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Immigration Law Review of the Year: Key Cases and Rule Changes From 2025

By Adam Pipe,
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Join barrister Adam Pipe for an hour-long webinar for DG Legal reviewing developments in UK immigration law during 2025, covering Immigration Rules changes, Home Office policy papers, key case law, and practical implications for advising clients and litigation practice.

Additional Work and Secondary Employment for Skilled Workers

By Helena Sheizon, Kadmos Consultants,
Key takeaways: You can only do additional work while working for the sponsor of your skilled worker visa You cannot do more than 20 hours of additional work per week There are restrictions as to the type of work you can do There are no salary restrictions for additional work You can…

Guardianship Without Erasure: Understanding Kafala in Islamic Law

By Ethan Holden,
In both legal and popular discourse, it is often claimed that Islamic law does not permit adoption. While this statement holds some truth when adoption is defined in Western legal systems, where a child's identity and lineage are legally transferred to the adoptive family, it overlooks…

Disguised Employment in UK Immigration: Why It Matters and How to Avoid Risk

By Buket Erdoğan,
"UKVI assesses the reality of work, not just the labels in contracts or business structures." Disguised employment, where an arrangement labelled as self-employment or business activity effectively mirrors employment, is a critical compliance concern in UK immigration. An arrangement that…

Spouse & Partner Visa Financial Requirement: Sponsor Not Working

By Aarya Chaudhary, Richmond Chambers,
1. Understanding the Financial Requirement When Your Sponsor Is Not Working If your Sponsor is not working, perhaps because he or she is retired, it may initially seem difficult to meet the UK spouse or partner visa financial requirement in Appendix FM, which currently requires a minimum…

What are the key takeaways from the government’s Earned Settlement proposals?

By Gary McIndoe, Latitude Law,
Seismic changes to the UK's settlement rules are coming in 2026. Although proposals are subject to consultation, the timing of proposed amendments to Immigration Rules suggests that minds in government may already have been made up. Here I summarise the proposals, answering 10 key…
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  EIN's guest blog is intended as a platform where we gather together some of the best of immigration law blogging.

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