We acted on behalf of a woman who came to the UK as a visitor from India in September 2021 and who has lived here with her son and his family. Her husband passed away and she came to stay with her son to be supported during the bereavement period, unsure as to the length of time she would…
Net migration into the UK was 504,000 between June 2021 and June 2022, far higher than the previous record of 330,00. While the single biggest factor behind the rise in net migration was the new visas open to Ukrainians and BN(O) passport-holders from Hong Kong, it is the increase in the…
[EIN note: This post was authored and published on 'Law, mostly' in December 2022]
On 16 December 2022, following a one-day trial heard in the High Court in Manchester, Fordham J. made an eyebrow-raising order including declarations that the Home Secretary had unlawfully failed to review…
The implementation of a relatively hard Brexit signalled the end of freedom of movement between the UK and the EU. This hurt many of the industries that had come to rely on EU workers. The logistics industry was hit particularly hard. Brexit increased its workload while reducing its…
On 20 January 2023, Eyre J ("the judge") handed down judgment in R (Roehrig) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 31 (Admin). The judge dismissed the claim. The challenge raised questions of statutory interpretation of the British Nationality Act 1981 ("the BNA 1981")…
AEB v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWCA Civ 1512 (18 November 2022)
In this deportation case, Underhill, Nicola Davies and Stuart-Smith LJJ held that where, on an appeal from the First-tier Tribunal (FTT), the Upper Tribunal (UT) found that where the FTT's decision…
If you've come here to study and liked it so much you now want to stay in the UK, here are some ideas that may help you overcome immigration barriers.
There is the Long residence rule which allows one to get indefinite leave to remain after 1o years of continuous residence.
Continuous…
AM, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 2591 (Admin) (14 October 2022)
In these judicial review proceedings, Lieven J held that Appendix FM, specifically the Domestic Violence Indefinite Leave to Remain (DVILR) of the Immigration Rules, and…
R ((AAA) Syria and Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 3230 (Admin)
On 14th April of this year, the then-Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced a new 'Migration and Economic Development Partnership' between the UK Government and the Government of Rwanda to…
On International Migrants Day this year, I urge us to reflect on the values that bring us together as one human family.
Today we need stories that show us that the values we hold in common are stronger than the labels that seek to divide us. Stories that present a positive vision of our…
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