An Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) gives you permission to travel to the UK for short periods. Whether you can apply and whether this is applicable to you will depend on your nationality, immigration status in the UK if any, and the date you are planning to travel.Who does not need…
Part 9 of the Immigration Rules On 1 December 2020, the Immigration Rules were amended to introduce what are described as a "more robust and consistent framework" against which immigration applications are assessed or permission cancelled on suitability grounds.The general grounds of…
BackgroundIn SAG & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 2984 (Admin), the High Court considered challenges to the Secretary of State's determination of applications to remove no recourse to public funds ("NRPF") conditions placed on the Claimants' leave to…
Since 31 January 2024, victims of transnational marriage abandonment can apply for a visa to return to the UK. This follows the landmark case of R on the application of AM -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department 2022.Transitional marriage abandonment refers to the practice where a…
By Madeleine Sumption, University of Oxford. Originally published on The Conversation,
In May last year, we learned that net migration to the UK (the number of people immigrating minus the number emigrating) had reached an unusually high level of 606,000 in 2022. Except it hadn't — it was actually 745,000, we were told later in the year.This spring, the 2022 figure was…
Join barrister Adam Pipe and solicitor Shara Pledger for a wide-ranging chat about the roll out of eVisas. With the looming deadline of 31st December, Shara highlights potential problems and shares some helpful practical advice on the correct steps to take
If you are applying for a visa to come to the UK, you need to make sure you have all the necessary documents at the ready. There are a number of supporting documents required to prove your identity and demonstrate that you meet the eligibility criteria for any UK visa application. However…
In CAO (Respondent) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) (Northern Ireland) [2024] UKSC 32, the Supreme Court considered an appeal from the Home Secretary against a decision of the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal.
In their co-authored judgment, Lord Sales and Dame…
If you weren't one of the hundreds of people who watched it live, join barrister Adam Pipe for this informative and comprehensive hour-long update on the latest developments in immigration and asylum law. Adam covers changes to the Immigration Rules, new case law, and the new First-tier Tribunal (IAC) Practice Direction
By Katie Tonkiss, Aston University, via The Conversation,
To say that Paddington Bear is a beloved British icon would be something of an understatement. The Peruvian bear, who arrived at Paddington station with nothing but his suitcase, a love of marmalade sandwiches and a luggage tag reading "please look after this bear", was created by Michael…
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