Tag Archives: Settlement

False representations made in pending application don’t ‘simply disappear’ by varying it to an ILR application

Al-Azad v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 407 (25 April 2024) The Court of Appeal has rejected the argument that the SSHD should not have refused Mr MN Wohhab Al-Azad’s application for indefinite leave to … Continue reading

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Woman resident in the UK for 39 years loses deportation battle 

Khadija Akhtar v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 354 (16 April 2024) The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of Mrs Akhtar who had been resident in the UK for 39 years (since 1985). … Continue reading

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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

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