New Immigration Cases- B2 v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 616 (24 May 2013)
- Kheirollahi-Ahmadroghani v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1314 (Admin) (22 May 2013)
- 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)
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- 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
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- The Libor Scandal and “Soft Law” February 10, 2013 mkp
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- Raja Rental Bites The Dust January 15, 2013 mkp
- Supreme Court Approves Swiss Letter October 10, 2012 mkp
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- 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
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- Pakistan Horizon
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- 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
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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
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Category Archives: Fees
Dutch charges deemed disproportionate
Commission v Netherlands (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations) [2012] EUECJ C-508/10 In this case the Court of Justice of the European Union (Second Chamber) ruled that in granting residence permits to third-country nationals, and to their family members, who … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, CJEU, European Union, Fees, International Law, Netherlands
Tagged Case Law, European Commission, European Union, Free Movement
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President Blake blasts postal payments
Basnet (validity of application – respondent) Nepal [2012] UKUT 113 (IAC) (04 April 2012) A very large number of immigration applications are made in the post. In this important case the Upper Tribunal (President Blake and Judge Macleman) found that … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, Cases, Dependants, Fees, Notices, Students, Tier 4, Tribunals
Tagged Fees, Points Based System, Postal Applications
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Increased fees from April
The immigration minister Mr Damian Green has issued a statement in which he proposes to increase fees for applications to study, visit, work or stay in the UK. The government will introduce the fees by laying two separate regulations in Parliament. … Continue reading
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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Tribunals to charge appeal fees
Nothing is free in the UK. In fact things are generally quite expensive and customer support and care are virtually non-existant. The fact that there is a recession on does not help matters either. And as the saying goes the … Continue reading
Posted in Consultation(s), Fees, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Judges, Tribunals, UKBA
Tagged Article 8, Asylum, Dependants, ECHR, Immigration, Immigration Rules, 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
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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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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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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UKBA downsized by Spending Review
It has been said that securing the border and controlling migration will, notwithstanding the the announcement today of the government’s Spending Review, remain the UKBA’s foremost priority Over the next 4 years the agency’s budget will be reduced by up … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Fees, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA
Tagged Immigration Rules, Migrant Workers, Overseas Workers, Points Based System, UKBA
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False documents, arrests, and potential Rule 322(1A) clarifications
In India, which is the world’s largest democracy, the UKBA and Chennai police have jointly conducted the arrest of a UK visa applicant for visa fraud. The applicant was arrested at the UK Border Agency offices in Chennai, South India … Continue reading
Posted in Cases, Chennai, False Statements, False Statements and Misrepresentations, Fees, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, India, Overseas Clients, Overseas Workers, PBS, Tier 1, Tribunals
Tagged British Overseas Citizens, Chennai, Criminal Offences, DIsclosure, False Representations, Fees, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Points Based System, UKBA
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Visa fees, the budget, and UKBA “products”
Once a “welfare state” – after long years of Thatcherism and New Labour, and a few months of the “coalition government” elected on 6 May 2010 – the UK is a very confused place about whose welfare the state is … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Citizenship and Nationality, East India Company, Economy, Fees, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, PBS, Post Study Work, Tier 1, Tier 2
Tagged British Nationality, East India Company, ECHR, Fees, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Investors, Overseas Workers, Points Based System
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