FA (Iran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 149 (22 February 2024)
The Court of Appeal has held that the UT should have concluded that the FTT had failed to apply the current Iran country guidance cases to the appellant FA's case, who was a Kurdish National of…
During the Covid-19 pandemic, and following Brexit, we saw a huge increase in the number of organisations applying for Skilled Worker sponsor licences, particularly organisations in the care sector. Due to Covid restrictions, and the increase in application numbers, the Home Office waved…
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Okafor [2024] EWCA Civ 23 (23 January 2024)
The Court of Appeal has held that UT Judge Grubb's decision to allow the appeal of Mr Okafor, a Nigerian citizen against the refusal of his leave to enter the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme,…
In this immigration law update video from January, barrister Adam Pipe looks at the Court of Appeal's decision in Abdi & Ors v Entry Clearance Officer [2023] EWCA Civ 1455 from December, which considered procedural fairness in an EEA dependency extended family member appeal.
A Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) is a physical card that confirms your identity, your immigration status and any conditions of your stay, for example, whether you have the right to study and whether you have the right to any public services or benefits in the UK. A BRP will include your…
By Ẹniọlá Ànúolúwapọ́ Ṣóyẹmí, University of Oxford, via The Conversation,
The UK government's proposals to send asylum seekers arriving to the UK onto Rwanda continue to spark intense opposition.
This includes opposition from right-wing Conservative MPs who don't think the plan goes far enough. Several recently attempted a rebellion against the latest bill,…
Post-pandemic net migration has risen in many countries. Although there are good reasons to think much of this is temporary, many countries, including the UK, have responded by making their immigration policies more restrictive.
Those who believe in a more open, liberal approach to…
The recently announced plan to increase the minimum income requirement (MIR) to £38,700 led to widespread criticism, with the government appearing to exclude all but the affluent from establishing family life in the UK. This has led to a partial policy shift, with it now announced that…
By Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, University of Liverpool, via The Conversation,
The UK government is once again navigating legal and political hurdles over its plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. The latest debate is over the emergency bill that legally declares Rwanda a safe place to send refugees (despite the supreme court ruling the opposite).
The government…
By Alice Donald and Joelle Grogan, via Verfassungsblog,
MPs set to debate the Rwanda Bill
Members of Parliament in the UK will on 16 and 17 January 2024 debate the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, which 'gives effect to the judgement of Parliament that the Republic of Rwanda is a safe country' for asylum-seekers. The Supreme…
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