Non-EEA citizens applying for a UK family spouse visa need to understand and meet a large number of eligibility requirements in order to secure a positive decision by the Home Office, one of which relates to minimum annual income.
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Exemption From Financial Requirements In Spouse Visa Extension
A call to practitioners: Take the JCWI survey on the impact of the Minimum Income Requirement
JCWI needs your help! We are researching the current state of the UK's spouse visa rules, and specifically the way in which the Minimum Income Requirement is implemented. We are running a survey for practitioners – it can be found here, and shouldn't take more than around 10…
When does a crime cause "serious harm"? Court of Appeal considers the application of Article 8 to foreign national offenders
R (Mahmood and Ors) v Upper Tribunal and Ors [2020] EWCA Civ 717: This judgment concerns the definition of "an offence that has caused serious harm" for the purpose of an appeal against deportation on private and family life grounds under Article 8. In this set of cases, the…
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Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020
SI 2020 No. 515. Amends the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013 and the provision made for Immigration and Asylum standard fees, by adding two fees to enable payment of remuneration by the Lord Chancellor to providers of civil legal services where the HM Courts & Tribunals…
Tribunal Procedure (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020
SI 2020 No. 416 (L. 11). These Rules make temporary amendments to the various rules which apply in the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal. Rule 10 amends the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Rules 2014. Coming into force 10th April 2020.
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SI 2020 No. 59. These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015 to insert coronavirus into Schedule 1 for diseases for which no charge is to be made for treatment. Coming into force 29th January 2020.
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