WEB 1233 Significant Others (Part 1 of 2) (webinar)
Thursday 23 February 2023 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
This training will take place on Zoom over two days (6.0 CPD hours in total) and you will need to attend on both days.
Part 1: Thursday 23 Feb 2023, 10:00 – 13:00 (3.0 CPD Hours)
Part 2: Thursday 02 Mar 2023, 10:00 – 13:00 (3.0 CPD Hours)
Our popular Significant Others session is back: covering all aspects of applications for spouses, civil, unmarried and same sex partners. Participants should leave this course having a clear understanding of the more difficult issues relevant to making applications by the partners of British citizens and settled people, and gain confidence and practical tips for advising clients with complicated claims.
Part 1:
Overview of Appendix FM as it relates to partners including:
• Special focus on unmarried partners
• 'Getting hitched'
• Genuine & subsisting relationships
• Home Office delays and maintaining relationships
EU Settlement Scheme update and strategies
Part 2:
Part 2 will have a focus on partners with an adverse immigration history or cannot meet the standard requirements of the rules including:
• Paragraph EX
• Exceptional circumstances
• Article 8 ECHR
• Paragraph 320(11)
• Appeal rights, MyHMCTS & implementation
Please note that this session will not cover the financial requirements of Appendix FM in detail or other family members.
Course Feedback:
"the best course I have ever attended, brilliant"
"outstanding"
"informative, lively and important"
Tim Barnden and Barry O'Leary are described as 'particularly helpful tutors', with one participant commenting "I would be happy to attend any sessions conducted by Tim and Barry".