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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- 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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- Anwar Rashid: For Parween Rahman March 30, 2013 pakistanhorizon
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- 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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- Afghan interpreters 'risk being failed by bureaucracy' May 22, 2013 Nicholas Watt
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- 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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Tag Archives: Immigration Rules
Strike Three For New Rules: Part 1
Ogundimu (Article 8 – new rules) Nigeria [2013] UKUT 60 (IAC) (08 February 2013) Nigeria – Africa’s most populous country – is spearheading the campaign against deportation and Ogundimu is the third case in a row where the judiciary has sent … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Crime, Human Rights Act, Nigeria, Settlement
Tagged Article 8, Immigration Rules, Removals
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Immigration Rules Changed Again
Yet another set of changes in the immigration rules is around the corner and most of these will enter into force on 13 December 2012. To this end, Statement of changes in Immigration Rules HC 760 envisages a plethora of … Continue reading
Posted in Dependants, Immigration Rules, PBS, Settlement, UKBA 2007
Tagged Article 8, Immigration Rules, LASPO, Points Based System, UKBA
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Spectres of Pankina: The Rules, Fairness and Article 8
Ferrer (limited appeal grounds; Alvi) Philippines [2012] UKUT 304 (IAC) (01 August 2012) This is a recent Upper Tribunal (“UT”, Judges Storey and Lane) case involving the Alvi [2012] UKSC 33 and Pankina [2010] EWCA Civ 719 genre of cases. The … Continue reading
Posted in Alvi, Article 8, Immigration Rules, Philippines, Sedley LJ, Tier 2, Work Permits
Tagged Article 8, Immigration Rules, Pankina, UK Supreme Court
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Challenging the Restriction on Alvi’s Scope
Like its predecessor Statement of Changes Cm8423, the explanatory memorandum to Statement of Changes HC 565 expressed the government’s regret in relation to the fact that the changes to the Immigration Rules did not (yet again) comply fully with the … Continue reading
Posted in Alvi, Article 8, Judicial Review, Pankina, PBS, Sedley LJ, UKSC
Tagged ECHR, Immigration Rules, UK Supreme Court, UKBA
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Article 8 and Polygamy
SG (child of polygamous marriage) Nepal [2012] UKUT 265 (IAC) (9 July 2012) The Upper Tribunal (“UT”, Justice Blake and Judge Dawson) has recently made it clear that in cases involving polygamy a child will not be able to join … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, Article 8, Blake J, Children, Immigration Rules, Settlement
Tagged Article 8, Case Law, Dependants, Immigration Rules, Polygamy, Tribunals
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Article 8 and Kafka: Students under Chikwamba
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Hayat (Pakistan) [2012] EWCA Civ 1054 (31 July 2012) The question where an article 8 claim should be made often arises? At times this is a hard question to answer but the … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Court of Appeal, Immigration Rules, Pankina, PBS, Tier 4
Tagged Article 8, Free Movement, Immigration Rules, Pankina, Points Based System
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Alvi: The Aftermath …
In the wake of the Alvi [2012] UKSC 33 judgment, a new Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules CM8423 (“the statement”) came into force on 20 July 2012. Weirdly, the statement – spanning an overwhelming 288 pages – also corrects cross-referencing errors in Appendix … Continue reading
Posted in Alvi, Article 8, Dependants, Exceptional Talent, Immigration Rules, Tier 1, Tier 2
Tagged ECHR, Immigration Rules, Points Based System, UK Supreme Court
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Overstaying, flight side service and re-entry
The case of Singh (paragraph 320 (7A) – IS151A forms – proof) [2012] UKUT 00162 (IAC) is all about the cat and mouse charades which take place between the UK Border Agency and the subjects of immigration control. Moreover, the … Continue reading
Posted in Appeals, Domestic Workers, False Statements, Heathrow, Immigration Rules, Notices, Removals, Tier 1, WHM
Tagged Case Law, Immigration Rules, Tribunals
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Family Migration and Article 8′s New Dress
Theresa May’s rabid immigration policies are no secret and the government is changing the Immigration Rules yet again. It is the eighteenth statement of changes in the Immigration Rules to be announced by the Home Office since the present government … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Dependants, Immigration Rules, Judges, Proportionality, Settlement
Tagged Article 8, Dependants, ECHR, Immigration Rules, Removals, Spouses
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A rule is a rule
Miah & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 261 (07 March 2012) This is an important case. The Court of Appeal (Maurice Kay, Stanley Burnton and Lewison LJJ) unanimously decided that there was no … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Court of Appeal, ECHR, Pankina, PBS, Tier 2
Tagged Article 8, Immigration Rules, Pankina, Points Based System, UK Supreme Court
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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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Work permits, earnings and settlement
Philipson (ILR – not PBS: evidence) India [2012] UKUT 39 (IAC) In the work categories under the immigration rules, earnings are vital for extensions and acquiring settlement rights (or Indefinite Leave to Remain). But, as the Upper Tribunal (Mr Justice … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Blake J, PBS, s 19 UKBA 2007, Settlement, Tier 2, Work Permits
Tagged Earnings, ECHR, Immigration Rules, Settlement
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Court of Appeal wants “common sense” in PBS
In Agubata v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] All ER (D) 151 (Jan) the Court of Appeal (Mummery, Etherton and Sullivan LJJ) delivered extempore judgment in a Tier 4 points-based system case on 26 January 2012. The case … Continue reading
Posted in Pankina, PBS, Students, Tier 4, Uncategorized
Tagged AP (Russia), Immigration Rules, Points Based System
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Home secretary loses marriage visa case
R (on the application of Quila and another) (FC) (Respondents) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) R (on the application of Bibi and another) (FC) (Respondents) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) [2011] UKSC … Continue reading
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 Uncategorized, PBS, Tier 1, Immigration Rules, Tier 2, UKSC, Pankina, Employment, Immigration Cap, JCWI
Tagged Points Based System, Entrepreneurs, Investors, UK Supreme Court, Immigration Rules, Pankina, AP (Russia), Immigration Cap
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Domestic violence and settlement: a Gujarati case
Earlier in the year the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keir Starmer QC highlighted the need to tackle domestic violence (DV) – see his speech Domestic Violence: the facts, the issues, the future. Starmer argued that the saying “it’s just … Continue reading
Posted in Article 8, Domestic Violence, DPP, Gujarat, Immigration Rules, India, Settlement, Tribunals, UKBA
Tagged Article 8, Domestic Violence, DPP, Immigration Rules, India, Tribunals, UKBA
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Poppycock claims
Just as day two in the Quila appeal kicks off (watch here or join the discussion here or please click the twitter blackbird pie item at the end of this post), I would just like to take the opportunity to state … Continue reading
Posted in PBS, Immigration Rules, UKBA, UKSC, Article 8, India, Spouses
Tagged Points Based System, UK Supreme Court, Immigration Rules, UKBA, Pankina, Spouses, Article 8
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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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Tier 2 update
The 6 April 2011 changes in the immigration rules will modify Tier 2 (General) by dividing Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) into ‘restricted’ and ‘unrestricted’ categories. In the restricted category, a cap of 20,700 will be maintained and 4,200 CoS will … Continue reading
Posted in MAC, PBS, Tier 2, UKBA
Tagged 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
