New Immigration Cases- SS (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 550 (22 May 2013)
- MJ (Singh v Belgium : Tanveer Ahmed unaffected) Afghanistan [2013] UKUT 253 (IAC) (01 May 2013)
- NN (Teachers: Matabeleland/Bulawayo: risk) Zimbabwe CG [2013] UKUT 198 (IAC) (10 May 2013)
- Green (Article 8 new rules) Jamaica [2013] UKUT 254 (IAC) (13 May 2013)
- R (on the application of MR) v Derby City Council (AAJR) [2013] UKUT 255 (IAC) (14 May 2013)
- Rehman, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1351 (Admin) (29 April 2013)
- A B C v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1272 (Admin) (22 May 2013)
- Harrisingh& Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1125 (Admin) (08 March 2013)
- A v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] ScotCS CSIH_43 (17 May 2013)
- Soares v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 575 (21 May 2013)
- Secretary of State for the Home Department v Ahmadi [2013] EWCA Civ 512 (09 May 2013)
- SM (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 533 (10 April 2013)
- Azaroal, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1248 (Admin) (17 May 2013)
- EO & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1236 (Admin) (17 May 2013)
- AJ (Bangladesh) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 493 (21 March 2013)
- SB (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 506 (15 April 2013)
- Alarape & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EUECJ C-529/11 (08 May 2013)
- Azimi-Moayed and others (decisions affecting children; onward appeals) Iran (Rev 1) [2013] UKUT 197 (IAC) (26 April 2013)
- Singh (fee award: ancillary decision) India [2013] UKUT 179 (IAC) (18 April 2013)
- Zubair (EEA regs: self-employed persons) Pakistan [2013] UKUT 196 (IAC) (11 April 2013)
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- Fresh Claims and Freedom of Religion
- Strike Three For New Rules: Part 2
- Strike Three For New Rules: Part 1
- Tribunal Unimpressed With New Rules Again: Part 2
- Tribunal Unimpressed With New Rules Again: Part 1
- The EU Dimension to Proportionality
- New Syria Country Guidance
- Can Third Country National Stepfathers Derive Rights Of Residence From Union Citizen Children?: Part 2
- Can Third Country National Stepfathers Derive Rights Of Residence From Union Citizen Children?: Part 1
- Home Detention Order Must Guarantee Earliest Possible Return
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- Global Corporate Law
- Roger McCormick On Sustainable Banking March 18, 2013 mkp
- Commission On Banking Standards Publishes Proprietary Trading Report March 16, 2013 mkp
- Is the door to England still that wide open for CIS disputes? March 11, 2013 mkp
- FSA: LIBOR Internal Audit Report March 9, 2013 mkp
- Public Law Duty and Cross-Undertaking for Losses to Third Parties March 1, 2013 mkp
- UK Supreme Court: Case Preview: Securitisation and the Balance Sheet Test February 23, 2013 mkp
- FSA’s Response to Fixing LIBOR February 22, 2013 mkp
- The Libor Scandal and “Soft Law” February 10, 2013 mkp
- The Privilege Judgment February 8, 2013 mkp
- UK Supreme Court: Case Preview: WHA Ltd v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs January 20, 2013 mkp
- Law and Democracy Blog
- Raja Rental Bites The Dust January 15, 2013 mkp
- Supreme Court Approves Swiss Letter October 10, 2012 mkp
- Apex Court gives Government until 10 October for Swiss Letter October 5, 2012 mkp
- Anwer Mooraj on Dr Kamal Hossain’s Talk September 30, 2012 mkp
- Anil Datta on Dr Kamal Hossain’s Talk: Only the Youth Can Bring About a Fruitful Revolution … September 27, 2012 mkp
- Peerzada Salman on Dr Kamal Hossain: “Young People are Agents of Change” September 27, 2012 mkp
- Welcome speech of Dr. Masuma Hasan: In Memory of Fatehyab Ali Khan: Dr. Kamal Hossain on Building a peaceful South Asia: 24 September 2012 September 25, 2012 mkp
- In Honour of Fatehyab Ali Khan: Dr Kamal Hossain Speaks at PIIA September 25, 2012 mkp
- The New Order: Rapprochement at Last! September 20, 2012 mkp
- The Mexican Standoff … September 15, 2012 mkp
- Pakistan Horizon
- Anwar Rashid: For Parween Rahman March 30, 2013 pakistanhorizon
- Parween Rahman: The Legend Lives On March 15, 2013 pakistanhorizon
- Women’s Learning Partnership Film: Because Our Cause Is Just March 9, 2013 pakistanhorizon
- Dr Masuma Hasan: International Women’s Day and Aurat Foundation March 9, 2013 pakistanhorizon
- Majyd Aziz: Making Karachi Port User-Friendly March 1, 2013 pakistanhorizon
- Dr Masuma Hasan: Uch Revisited January 19, 2013 pakistanhorizon
- Editor: Sir Zafrulla Khan on Palestine November 18, 2012 pakistanhorizon
- Dr Masuma Hasan: Bridging the Gender Gap in Bihar November 14, 2012 pakistanhorizon
- Make Malala Count: Mitigate Militancy in Pakistan November 2, 2012 pakistanhorizon
- Dr Masuma Hasan: Bhagat Singh Chowk Named In Lahore October 10, 2012 pakistanhorizon
UK Immigration Law Blog
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- Woolwich killing: residents reflect on murder of Lee Rigby May 23, 2013 Luke Harding
- Net migration to the UK: down 89,000 in a year May 23, 2013 Mona Chalabi
- UK net migration shrinks further, official figures show May 23, 2013 Alan Travis
- Afghan interpreters 'risk being failed by bureaucracy' May 22, 2013 Nicholas Watt
- Afghan interpreters' resettlement scheme 'does not go far enough' May 22, 2013 Haroon Siddique
- David Laws vetoes plan to force schools to check immigrant status of pupils May 22, 2013 Nicholas Watt
- Some Afghan interpreters to be allowed to settle in Britain May 21, 2013 Patrick Wintour
- Torture victims win test case over detention in UK immigration centres May 21, 2013 Alan Travis
- Labour should cut its ties with the illiberal Henry Jackson Society | James Bloodworth May 20, 2013 James Bloodworth
- People are told migrants stole their jobs – in truth bosses want cheap labour | Deborah Orr May 17, 2013 Deborah Orr
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Category Archives: Employment
CJEU: The Concept of a Formally Limited Residence Permit
State Secretary van Justitie v Mangat Singh [2012] EUECJ C-502/10 (18 October 2012) As explained in recitals 25 and 26 of its preamble, Directive 2003/109/EC (“the directive”), concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents, does not apply … Continue reading
Posted in Cases, CJEU, Employment, European Union
Tagged 2003/109/EC, Baba Sahib, European Union, Netherlands, Third-Country Nationals
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Points-based system, switching, etcetera
From July onwards last year Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) visa holders began to face difficulties in switching into Tier 2 (General) because it became virtually impossible to get the UKBA to grant new CoS in the £20,000–£23,999.99 salary band. New … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Immigration Cap, Immigration Rules, JCWI, Pankina, PBS, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKSC, Uncategorized
Tagged AP (Russia), Entrepreneurs, Immigration Cap, Immigration Rules, Investors, Pankina, Points Based System, UK Supreme Court
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Latest immigration statistics
Overview The latest statistical bulletin produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on immigration is a very telling document. In its latest publication the ONS has observed that: In the year to September 2010 the overall number of entry … Continue reading
Posted in Asylum, Employment, Enforcement, ONS, PBS, Removals
Tagged Asylum, Immigration, ONS, Points Based System, Removals
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April rules
The government has exempted niche professions such as bankers, lawyers and other migrants with high earnings from its immigration cap ( but only if they earn in excess of £150,000 per annum). This is redolent of the top-tier of the … Continue reading
Posted in AP (Russia), Employment, Immigration Rules, Pankina, PBS, Tier 1, Tier 2
Tagged AP (Russia), Immigration Cap, Immigration Rules, Points Based System, UKBA
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Economics of the Post Study Work visa
British educational institutions such as the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) are resisting the government’s plans to delete the PSW visa category from the immigration rules. It has been acknowledged by the Immigration Minister Mr Damian Green that … Continue reading
Immigration cap declared unlawful by High Court
In the High Court Lord Justice Sullivan and Mr Justice Burton have declared that Mrs Theresa May unlawfully side-steped Parliamentary scrutiny when setting the limits to Tiers 1 and 2 which she introduced in July 2010. Since Sedley LJ restored constitutional order in … Continue reading
Agency publishes summary guidance for employers
There is so much illegal working in the UK that it really is unbelievable. And rather than do anything to enforce the law according to the standards which are safe, all the UKBA can do is issue guideline upon guideline … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Employment, Immigration Rules, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA, Uncategorized, Working
Tagged Article 8, ECHR, Immigration Rules, Points Based System, UKBA
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New UKBA fees
From Monday 22 November the UKBA will introduce new application fees for applications for entry clearance (0verseas) and further leave to remain (in country) for work, study or other purposes. The Agency is charging fees by setting them above the cost of … Continue reading
Posted in Biometric Cards, Business, Dependants, Economy, Employment, Fees, Immigration Cap, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, PBS, Post Study Work, Settlement, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA, Working
Tagged Article 8, Business, Dependants, Fees, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Points Based System, UKBA
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English language tests for dependants
Changes in the immigration rules laid before Parliament in October 2010 will be introduced on 29 November 2010. From then on all dependants except those in the Points Based System will have to show competence in English at level A1 of … Continue reading
Posted in Article 14, Article 8, Bangladesh, Dependants, ECHR, Employment, English Tests, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, India, Pakistan, PBS, Settlement, Spouses, UKBA
Tagged Article 8, Dependants, ECHR, English Tests, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Marriage, Overseas Workers, Points Based System, UKBA
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Immigration cap faces judicial review challenge
The Coalition government introduced the immigration cap on 28 June 2010. The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) has reported that it will challenge the cap in the High Court by way of JR proceedings. The JCWI’s response to the cap … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Business, Dependants, ECHR, Economy, Employment, Immigration Cap, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, Overseas Clients, Overseas Workers, Pankina, PBS, Settlement, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA, Working
Tagged Article 8, Dependants, ECHR, Economy, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, Migrant Workers, Points Based System, UKBA
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Tier 1 (General) November limit reached
In July 2010 we witnessed the coalition government’s introduction of a limit on the number of initial applications that the UKBA could issue under Tier 1 (General) of the Points Based System (PBS). The limit will persist until 31 March … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Business, Dependants, Downsizing, ECHR, Economy, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Immigration Cap, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Overseas Clients, Overseas Workers, PBS, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA, Working
Tagged Article 8, Dependants, Downsizing, Points Based System, UKBA
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Law Society’s views on the immigration cap
One would have to be quite stubborn and ill advised not to take gravely seriously the opinion of the Law Society of England and Wales (the society) in a legal matter. Yet the government seems determined to do just that. … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Dependants, ECHR, Economy, Employment, Immigration Cap, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Law Society, Overseas Clients, Overseas Workers, Post Study Work, Settlement, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA, Uncategorized, Working
Tagged Article 8, Dependants, ECHR, Economy, Immigration, Immigration Cap, Immigration Rules, Law Society, Migrant Workers, Overseas Workers, UKBA
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Home Affairs Committee’s report on immigration cap
The chair of the Home Affairs Committee (HAC) the Rt Hon Keith Vaz MP has raised a multitude of concerns in his report about the Coalition government’s immigration cap. The terms of reference of the HAC were “to examine the expenditure, administration, … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Asylum, Business, Citizenship and Nationality, Dependants, Economy, Education, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Overseas Clients, Overseas Workers, PBS, Post Study Work, Settlement, Spouses, Tier 1, Tier 2, Uncategorized, Working
Tagged Article 8, Business, ECHR, Economy, Entrepreneurs, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Points Based System, Spouses, UKBA
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As if settlement applications aren’t hard enough already
Recently the Guardian newspaper reported on an exhibition entitled South Asians making Britain: 1858-1950 which featured a plethora of personalities from the colonies who contributed to Britain’s economy, society and politics. In the 1950s immigration from the Commonwealth was not only … Continue reading
UKBA discriminating against Pakistani applicants
It had emerged that the UKBA may be discriminating unlawfully against Pakistanis in favour of applicants for British visas from the emirates of and Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Dubai. This was unearthed by the UKBA’s chief inspector Mr John Vine. However, the … Continue reading
Posted in ECHR, Education, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Karachi, Overseas Clients, Overseas Workers, Pakistan, UKBA, Working
Tagged British Overseas Citizens, Dependants, ECHR, Immigration Rules, Overseas Workers, Pakistan, Points Based System, Spouses, UKBA
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Home secretary signals end of settlement for skilled workers and students
Speaking on future action in relation to immigration policies while addressing the Conservative party conference the home secretary, Theresa May, intimated the government’s intentions to stop the right to permanent settlement for more than 100,000 skilled workers and 320,000 overseas students … Continue reading
Posted in AP (Russia), Article 14, Article 8, Asylum, Citizenship and Nationality, Constitution, Court of Appeal, Dependants, Economy, Education, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Fees, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, PBS, Post Study Work, Settlement, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA, Working
Tagged Asylum, Business, Dependants, ECHR, Economy, Fees, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Migrant Workers, Points Based System, UKBA
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French and British joint declaration on immigration
The global economic recession’s bite into British and French defence budgets has opened a “new chapter” in bilateral defence cooperation between these historically rival nations. Emphasising that the sovereignty of neither nation would be compromised as a result of the … Continue reading
Posted in Asylum, Business, Cases, ECHR, Economy, Employment, France, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Overseas Workers, Persecution
Tagged Asylum, ECHR, Economy, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Refugee Convention, UKBA
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Refined criteria and Tier 2 (General) certificate of sponsorship allocations
The stated objective of the Points Based System (PBS) was to simplify the immigration rules by recategorising eighty different immigration routes which were previously open to migrants to enter the UK. However, contrary to the expectation of simplicity, the PBS … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Biometric Cards, Business, ECHR, Economy, Employment, Fees, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Overseas Workers, PBS, Post Study Work, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA, Working
Tagged CoS, ECHR, Economy, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Migrant Workers, Overseas Workers, PBS, UKBA
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UKBA names Reliance as its new remover
After the continuing saga of Jimmy Mubenga’s death and the UKBA’s subsequent moratorium on forced removals which followed it, has been announced that the Agency’s current contractor G4S will no longer be removing immigration detainees from the UK. The private … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Asylum, Business, Cameroon, Cases, Dependants, Detention, ECHR, Employment, G4S, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Persecution, Private Prisons, Refugee Convention, Settlement
Tagged Article 8, Asylum, Cameroon, Case Law, ECHR, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Persecution, Private Prisons, Refugee Convention, Removals, UKBA
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Agency publishes Tier 1 statistics
The International Group of the UKBA published what it called the an “operational assessment” of Tier 1 of the Points Based System (PBS). The Agency’s document can be viewed here. It is very much the objective of the Agency’s document … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Business, Dependants, Economy, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Fees, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, PBS, Persecution, Tier 1, UKBA, Working
Tagged Business, Dependants, Economy, Entrepreneurs, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Points Based System, Spouses, UKBA
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