Bad form
Using the wrong immigration application form can have far-reaching consequences. I was recently instructed by a client whose application to…
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Easy as 1-2-3?… English tests for UK Immigration
The recent case of a woman refused a visa to join her fiancé in the UK shows how much care…
EEA residence rights: more tricky cases
In the previous installment of this series I looked at how a victim of domestic violence has found it difficult…
EEA residence rights: tricky cases
As the countdown to Brexit begins, EEA nationals living in the UK are rightly expressing anxiety about how their legal…
Immigration, the hostile environment, and the NHS
I don’t usually write off-the-cuff posts in response to specific news stories, but it’s not easy to ignore recent reports…
EEA nationals in the UK: what next?
This week the Government released a summary of how it intends to deal with the residence rights of EEA nationals…
Taxi drivers and the Immigration Act 2016: earning a living in the hostile environment
A new feature of the “hostile environment” was brought to my attention today, by a taxi driver trying to renew…
Extended Family Members: no right of appeal
In the case of Sala (EFMs: Right of Appeal : Albania) [2016] UKUT 411 (IAC) the Upper Tribunal has held…
Hitting a brick wall: Immigration Tribunal fees increase by 500%
Following a consultation in which the vast majority of respondents opposed massive fee increases in the Immigration Tribunals system, the…
Can you apply for a “right to rent”?
The Immigration Act 2014 brought in the concept of the “right to rent”: broadly speaking, landlords can be fined if…