About Immigration Law
As the rules and policy on UK immigration grow more and more complex, it’s getting harder and harder to stay up to speed on the latest changes (especially when one source seems to contradict another).
EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme
Our content deals with the mechanics of the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) and eligibility, as well as the citizens’ rights aspects of the Withdrawal Agreement, that broadly underpins the scheme.
Sponsored work
We deal with the key sponsored and non-sponsored work immigration routes. We have Practice Notes covering all aspects of eligibility (from the point of view of the sponsor and the sponsored migrant) and common pitfalls.
UK immigration control
How immigration law works. Submitting an application, grounds for refusal, conditions of permission, and various sources of law. Plus analysis of the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules from 2013.
Policy
As the rules and policy on UK immigration grow in complexity, it’s tricky to stay up to speed on the latest changes (especially when one source seems to contradict another). We’ll help keep you up-to-date.
Topics We Cover
Latest Immigration News
The UK has concluded a new security agreement with Iraq, aimed at targeting people smuggling gangs and bolstering border security cooperation. Home...
In a speech on 28 November 2024, Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressed the state of immigration in the UK, further to the release of revised estimates...
The Ministry of Justice has unveiled plans for a substantial investment in civil legal aid, marking the first increase since 1996. Subject to...
The Office for National Statistics has released provisional estimates indicating a 20% reduction in long-term net migration to the UK, from 906,000...
The Home Office has published new quarterly and annual immigration statistics for the year ending September 2024. The statistics include documents,...
Latest Immigration Practice Notes
Right to work checks: when and whyThis Practice Note looks at why employers need to carry out ‘right to work’ checks and when such checks should be...
Workers and Temporary Workers sponsor duties and adapting human resources systemsWhen an organisation obtains a sponsor licence it must comply with a...
Downgrading, suspension, revocation and surrender of Workers and Temporary Workers sponsor licencesThis Practice Note deals with the ways in which a...
The Common Travel AreaWhat is the Common Travel Area?The Common Travel Area comprises:•the UK•the Channel Islands (the Bailiwicks of Jersey and...
Global Talent: endorsement criteriaOverviewThe Global Talent route is designed to attract leaders in their field in certain disciplines, or those who...
Latest Immigration Precedents
Children of a parent with limited leave as a partner under Appendix FM: grant of limited leave to remain—information sheetYou have now been granted...
Child of a parent with limited leave to enter as a partner under Appendix FM: grant of entry clearance—information sheetYou have now been granted...
Children applying for indefinite leave under Part 8 and Appendix FM: grant of indefinite leave—information sheetI am pleased to confirm that you have...
Spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners under Appendix FM: grant of entry clearance—information sheetYou have now been granted entry clearance...
Spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners under Appendix FM: grant of leave to remain—information sheetYou have now been granted leave to remain...
Latest Immigration Q&As
Featured Immigration content
Parental consent for minor child—letter
Parental consent for minor child—letter[Insert address of [parent OR guardian] in home country][Insert Home Office address where application is being...
Biometric Immigration Documents
Biometric Immigration DocumentsWhat is a Biometric Immigration Document?A Biometric Immigration Document (BID) is the key ‘document’ that evidences...
Children applying for indefinite leave under Part 8 and Appendix FM: procedure
Children applying for indefinite leave under Part 8 and Appendix FM: procedureA child may be eligible to apply for indefinite leave to enter or remain...
Key contacts for immigration advisers
Key contacts for immigration advisersIP COMPLETION DAY: The Brexit transition period ended at 11pm on 31 December 2020. At this time (referred to in...
Who can give immigration advice in the UK?
Who can give immigration advice in the UK?Immigration advisers and service providers in the UK are subject to regulation.Broadly, non-legally...
Applying to confirm a Zambrano right of residence [Archived]
Applying to confirm a Zambrano right of residence [Archived]ARCHIVED: this Practice Note is no longer maintained as it covers the implementation of EU...
Passport stamps, vignettes and codes—examples and common problems [Archived]
Passport stamps, vignettes and codes—examples and common problems [Archived]This Practice Note is no longer updated as it relates to the position...
Do you need to submit a separate VAF4A (Appendix 2) form when making an entry clearance application using the new online form? On what basis can the Home Office request this?
Can you make an application for naturalisation using an expired Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) which confirms that they hold indefinite leave to remain?
Zambrano EUSS rules declared unlawful on appeal (R (Akinsanya) v SSHD)
Immigration analysis: The Court of Appeal has partially upheld the decision of Mr Justice Mostyn in finding that the Home Office’s rules for...
Where a new employee has an indefinite leave to remain endorsement in their expired passport, would an employer have a statutory excuse against a civil penalty if they obtained a positive verification notice from the employer checking service with a copy of their expired passport? If not, would the employer need to wait until the employee receives their biometric residence permit before they can commence employment?
The status of the Tier 4 sponsor
The status of the Tier 4 sponsorSTOP PRESS: This Practice Note is being updated to reflect changes to the Immigration Rules which replace the Tier 4...
Right to work checks: when and why
Right to work checks: when and whyThis Practice Note looks at why employers need to carry out ‘right to work’ checks and when such checks should be...
Long residence and private life
Long residence and private lifeThe long residence and private life routes within the Immigration Rules are for those applying for further permission...
Changes of law and policy, rights against retrospective legislation, and legitimate expectation
Changes of law and policy, rights against retrospective legislation, and legitimate expectationChanges to immigration law may mean that a person who...
Approval of naturalisation application—information sheet
Approval of naturalisation application—information sheetI am pleased to enclose a letter from the Home Office that confirms that your application for...
Nationality and Borders Act 2022—nationality provisions
Immigration analysis: The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022. In addition to controversial provisions relating to...
Can a Tier 2 sponsor reduce a sponsored migrant’s number of weekly hours in order for them to be able to undertake supplementary employment (for another employer)? If so, is the sponsor required to report this change in employment via the sponsor management system?
Associated legal terms
Appendix FM
An appendix within the rules'>Immigration Rules providing a route for applications based on family life, made on or after 9 July 2012. The provision caters for applications made as a partner, bereaved partner, victim of domestic abuse, child, parent, adult dependant relatives and those with exceptional circumstances.
Asylum
Protection under the Refugee Convention: a 'claim for asylum' means a claim that it would be contrary to the UK's obligations under the Refugee Convention for the claimant to be removed from, or required to leave, the UK.
Work permit
An immigration employment document which relates to employment and is issued for the purpose of the Immigration Rules or in connection with leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.
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