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Family From Gaza Settle In UK Following Ukraine Scheme Application: A Legal Loophole?

By Jasmine Theilgaard, Richmond Chambers,
1. Introduction: A Tribunal Decision at the Centre of Political Debate The decision of the Upper Tribunal in an unreported case was the centre of a clash in the House of Commons during PMQs last week. Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch attacked the government on the grounds that…

Never Too Late to Make An Application Under The EU Settlement Scheme

By Danielle Cohen,
Those who have a pre-settled status can switch to settled status after they have lived in the UK for five years in a row. One can apply for British citizenship once they have settled status for 12 months. If one does not switch to settled status, the pre-settled status will be extended by…

Appealing Home Office decisions: understanding your rights and options

By Joel Reiss, Latitude Law,
The UK Home Office grants several million visas each year, and refusal rates (other than for asylum claims) are relatively low. If you do face the heartbreak of a negative decision, what can you do? Plans may have to change and futures rethought. However, in some cases, negative decisions…

Immigration rules keep changing, and the confusion can cause real problems for migrants

By Ben Brindle, University of Oxford. Originally published on The Conversation,
A nationwide plan to digitise immigration documents recently came into force. Since January 1, millions of foreign nationals who live in the UK must now use digital-only status documents, as all biometric residence permits expired at the end of 2024.The Home Office says an online system…

Interpretation and translation in immigration cases: a conversation with Elena Shutova

By Adam Pipe and Elena Shutova,
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Barrister Adam Pipe and Elena Shutova, a public service interpreter and Director of the Association of Interpreters and Translators, discuss the critical role of interpreters in immigration cases. They explore challenges interpreters face, best practices for working with interpreters, and the Association's mission to regulate the profession and enhance the skills and dedication of interpreters and translators.

How to set up your eVisa

By Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit and Linklaters,
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A video explainer from GMIAU and Linklaters to guide you through the process of setting up an eVisa. The video provides helpful advice on the steps where people most commonly encounter issues. Links are provided for further help. 

Litigation Friends in the Immigration Tribunals

By Adam Pipe,
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Barrister Adam Pipe explains the role and appointment of litigation friends in the Immigration Tribunals following December's new Joint Presidential Guidance No. 1 on the appointment of litigation friends in the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
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  EIN's guest blog is intended as a platform where we gather together some of the best of immigration law blogging.

And it is a platform where you are welcome to post your opinions, commentary or analysis on immigration and asylum law.

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Blogging on EIN is a way of ensuring your opinions are available to read on one of the UK's leading immigration law websites.

Submissions

EIN welcomes and encourages your blog submissions.

You can send your submissions to us at support@ein.org.uk.

Blog submissions should ideally be related to the theme of immigration or asylum law, but we're happy to receive submissions on more general immigration topics that are relevant to the UK.

Please also contact us if you already have an immigration law blog that you'd like us to feature on EIN. We'll select and republish a regular number of your blog posts on topics that we think will be of interest to our readers.

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