Asylos and ARC Foundation are pleased to announce the publication of their joint report Vietnam: Returned victims of trafficking: Issues affecting the likelihood of re-trafficking. The report addresses a critical gap in country of origin information (COI) in refugee status determination…
Every year, almost half a million international students come to the UK to study, of which over one-third are from outside of the European Union. COVID-19 has, however, put a 'spanner in the works' meaning that educational establishments across the UK are closed except for distance…
In the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules presented to Parliament in May 2020, released yesterday, the Secretary of State has made clear that she will significantly tighten the sole representative of an overseas business visa category from 4 June 2020.
I long expected these…
As the British public adapts to a new form of normality, the Coronavirus pandemic continues to shed light on critical, deep-rooted issues that have long plagued the UK. Stark inequalities have once more come to light, as BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) individuals are suffering…
Many factors come into play in deciding when to make an application for further leave to remain as a spouse, but the most important factor now is how to meet the financial requirements.
Depending on how you intend to meet the financial requirements, you may need to bring forward your…
This is a brief overview of the impact of the April 2020 Supreme Court decision in AM (Zimbabwe) (known as AM). This decision is a welcome change from previous precedent set down in the case of "N".
AM, like N before it, deals with possible human rights breaches when removing seriously…
R (Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 542
On 21st April 2020, the Court of Appeal allowed the Home Office's appeal in the 'right to rent' case. The decision below was covered on this blog here.
Notably, the Court of…
Over the weekend, The Daily Telegraph announced that Covid-19 deaths in care homes could be as high as 7500. In an era where care workers in private institutions are sacrificing their lives but do not have the same recognition as NHS workers with automatic extensions of visas for a year…
Runa v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 514 (08 April 2020): In this appeal Singh LJ accepted, and Baker LJ and Cobb J concurred, the submission that section 117B(6) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 requires a "fact-finding" approach in…
The UK's social distancing measures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic have caused unprecedented changes to individual and social lives.
The necessity of the measures to control the disease is not in question. However, it is becoming clear that the effects of social distancing will hit…
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