Immigration and Migration

Upper Tribunal finds arguable Article 3 breach in Bulgarian removal challenge
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Upper Tribunal finds arguable Article 3 breach in Bulgarian removal challenge The Upper Tribunal handed down judgment in R (FH and Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (JR-2025-LON-000118 & Ors), a case challenging the certification of asylum claims as inadmissible on the basis that Bulgaria was a safe ...
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Briefing: registering a child as British
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Briefing: registering a child as British There are several ways a person can become a British citizen. Children can acquire citizenship automatically at birth, depending on where they are born and the citizenship of their parents. Others may acquire it later, by registering or naturalising as ...
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Which takes priority: family or immigration proceedings?
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Which takes priority: family or immigration proceedings? Where there are parallel immigration and family court proceedings, which should take priority? In the case of Jakir Ahmed v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 509, this question was firmly answered by the Court of ...
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Job ad: BHD Solicitors are recruiting
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Job ad: BHD Solicitors are recruiting Barnes Harrild & Dyer Solicitors is a Legal 500 recognised firm specialising in immigration, asylum and public law. Operating from offices in Croydon and Central London, with a well-established remote working team, we are expanding and seeking solicitors and senior ...
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Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #118
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Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #118 Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter! Nearly 150 children’s charities, social workers and legal organisations have written to the Prime Minister warning that the Home Secretary’s changes to the immigration system amount to a sustained attack on children’s rights. Proposals across ...
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How does absence from the UK work under the EU settlement scheme?
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How does absence from the UK work under the EU settlement scheme? Under the EU Settlement Scheme, an EU/EEA/Swiss citizen or their family members are either granted pre-settled status for five years (as limited leave) or settled status as permanent residence (as indefinite leave). In some cases, former family members can also ...
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Appeal deadlines for civil penalty notices are not absolute where the court is to blame
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Appeal deadlines for civil penalty notices are not absolute where the court is to blame The High Court has recognised that it has a discretion to extend strict statutory deadlines in circumstances where the court itself, not the appellant, is responsible for the appeal being brought late. The issue arose in the case of Sikander ...
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Skilled workers and students can ask for access to public funds, but few succeed. Here’s...
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Skilled workers and students can ask for access to public funds, but few succeed. Here’s... In October 2023, the Home Office formally recognised its discretion to lift the ‘no recourse to public funds’ condition from visas for skilled workers and students. Previously, the Home Office had insisted that it was unable to do so, except ...
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Key takeaways from the new Iraq country guidance: documentation and Article 3 risks
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Key takeaways from the new Iraq country guidance: documentation and Article 3 risks The long-awaited updated Iraq country guidance case of AK, AH, and AJ v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] UKUT 00150 (IAC) has finally landed, replacing all existing country guidance on Iraq. For those unfamiliar with the Article ...
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Job ad: Manuel Bravo Project are recruiting
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Job ad: Manuel Bravo Project are recruiting Senior Immigration Caseworker/Solicitor Organisation: Manuel Bravo Project Job Title: Senior Immigration Caseworker/Solicitor Salary: NJC point 25, 37.5 hrs at £36,188 (24 hrs pro rata) IAA Level 2, NJC Pay Scale point 35 – £46,290 per annum (37.5 hours full time) ...
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Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #117
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Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #117 Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter! Last week was a busy week for the Home Secretary. On Thursday she signed a new three-year agreement with her French counterpart to continue preventing small boat crossings. The £662 million deal is intended to strengthen enforcement ...
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Tribunals must still assess all the evidence, even where the core issue is not challenged...
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Tribunals must still assess all the evidence, even where the core issue is not challenged... The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a Pakistani man, MR, who claimed asylum in the UK on the basis that he would face persecution as a gay man if returned to Pakistan. The court held that the ...
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Continuous residence under the EU Settlement Scheme: changes to automated settlement process and expanded cancellation...
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Continuous residence under the EU Settlement Scheme: changes to automated settlement process and expanded cancellation... Since 2025, the Home Office has been automatically converting some people with pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme to full settled status. It does this without requiring a new application, using automated checks to establish whether the person meets ...
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Court of Appeal upholds status cessation decision for Congolese refugee
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Court of Appeal upholds status cessation decision for Congolese refugee In JL v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 498 the Court of Appeal upholds a refugee status cessation decision for a recognised refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A cessation decision is one ...
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Nearly Legal and Giles Peaker: An Appreciation
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Nearly Legal and Giles Peaker: An Appreciation One of the great legal bloggers died this week. I never got to meet Nearly Legal, aka Giles Peaker of Anthony Gold Solicitors. I knew him only through his blogging and, later, his micro-blogging on Twitter and BlueSky. The best ...
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What is the adequate maintenance and accommodation requirement?
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What is the adequate maintenance and accommodation requirement? Several immigration routes require applicants to show that they can be adequately maintained and accommodated in the UK without recourse to public funds. This is a separate financial test from the minimum income requirement that applies to most spouse and partner visa ...
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Universities can now subscribe to Free Movement for their students
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Universities can now subscribe to Free Movement for their students Free Movement now offers an institutional subscription for UK universities, giving law students and academic staff access to our full archive of articles and case law analysis. Free Movement has been covering UK immigration and asylum law since 2007. We ...
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Irregular migration status: a systemic problem
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Irregular migration status: a systemic problem From politicians to the media, there is a prevailing narrative that migrants with irregular status have chosen to commit some personal, even moral, failure. If only migrants did the right thing, we are told, then irregularity would simply never happen, ...
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Job Ad: Training Manager, Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA)
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Job Ad: Training Manager, Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) Job title: Training Manager Organisation: Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) Location:  Hybrid. Primarily remote with one weekly hub day in London. Working arrangements may change. Deadline: 11:59pm on Sunday, 17 May 2026 Interviews: Weeks commencing 25 May or 1 June 2026  Salary: £33,000-£35,000 with scope to offer ...
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Past arrest and beating of Vietnamese protester does not amount to persecution
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Past arrest and beating of Vietnamese protester does not amount to persecution The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of a Vietnamese national who argued that his arrest, beating and blacklisting after attending an anti-China demonstration in Vietnam placed him at real risk of persecution on return. The judgment is a ...
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