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Immigration monthly highlights—August 2021

Immigration monthly highlights—August 2021

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Supreme Court decides the standards for judicial review of public policies (R v SSHD, ex parte A, and BF (Eritrea))

Supreme Court decides the standards for judicial review of public policies (R v SSHD, ex parte A, and BF (Eritrea))

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Can you devise an effective ouster clause to exclude a category of decision making from judicial review?

Can you devise an effective ouster clause to exclude a category of decision making from judicial review?

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Immigration aspects of the Judicial Review and Courts Bill

Immigration aspects of the Judicial Review and Courts Bill

The following Immigration news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Immigration aspects of the Judicial Review and Courts Bill

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A married but non-cohabiting couple are looking to extend their leave under Tier 2 (General). They have not been living at the same address in the UK since 2017 but are in a genuine relationship. What effect will this have on their extension application?

A married but non-cohabiting couple are looking to extend their leave under Tier 2 (General). They have not been living at the same address in the UK since 2017 but are in a genuine relationship. What effect will this have on their extension application?

A married but non-cohabiting couple are looking to extend their leave under Tier 2 (General). They have not been living at the same address in the UK...

Checklist—immigration-related requirements on a TUPE transfer

Checklist—immigration-related requirements on a TUPE transfer

This Checklist gives an overview of the immigration matters that should be considered on a relevant transfer under the Transfer of...

Is the minimum salary requirement for ILR on Tier 2 (General) based on a certain number of working hours per week? Is there a minimum length of time that an applicant has to be earning at that level prior to applying for ILR?

Is the minimum salary requirement for ILR on Tier 2 (General) based on a certain number of working hours per week? Is there a minimum length of time that an applicant has to be earning at that level prior to applying for ILR?

Is the minimum salary requirement for ILR on Tier 2 (General) based on a certain number of working hours per week? Is there a minimum length of time...

Applying for EEA registration certificates and residence cards

Applying for EEA registration certificates and residence cards

Applying for EEA registration certificates and residence cardsIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit...

Practice notes

Partners of work, investment and study migrants

Partners of work, investment and study migrantsThis Practice Note looks at key considerations in relation to applications by dependent partners of...
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19th May
Practice notes

Brexit legislation tracker

Brexit legislation trackerThis Practice Note tracks the progress of UK legislation introduced as part of the legislative project associated with the...
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19th May
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Practice notes

Partners applying for indefinite leave to remain under Appendix FM: eligibility table

Partners applying for indefinite leave to remain under Appendix FM: eligibility tableThis Practice Note sets out the requirements for applications for...
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19th May
Q&As

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?

Where a new employee has an indefinite leave to remain endorsement in their expired passport, would an employer have a statutory excuse against a...
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19th May
Practice notes

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...
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Produced in partnership with Judith Farbey QC of Doughty Street Chambers and Deborah Revill of Lamb Building 19th May
Practice notes

Leave outside the Rules—the Secretary of State’s powers and policies

Leave outside the Rules—the Secretary of State’s powers and policiesIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit...
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Produced in partnership with Ed Mynott 19th May
Practice notes

Immigration judicial review: which decisions can be reviewed and heads of review

Immigration judicial review: which decisions can be reviewed and heads of reviewIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the...
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Produced in partnership with Daniel Hayes of D Hayes Public Law Practice 19th May

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Practice notes

English language requirement in work, study and business categories

English language requirement in work, study and business categoriesMost work, study and business categories of the post-Brexit immigration system have...
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22nd Aug
Practice notes

Schedule of absences

Schedule of absencesThe schedule of absences spreadsheets below may be used by Lexis®PSL Immigration subscribers to calculate a person’s absences from...
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12th Aug
Practice notes

Children of work, investment and study migrants

Children of work, investment and study migrantsThis Practice Note looks at key considerations in relation to applications by dependent children of...
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12th Aug
Practice notes

Applying under the UK Ancestry category

Applying under the UK Ancestry categoryThe UK Ancestry category provides a route of entry and stay in the UK for Commonwealth citizens with a UK-born...
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Produced in partnership with Kitty Falls of Kitty Falls Immigration Law 12th Aug
Practice notes

General requirements for settlement in work, business and investment categories

General requirements for settlement in work, business and investment categoriesThis Practice Note examines the key common requirements for settlement...
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Produced in partnership with Gary McIndoe of Latitude Law 12th Aug
Practice notes

Partners of work, investment and study migrants

Partners of work, investment and study migrantsThis Practice Note looks at key considerations in relation to applications by dependent partners of...
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12th Aug
Precedents

General leave to remain application—checklist

General leave to remain application—checklistChecklist of supporting documents for leave to remainFormat for translationsAny documents not in English...
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12th Aug
Q&As

When was the UK ancestry visa introduced in the UK? Was it introduced via the first set of the Immigration Rules implemented after the passage of the Immigration Act 1971?

When was the UK ancestry visa introduced in the UK? Was it introduced via the first set of the Immigration Rules implemented after the passage of the...
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Produced in partnership with Gary McIndoe of Latitude Law 12th Aug
Precedents

General leave to remain—questionnaire

General leave to remain—questionnaireA. All categories: information available from all applicants' passports and (if relevant) Biometric Residence...
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12th Aug
Precedents

General entry clearance—questionnaire

General entry clearance—questionnaireA. All categories: information available from all applicants' passportsQuestionsNotesResponsesFirst name(s) as...
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12th Aug
Precedents

General entry clearance application—checklist

General entry clearance application—checklistChecklist of supporting documents for entry clearanceFormat for translationsAny documents not in English...
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12th Aug
Q&As

Can UK ancestry applicants apply for indefinite leave to remain 28 days before the five-year mark from the date the visa was issued (provided the applicant entered within 180 days) or from the date of physical entry to the UK?

Can UK ancestry applicants apply for indefinite leave to remain 28 days before the five-year mark from the date the visa was issued (provided the...
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Produced in partnership with Tom Brett-Young of VWV LLP 1st Aug
Q&As

Might a single absence from the UK of 14 months during the qualifying period (spent completing study abroad) be problematic in an application for indefinite leave to remain by the partner of a points-based system migrant? This relates to the requirement to have continuously cohabited with their partner in the UK for the requisite period. It does not refer to leave granted under the Immigration Rules in force on or after 11 January 2018.

Might a single absence from the UK of 14 months during the qualifying period (spent completing study abroad) be problematic in an application for...
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Produced in partnership with Gillian McCall of Richmond Chambers 31st Jul
Q&As

What guidance is there on how the maintenance and accommodation requirement is assessed for a person applying for entry clearance under the UK ancestry route? What implications may there be if the applicant has children already in the UK as UK ancestry dependants of the applicant’s spouse, but it is intended that they will live with the applicant instead in the future?

What guidance is there on how the maintenance and accommodation requirement is assessed for a person applying for entry clearance under the UK...
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31st Jul
Precedents

Grant of indefinite leave to remain—information sheet

Grant of indefinite leave to remain—information sheetI am pleased to enclose a letter from the Home Office which confirms that you [and your [wife OR...
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30th Jul

Popular documents

Summary assessment—statement of costs

Summary assessment—statement of costs

Summary assessment—statement of costsSummary assessment is the procedure whereby costs are assessed by the judge who has heard the case or application (see Practice Note: Summary assessment). This Practice Note considers the use of a statement of costs in summary assessment. Form N260 is a model

Arbitration agreements—definition, purpose and interpretation

Arbitration agreements—definition, purpose and interpretation

Arbitration agreements—definition, purpose and interpretationThis Practice Note considers the nature and scope of arbitration agreements with a particular focus on arbitration agreements pursuant to the law of England and Wales, although it also discusses the concept from an international

Lease transactions toolkit (environmental issues)—Commercial Property Standard Enquiries and additional

Lease transactions toolkit (environmental issues)—Commercial Property Standard Enquiries and additional

Commercial Property Standard EnquiriesThe Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE) have become the industry standard pre-contract enquiries for commercial property transactions:•CPSE.1 (version 3.8) General pre-contract enquiries for all commercial property transactions•CPSE.2 (version 3.4)

Common law offence of false imprisonment

Common law offence of false imprisonment

Common law offence of false imprisonmentThe offence of false imprisonmentFalse imprisonment is a common law offence but it is more common as a civil action in tort (see Practice Note: False imprisonment).It is triable only on indictment. It may be classified in class 2A, 2B or 3 in accordance with