We are amidst a sea of change in the Immigration and Asylum Sector. Part 1 of this blog dealt with the imminent (and now live) changes to timetables for all appeals lodged from the 12th August 2026 onwards. This splits the existing backlog into legacy cases that are not subject to this…
It will come as no surprise to practitioners operating in the Immigration and Asylum chamber of the Tribunal that changes are afoot, but what exactly is happening, and how should we adapt?
There are two big but separate operational changes:
Firstly, a fixed statutory timetable of 24…
The UK's proposed reforms to settlement are often presented as a debate about numbers: should the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain remain five years, become ten years, or potentially be longer for some migrants?
But beneath that debate lies a more fundamental question:…
What happens when people escape war but cannot escape its psychological scars? Can a person truly be safe if fear follows them wherever they go? What is the greatest cost of displacement—the loss of a home, or the loss of peace within one’s own mind? How many invisible wounds are carried…
On 6 August 2026, the UK Government announced a significant expansion of the Global Talent visa framework for researchers, allowing more than 100 innovative research companies to support eligible international researchers through the UK Research and Innovation ("UKRI") Endorsed Funder…
In R (Al Hashimi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 943, the Court of Appeal held that a woman living in the United Arab Emirates could not invoke Articles 8 and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights ("ECHR") to challenge sex discrimination in UK…
Work does not stop at national boundaries anymore. The possibilities for remote work, international postings, business travel, and the global movement of the workforce have enabled businesses to operate in multiple nations simultaneously. However, this flexibility can be costly. With…
A café owner in the West Midlands trains a chef for two years. He is good: reliable, skilled, the kind of hire a small business is built on. His visa is running down, and to keep him she asks, for the first time, what sponsoring a worker actually costs.She does the sum on the back of an…
A successful application for permission as a Skilled Worker must satisfy the "genuine vacancy" requirement among several others. Having a CoS issued by your employer does not mean the requirement has been considered or satisfied and nor does having a contract of employment or other proof…
By Ekaterina Balabanova, University of Liverpool & Gemma Horton, University of Sheffield. Originally published on The Conversation,
The UK's immigration and asylum bill has proposed restricting how the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is interpreted and applied in the UK to make it easier to deport migrants.
For years, critics have argued that the ECHR undermines the UK's border security by prohibiting…
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