New Immigration Cases- Virk & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 652 (12 June 2013)
- Chugtai, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [1995] EWHC Admin 14 (19 June 1995)
- NN (South Africa) & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 653 (12 June 2013)
- JB (Jamaica), R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 666 (12 June 2013)
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- Rostami, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1494 (Admin) (07 June 2013)
- AHK & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1426 (Admin) (07 June 2013)
- WKA v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] ScotCS CSIH_51 (07 June 2013)
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- SO, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (AAJR) [2013] UKUT 256 (IAC) (24 May 2013)
- Kheirollahi-Ahmadroghani v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 1314 (Admin) (22 May 2013)
- R (on the application of MR) v Derby City Council (AAJR) [2013] UKUT 255 (IAC) (14 May 2013)
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- MJ (Singh v Belgium : Tanveer Ahmed unaffected) Afghanistan [2013] UKUT 253 (IAC) (01 May 2013)
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Category Archives: Post Study Work
April changes to points-based system
The Immigration Rules are changed all the time. No part of the rules has been varied as much as the points-based system (PBS). The purpose of the PBS was to harmonise the old rules which brought about its creation. Yet, … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration Rules, PBS, Post Study Work, Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 4
Tagged Dependants, Immigration Rules, Points Based System
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Points-based system news
As of 6 April 2011 no sponsored migrant under Tier 2 (General) can be paid in cash. Moreover, restricted CoS can be applied for 3 months in advance (the earliest possible date). In paragraph 206 of the Sponsor Guidance, the … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, ECHR, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Post Study Work, Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 4, UKBA
Tagged Article 8, ECHR, Immigration Rules, Points Based System, UKBA
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Case Comment: FW v SSHD [2011] EWCA Civ 264
Lies and false statements in immigration applications are a common problem. Many a “clever” foreigner, often meritorious enough to qualify for the coveted Post Study Work visa, has fallen foul of the deception rules. It really isn’t a great idea … Continue reading
Dirty cash we need you
Statement of changes HC 863 to the immigration rules was published by the government on 16 March 2011 and will come into force on 6 April 2011. It is a substantial document which makes various amendments. In sum, through the … Continue reading
Posted in AP (Russia), ECHR, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Pankina, PBS, Post Study Work, Special Talent, Tier 1, Tier 2
Tagged AP (Russia), Article 8, ECHR, Immigration Rules, Pankina, Points Based System
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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 Minister’s speech
The Immigration Minister Mr Damian Green has made a rather long-winded speech on the government’s plans to reform the immigration rules in order to achieve a “sustainable” immigration policy for Britain. The full text of the minister’s speech is available … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Immigration Rules, PBS, Post Study Work, Settlement
Tagged Article 8, Migrant Workers, Points Based System
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Post Study Work category to end next year
On the day that British students will march against the increases in home students’ fees, Mrs Theresa May has announced her government’s plans to close the PSW route for foreign graduates. It has been reported that last year the route … Continue reading
Posted in AP (Russia), Article 8, Pankina, Post Study Work, Tier 1, UKBA
Tagged Article 8, Immigration Rules, Pankina, Points Based System
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New Pankina announcement
In Pankina – or AP (Russia) – Sedley LJ asked the SSHD and the UKBA to refrain from using policy guidance to modify the immigration rules because the policy guidance had not been approved by Parliament. While the UKBA is trying … Continue reading
MAC’s “limits on migration” report
In a legal context having first encountered the acronym “MAC” in an exam where it meant “material adverse change” in a long contractual clause, one finds that the Migration Advisory Committee’s report on the “Limits on Migration” is quite limited … Continue reading
Posted in Business, ECHR, Immigration Cap, MAC, PBS, Post Study Work, Settlement, Tier 1, Tier 2, Uncategorized
Tagged Immigration Rules, MAC, 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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Certificate of Approval fees refunds
In Baiai the House of Lords declared that the Certificate of Approval (COA) scheme was incompatible with article 8 of the ECHR as it disproportionately interfered with the fundamental right to marry. From 31 July 2009 applicants granted COAs between 2005 and 2009 … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Business, Cases, COA, Court of Appeal, Dependants, ECHR, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Overseas Workers, PBS, Post Study Work, Refugee Convention, Settlement, Tier 1, Tier 2, Tribunals, UKBA
Tagged Article 8, Asylum, Case Law, Dependants, ECHR, Economy, Immigration Rules, Points Based System, Spouses, 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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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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Why the best might prefer to leave the UK
While speaking to the Confederation of British Industry in an attempt to allay the immigration fears of the business community Prime Minister David Cameron comfortingly said to his audience: “Let me give you this assurance. As we control our borders … Continue reading
Posted in AP (Russia), Article 8, Asylum, Biometric Cards, Business, Detention, Economy, Education, Employment, Entrepreneurs, European Union, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Overseas Workers, PBS, Persecution, Post Study Work, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA Signing Centres, Uncategorized, Working
Tagged AP (Russia), Asylum, ECHR, Economy, Education, Entrepreneurs, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Investors, Migrant Workers, Overseas Workers, Pankina, Points Based System, Spouses, UKBA
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Agency to introduce biometric permits for Tier 1 and Tier 5
Parliament will, by virtue of changes which have been laid before it, soon be considering new rules which will require a much greater number of migrants to apply for biometric residence permits if they seek an extension of their leave to … Continue reading
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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The Coalition Government and Immigration’s New Clothes
It appears from the view taken by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) that the Points Based System introduced by the former Labour government is working. The system has had more success in controlling immigration than its introducing Labour … Continue reading
Pre-23 June Overseas Applications, the Pankina Judgment, and Judicial Review
The Pankina Policy: Reliefs and Exclusions Subsequent to the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Secretary of State for the Home Department v Pankina [2010] EWCA Civ 719, the Points Based System Maintenance (Funds): Policy Document produced by the UKBA selectively … Continue reading
Posted in AP (Russia), Article 8, Cases, Constitution, Court of Appeal, ECHR, Immigration Law, Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, Pankina, PBS, Post Study Work, Tier 1, Tier 2, UKBA
Tagged AP (Russia), Constitution, ECHR, Immigration, Immigration Rules, Judicial Review, Pankina, Points Based System
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