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Making an Application for Exceptional Talent/Promise to the Arts Council
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

The Exceptional Talent and Exceptional Promise categories are some of the most flexible immigration categories that a person can enter to work in the UK. Home Office guidance states that ‘We recognise...

that such talented individuals should have few restrictions on their economic activity once here. If you qualify, the route allows you to work and change employers, or to be self-employed, without the need for...

Home Office has ‘the clearest obligation’ to serve relevant policy guidance
By Richmond Chambers -

In the recent case of UB (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 85, the Court of Appeal has found that the Secretary of State has ‘the clearest obligation’ to serve relevant...

past policy documents and ensure that they are before the Tribunal. Background The Appellant was a Sri Lankan national who came to the UK in 2007 as a student. He made further applications for leave to...

Tier 2 Immigration Skills Charge to be introduced in April 2017
By Richmond Chambers -

From April onwards, employers will be charged up to £1000 per annum for each non-EEA worker that they sponsor. Background The new Immigration Act introduces a charge for companies wishing to recruit outside the...

EEA. It has stated that this has two main objectives, namely to: Encourage businesses to source the skilled workers that they need from the UK labour market; Reduce the burden on the taxpayer from the cost...

Tier 1 Investor and Entrepreneur Visa Approvals Remain Strong
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

Figures released by the Office for National Statistics today reveal that the number of Tier 1 (Investor) visa applications approved during Q3 and Q4 of 2016 was up 62% on the first two quarters of the year. Meanwhile,...

the number of Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visas granted during the second half of the year remained broadly the same as in the previous 6 months. Increase in Tier 1 (Investor) visas Between October and...

Supreme Court hands down judgment in MM (Lebanon) minimum income requirement case
By Richmond Chambers -

Exactly 12 months after starting to hear the case, the Supreme Court has today handed down its long-awaited judgment in R (on the application of MM (Lebanon) (AP) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2017] UKSC 10.Facts

Exactly 12 months after starting to hear the case, the Supreme Court has today handed down its long-awaited judgment in R (on the application of MM (Lebanon) (AP) (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2017] UKSC 10.Facts

Civil Penalty Appeals Can Be Heard By The Court of Appeal
By Richmond Chambers -

In Secretary of State for the Home Department v Akbar [2017] EWCA Civ 16 (19 January 2017) the Court of Appeal has ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear appeals from the County Court concerning civil penalties...

imposed under the 2006 Act for employing illegal workers. Civil Penalties Under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”), financial penalties can be imposed for employers...

Best interests of children can be outweighed by parental misconduct
By Richmond Chambers -

In Kaur (children’s best interests / public interest interface) [2017] UKUT 14 (IAC) (10 January 2017) the Upper Tribunal has given further guidance on the assessment of children’s best interests in the context...

of Article 8. Specificially, the Upper Tribunal considered the scope of the principle that a child must not be blamed for matters for which he or she is not responsible, such as the poor immigration...

What is a ‘Genuine Student’?
By Richmond Chambers -

Under paragraph 245ZV(k) of the Immigration Rules, an applicant for entry clearance as a student is required to show that he is a ‘genuine student’. Guidance entitled ‘Tier 4 of the points-based system’...

version 37.0 published on 30 November 2016 provides guidance as to when it is necessary to interview applicants, and as to how to assess genuineness. A list of factors relevant to genuineness is provided...

Applications invited from barristers to join our immigration team
By Richmond Chambers -

Richmond Chambers LLP invites applications from immigration barristers of all levels of call to join our team. Applications will be considered from barristers looking to join chambers on a full-time, permanent...

basis and also those seeking a part-time dual practice arrangement.Who We AreA guaranteed annual salary paid monthly;Additional performance related bonus linked to fee receipts;No chambers rent or clerks...

Immigration Health Surcharge
By Richmond Chambers -

The Home Office is seeking to amend the way in which the Immigration Health Surcharge operates.The Previous Order Applicants who have leave to remain under Appendix V of the Immigration Rules (the visitor rules)...

will be exempted from the Charge. This will make little practical difference as they will not have access to the NHS withstanding. the exemption for applicants who have entry clearance or leave to remain as...

Richmond Chambers invites applications for 3 immigration pupillages
By Richmond Chambers -

We are pleased to offer 3 immigration pupillages, commencing in April 2017, September 2017 and September 2018.About UsA guaranteed annual salary paid monthly;Additional performance related bonus linked to fee...

receipts;No chambers rent or clerks fees;Flexible working arrangements;25 days paid holiday (plus bank holidays);Unlimited unpaid leave;Annual interest free travel loan;Practising certificate fee fully...

Court of Appeal upholds principle of exhaustion of alternative remedies in immigration judicial review
By Richmond Chambers -

The Court of Appeal in Oyekan v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 1352 has found that an application to seek judicial review of an immigration decision before all other remedies had been...

exhausted was manifestly ill-founded. The Original Claim The Appellant, a Nigerian citizen, entered the UK in August 2009 with entry clearance as a student. After her leave expired on 2nd October 2010, she...
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