This Practice Note outlines the administrative removal regime under the Immigration Act 2014 (IA 2014), including the reduced scope for challenging removal decisions. For...
From 6 April 2015, most administrative removals will be dealt with under section 10 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (IA 1999), as amended by section 1 of the...
This Practice Note outlines general principles of administrative removal, including who is and is not liable for removal and where they may be removed to. It also covers...
Administrative review (also known as AR) is available outside the UK and at the border to challenge an eligible decision on the basis that the decision is...
Administrative review (AR) is available to challenge an eligible decision on the basis that the decision is incorrect due to a case working error. The framework for the...
Produced in partnership with Jo Renshaw of Turpin & Miller LLP Produced in partnership with David Sellwood of Garden Court Chambers This Practice Note outlines issues...
There are now two concurrent sets of appeals regimes relating to rights of appeal from decisions affecting immigration status. This is due to a phased implementation of...
A decision by the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) acting by the Home Office to refuse to grant a sponsor licence under Tiers 2 & 5 is not...
Produced in partnership with Judith Farbey QC of Doughty Street Chambers and Deborah Revill of Lamb Building Changes to immigration law may mean that a person who applies...
Produced in partnership with Rowena Moffatt of Doughty Chambers Produced in partnership with Helen Smith of North Star Law This Practice Note covers suggested immediate...
This Practice Note looks at the legal and practical consequences of the curtailment and cancellation of leave to enter and remain. It also outlines the ways in which...
Deportation is the process by which a non-British citizen can be removed from the UK and prevented from lawfully returning. The power to deport is found in...
This Practice Note examines the powers of the Home Office to detain individuals when exercising immigration control. It includes an overview of the Home Office’s policy...
This Practice Note covers the law relating to temporary admission and bail which applied as of 24 November 2016, prior to the commencement of the...
This Practice Note looks at appeals from the European Economic Area (EEA) decisions. The term ‘EEA nationals’ will be used to refer to nationals of EEA countries (other...
Immigration officers (IOs) have a number of statutorily-conferred powers to enter premises to search for persons and evidence and, on entry, to arrest persons and seize...