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.

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Latest Immigration Q&As

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In the context of Brexit, what is meant by the ‘transition or implementation period’?
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Is an employer required to carry out retrospective checks on EEA/Swiss citizens and their family members if the initial right to work check was carried out on or before 30 June 2021, even if the employment commenced after that date?
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A UK company has engaged an EU manufacturer to undertake some specialist construction work. The EU manufacturer has engaged a subcontractor due to the specialist nature of the work. The EU citizens (who are employees of the subcontractor) will need to be in the UK for a number of months, possibly up to 12 months due to the nature of the work but will be travelling back to the EU to see family at various points. The EU citizens have not been to the UK before so they are not eligible for the EU Settlement Scheme or a frontier worker permit. Are there any routes available to enable the EU citizens to enter and work in the UK legally? Are there any risks to the UK company?
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Does the new British National (Overseas) (BNO) route provide the ability to settle to the partner of the BNO status holder? Does the Home Office need to be informed where the BNO status holder has passed away whilst the partner has extant leave? Can the Home Office cancel the partner's permission in these circumstances?
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After the end of the transition period, when EU nationals will be required to have settled or pre-settled status to have the right to work in UK, will employers be required to check the right to work as part of their ongoing obligations, or are there any specific obligations on employers in relation to employees successfully applying under the EU Settlement Scheme?

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