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Home Office review of Adult Dependent Relative rules

The Home Office has published a new review into the Immigration Rules concerning Adult Dependent Relatives (ADR). Background to Review. In July 2012, Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules (the Immigration...

Court of Appeal rules on Appendix FM suitability criteria and criminal convictions

The Court of Appeal in Entry Clearance Officer -United States of America v MW (United States of America) & Ors [2016] EWCA Civ 1273 (14 December 2016) has ruled that an applicant attempting to enter...

Supreme Court decision on section 3C: Need for rationalisation and simplification of Immigration Rules

The matter of R (on the application of Mirza, Iqbal and Ehsan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] UKSC 63 was heard by the Supreme Court on 19 October 2016...

Independent thinktank publishes report on status of EEA nationals in the UK

A new report published by British Futures has encouraged the government to formalise proposals concerning the status of EU citizens living in the UK post-Brexit. Current Opinion. The status of current EU citizens...

Home Office Failures on Family Reunion

Last month the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration published a report criticising the Home Office for its handling of family reunion applications. Family reunion applications are sponsored...

Home Office issues guidance on ‘remove first, appeal later’ in human rights appeals

The Home Office has published guidance on how the new certification process will operate under the Immigration Act 2016. Legislation Section 94B of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 contains a process...

Judicial review for EEA extended family members

The headnote in the Upper Tribunal decision in Sala (EFMs: Right of Appeal: Albania) [2016] UKUT 411 (IAC) states simply: “There is no statutory right of appeal against the decision of the Secretary of...

Asylum applicants can be returned to Italy under Dublin regime, says Court of Appeal

In NA (Sudan) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 1060 (01 November 2016), the Court of Appeal had two appeals before it. The First Appellant was from Sudan and the Second Appellant...

Latest ONS figures reveal work as main reason for immigration

The Office of National Statistics has released their immigration statistics for the Year Ending (YE) June 2016. Key Statistics. Net migration stood at +335,000. 284,000 EU citizens migrated to the UK, up from...

80% increase in Tier 1 (Investor) visas granted in Q3 of 2016

Figures released by the Office for National Statistics today reveal an 80% increase in the number of Tier 1 (Investor) visa applications approved during the period July to September 2016. Meanwhile, the number...

Immigration Act 2016 introduces criminal sanctions for landlords

Landlords will from today face criminal sanctions for renting to individuals without valid immigration status. Commencement Order No.2 brings into force s. 39, 40 and 41 of the Immigration Act 2016, which seek...

‘Remove First, Appeal Later’ Extended

Today, Commencement Order No.2 brings into force key sections of the Immigration Act 2016. The ‘remove first, appeal later’ policy is substantially extended. The...