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Skilled Worker Justice Alliance advances preparations for potential judicial review of earned settlement reforms
10 November 2026
Group representing interests of existing visa holders says reforms should not be retrospectively applied
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Home Office concedes discretion to preserve previous residence after overstaying on 10-year route to settlement
9 November 2026
GMIAU and Doughty Street Chambers say recently conceded case is important legal win with wider significance
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Migrant and refugee groups condemn Government’s earned settlement reforms
4 November 2026
Groups warn ILR reforms will only make it harder for migrants to build stable lives in Britain
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Home Secretary confirms major changes to indefinite leave to remain rules under ‘earned settlement’ reforms
2 November 2026
Full text of Home Secretary's statement to the House of Commons on earned settlement
Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals
By Mark Henderson & Rowena Moffatt of Doughty Street Chambers and Alison Pickup & Monika Nollet of Asylum Aid
Guest blog
Applying for ILR before earned settlement arrives? Get the absence count right first
Since the government published its earned settlement response on 2 November 2026 (CP 1707), clients have been asking which path the new system would put them on, and whether they can still settle under today's rules. The…
Existing refugees with five-year permission must not be overlooked by Earned Settlement proposals
I am deeply concerned that the position of existing refugees who already hold five-year refugee permission is not receiving enough attention in the discussion about the Government's proposed Earned Settlement changes.
I want…
Five checks before you rely on an interpreted Arabic asylum or immigration interview record
The English transcript is an important record of an asylum or immigration interview. Solicitors, representatives and decision-makers may rely on it when considering an applicant's account. During the interview, the applicant…
The Government’s Earned Settlement Framework
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Key case law
Treal Care (UK) Limited, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 1420
Court of Appeal
RM v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 1416
Court of Appeal
AAM v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 1411
Court of Appeal
TJ Trading Express Limited, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 1368
Court of Appeal
Key country reports
Country Policy and Information Note - Georgia: Sexual orientation and gender identity and expression (October 2026)
UK Home Office
Ukraine 2026 Report [2.1. Functioning of democratic institutions and public administration reform; 2.2. Rule of law and fundamental rights]
European Commission
Moldova 2026 Report [2.1. Functioning of democratic institutions and public administration reform; 2.2. Rule of law and fundamental rights]
European Commission
Serbia 2026 Report [2.1. Functioning of democratic institutions and public administration; 2.2. Rule of law and fundamental rights]
European Commission