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Travel during the immigration application process

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Powers available to local authorities to facilitate applications for settled status for looked after children in the absence of parental co-operation (W and Re Z (EU Settled Status for Looked After Children))

Powers available to local authorities to facilitate applications for settled status for looked after children in the absence of parental co-operation (W and Re Z (EU Settled Status for Looked After Children))

Powers available to local authorities to facilitate applications for settled status for looked after children in the absence of parental co-operation (W and Re Z (EU Settled Status for Looked After Children))

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Judicial review reform

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Immigration monthly highlights—March 2021

Immigration monthly highlights—March 2021

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'Durable relationships' and 'other family members' of EEA nationals: definitions and rights of entry and residence

'Durable relationships' and 'other family members' of EEA nationals: definitions and rights of entry and residence

Important notice on Brexit: As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal...

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Sources of immigration law

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Changes of law and policy, rights against retrospective legislation, and legitimate expectation

Changes to immigration law may mean that a person who applies for entry or stay under one rule or policy may have the application determined under a...
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Produced in partnership with Judith Farbey QC of Doughty Street Chambers and Deborah Revill of Lamb Building 9th Apr
Practice notes

Immigration Act 2016—materials

The Immigration Act 2016 (IA 2016) received Royal Assent on 12 May 2016. This Practice Note is a compilation of links to key materials relating to the...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Quick links for immigration research

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

The legal status of the Immigration Rules and Home Office policy

There are various sources of immigration law, including:•European legislation•domestic statutes•statutory instruments•the Immigration Rules•Home...
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Produced in partnership with Judith Farbey QC of Doughty Street Chambers and Deborah Revill of Lamb Building 9th Apr
Practice notes

Locating guidance and using archives for immigration research

This Practice Note explains how to locate current Home Office guidance relating to immigration and nationality law matters; and how to use the...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Immigration Act 2014—analysis

The Lexis®PSL Immigration analysis of the Immigration Act 2014 provides a summary of the key practical implications of the Act, written by leading...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Immigration annual round-up: reviewing 2017 and previewing 2018 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This year’s annual round-up reviews some of the most significant developments of 2017 and previews what is on the horizon for 2018. In 2017...
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18th Mar
Practice notes

What does IP completion day mean for Immigration?

11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the implementation period put in place to enable the UK to transition away from the EU’s laws and...
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16th Mar
Precedents

Freedom of Information request

[Insert the correspondence address, including postcode, of the person making the Freedom of Information request]Direct communications unit2 Marsham...
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15th Mar
Practice notes

Residential tenancies and the Immigration Act—'Right to Rent'

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance which may be impacted by the government’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. For further...
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10th Mar
Practice notes

Key contacts for immigration advisers

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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25th Feb
Practice notes

Who can give immigration advice in the UK?

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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Produced in partnership with Gillian McCall of Richmond Chambers 25th Feb
Q&As

Where do I find information on UK immigration now that the UKBA website is closed?

As part of the government's plans to bring all government services and information into one place, the UKBA website was decommissioned on 26 February...
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29th Jan
Q&As

Can someone with a visitor visa rent property in the UK?

Such an individual will have the right to rent. They are a person with a time limited right to rent, so need to evidence this appropriately....
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27th Jan
Q&As

If a British citizen lives in the UK permanently and wants to bring a domestic worker from a non-EEA country to live in their house and provide cleaning/personal care, what application(s) can be made to facilitate this?

A non-EEA national can obtain entry clearance for a period of up to six months, in order for them to reside in the UK at the home of a British citizen...
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Produced in partnership with Gary McIndoe of Latitude Law 8th Jan
Q&As

Is there a discretion for the Home Office to grant the right to work in exceptional circumstances where for example an applicant is a principal breadwinner and only has means to support his family for a short period of time? Where is the residual discretion of the Home Office in immigration matters derived from and what is the scope of this discretion?

The powers of the Home Secretary to regulate the entry and residence of foreign nationals, while originally founded in the Crown’s prerogative powers,...
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Produced in partnership with Gary McIndoe of Latitude Law 8th Jan
Q&As

Can you apply for indefinite leave to remain by combining time spent in the UK on different routes? For example, if you have spent 2.5 years on a spouse visa, and then 2.5 years on a parent visa?

The requirements for entry and stay in any immigration category, including indefinite leave to remain (ILR), for persons without the right of abode,...
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6th Dec

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