Final week the asylum course of formally got moving again because the Unlawful Migration Act 2023 (Modification) Laws 2024 got here into power and so I assumed it was an excellent alternative to overview the highs and lows of final 12 months’s backlog clearance train. The impression evaluation for the brand new laws offers an
By Aaron Durban-Richardson – Authorized Affiliate 26 Jul 2024 The British Nationality Act (1981) governs, amongst different issues, the necessities for naturalisation as a British citizen. Specifically, the Act outlines particular guidelines regarding the English Language and Life within the UK Take a look at necessities (contained inside Paragraph 1(1)(c) and 1(1)(ca) of Schedule 1
The Illegal Migration Act 2023 (Amendment) Regulations 2024 have ended the prohibition on grants of go away for individuals who have claimed asylum. The impact of the rules is to consolidate the inadmissibility backlogs as broken down by me previously. All instances at present sitting within the inadmissibility course of will now be handled beneath
By Jasmine Theilgaard – Immigration Barrister 24 Jul 2024 The British Nationality (Irish Residents) Act 2024 obtained royal assent on 24 Might of this 12 months. Whereas it has not but come into drive, the amendments it makes to the British Nationality Act 1981 will present another and fewer stringent path to British citizenship for
A current response to a Freedom of Information request reveals that there was a pointy enhance within the variety of folks being invited to a couple of substantive asylum interview. In 2022, a complete of 4,144 asylum candidates have been invited to a couple of substantive interview. In 2023 this elevated to 17,264 candidates. Choice
By Marika Money – Authorized Affiliate 22 Jul 2024 In our earlier put up, New Rules for UK Visitors: Working on a Visit Visa, we examined 4 current changes to the Visitor visa rules launched by the (former) Authorities: (1) clarifications relating to distant working as a Customer, (2) the modifications relating to intra-corporate actions,
By Marika Money – Authorized Affiliate 19 Jul 2024 In the previous couple of months, the Authorities has launched a complete host of changes to the Immigration Rules, together with to the Customer visa guidelines that are unfold throughout various “Visitor appendices”: notably, Appendix V: Visitor, Appendix Visitor: Visa national list, and Appendix Visitor: Permitted
By Alexandra Pease – Immigration Barrister 17 Jul 2024 When making use of for a Student or Child Student visa beneath the UK’s Pupil Route, one of many important assessments you’ll face is the Real Pupil requirement. This analysis ensures that candidates are genuinely intending to check and meet the required standards to qualify as
The court docket has held {that a} father or mother granted a household allow beneath the EU Settlement Scheme based mostly on assumed dependency should present precise dependency to get go away to stay when making use of after 1 July 2021. That call is Secretary of State for the Residence Division v Rexhaj [2024]
Welcome to the weekly Free Motion publication! Friday morning noticed one more avoidable tragedy as four people died while trying to cross the Channel to achieve the UK. Whereas the Prime Minister has sensibly declined to commit to “stopping the boats” (they won’t stopped however will be decreased), the federal government’s concentrate on prison gangs moderately than offering individuals with