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Immigration Appeal Disposal: Should the Upper Tribunal Remake or Remit?

The “disposal” of an appeal by the Upper Tribunal, namely whether the appeal should have been remitted to the First-tier Tribunal rather than retained at the Upper Tribunal for remaking, was at the heart of...

Sponsor Licence Holders - Latest Changes to Sponsor Duties

Sponsor licence holders have a number of duties and responsibilities that they must comply with to maintain their licence. It is very important that sponsor licence holders understand the duties that come with holding...

Comprehensive Sickness Insurance and EEA Qualified Persons Guidance

The Home Office guidance on European Economic Area nationals: qualified persons (“The Guidance”), was updated on 31 October 2022 to provide some clarity on its stance on the comprehensive sickness insurance requirement. The...

Settlement in the UK on the 20 Year Private Life Route

For many immigrants in the UK, the ultimate goal is to obtain ‘long-term settlement’ or ‘permanent residence’, known as Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) under the Immigration Rules. ILR is generally obtained...

Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) Guidance

In this post we look at Biometric Residence Permits or BRPs.  We look at what a Biometric Residence Permit is, who has to enrol biometric information, when a BRP is issued, travelling without a BRP and how to...

My UK Visa Has Been Cancelled - Why and What Can I Do?

In this post, we look at the reasons why a UK visa may be cancelled by the Home Office, what happens if a UK visa is cancelled by the Home Office, when cancellation of a UK visa takes effect and your options if...

Settlement for Dependent Parents: Appendix EU v. Appendix FM

Both Appendix EU and Appendix FM provide routes to settlement in the UK for dependent parents. Whilst the focus of this post will be on dependent parents, it should be noted that Appendix EU contains provisions...

Illegal Work, Breach of Work Conditions and Immigration

All immigration categories come with conditions of stay or entry – some categories permit employment, some self-employment, some any type of work, and some no work.  What constitutes ‘work’ often surprises...

British Citizenship for Children of Unmarried Parents

Historically, if a father was not married to a child’s mother, he could not pass on his British nationality automatically to his child. This meant that if a child was considered “illegitimate” and had a British...

Exceptions to Appendix FM Partner & Parent Visa Requirements

As we have set out elsewhere, the Partner routes (including the Spouse Visa, Civil Partner Visa, Unmarried Partner Visa, Fiance Visa and Proposed Civil Partner Visa) and Parent route of Appendix FM of the Immigration...

Upper Tribunal Considers Extended Family Members and the EUSS

The case of Batool and Ors (other family members: EU Exit) [2022] promulgated on 19 July 2022 relates to the position of ‘other family members’ under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). It is one of the first published...

Upper Tribunal Considers Durable Partners, Marriage and Human Rights Under the EUSS

In the judgement in Celik (EU exit; marriage; human rights) [2022] UKUT 00220 (IAC)  published on 10 August 2022, the Upper Tribunal considered the rights of partners of EEA nationals who were unable to marry before...