Settled Status: do I need to apply?
“Settled Status” is an application scheme under the UK’s Immigration Rules, intended to provide immigration status to European nationals and…
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“Beware of the leopard”: finding a way through the UK Visa information labyrinth
“But the plans were on display…” “On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”…
Bad form
Using the wrong immigration application form can have far-reaching consequences. I was recently instructed by a client whose application to…
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…
Home Office policy for unmarried partners in “Surinder Singh” cases: “wait and see”
On 12 July 2018 the Court of Justice of the European Union reached a decision in the case of Banger…
Switching: a tale of two applicants
A post to describe the very different experiences of two recent applicants for leave to remain in the UK. The…
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…
Continuous residence for settlement in the UK
Academics at Durham University applying for indefinite leave to remain were recently refused on the basis that they had spent…
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…