government to rethink its “nonsensical” targets for net migration, echoing similar recommendations from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). An appetite for reform The...

immigration spokesman for the SNP, Stuart McDonald MP, has spoken about the findings of the CBI report. He claims that the UK business community has a strong desire to see reforms in the national...

Investor Visa Immigration Statistics Released
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

Yesterday the Home Office and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the Investor visa immigration statistics for the second quarter of 2018.  The statistics included data on the number of...

Tier 1 Investor visa applications approved in the period March to June 2018. Tier 1 Investor Visa Immigration Statistics An analysis of the Investor visa immigration statistics by Shard Capital and Guardian...

Home Secretary forced to make apology to Windrush migrants
By Richmond Chambers -

Home Secretary Sajid Javid was forced into an embarrassing apology yesterday after it emerged that up to 164 members of the Windrush generation had been illegally detained or deported from the UK. Javid’s mea...

culpa was directed towards 18 of the migrants who had been subject to the worst treatment. Seven were detained by immigration officers, while 11 were forcibly removed. The Home Office has committed to...

Minimum income requirement under Appendix FM: is there room for flexibility?
By Jasmine Theilgaard - Immigration Barrister

As has been discussed in one of our previous blog posts, the minimum income requirements for those applying for entry clearance to the UK as a the spouse of a British citizen or settled person can be...

difficult to meet. The minimum income requirement According to Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules applicants for entry clearance  must provide evidence of an annual income of at least £18,600, plus an additional...

Tier 2 visas still being hit despite medical restriction
By Richmond Chambers -

The demand for skilled workers is outstripping the number available with the latest figures revealing that the number of potential skilled foreign workers trying to obtain a visa under the Tier 2 system remains...

above the current UK threshold. Figures showed that despite changes to the cap on skilled workers, which last month included the removal of doctors and nurses, there remained more applications for...

Fiancé(e) visa FAQ
By Richmond Chambers -

What is a Fiancé(e) visa? A Fiancé(e) visa allows a British or settled person in the UK to bring their non-EEA fiancé to join them in the UK with the intention of getting married within six months of being granted...

the visa. Am I eligible to apply for a Fiancé(e) visa? In order to qualify for a Fiancé(e) visa, you will need to satisfy UK Visas and Immigration that: Your partner is British or holds Indefinite...

It's not just the USA that breaks up families in immigration rows
By Richmond Chambers -

Theresa May recently called the US Government policy of separating immigrant children from their parents “deeply disturbing” and “wrong.” What the Prime Minister failed to mention, however, is that...

the UK also detains parents away from their children in immigration cases; despite the fact that Mrs May herself introduced the policy when she was Home Secretary. Increasing numbers of parents and...

The Government's 'Settled Status' plan - what does it mean for EU migrants?
By Richmond Chambers -

Uncertainty about the government’s post-referendum attitude towards EU migrants who have been long-term residents of the UK has been a persistent thread of Brexit discourse. Would there be deportations,...

or would the government prioritise granting British citizenship to stem the ever-increasing flow of EU citizens leaving the country? There’s already been backlash regarding the government’s...

'Sorry, getting a UK visa is just too humiliating and difficult,' say world-renowned music artists.
By Richmond Chambers -

The founders and organisers of the annual WOMAD (World of Music Arts and Dance) festival in Wiltshire, have said that attracting performers is becoming increasingly challenging. Invited acts are,...

they say, turning down invitations because they don’t want to go through the “difficult and humiliating” UK visa process. WOMAD, by it’s nature, attracts performers from around the world; with a...
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