Immigration and Migration

Briefing: immigration and nationality options for children in care

Briefing: immigration and nationality options for children in care Children may arrive in the care of local authorities without British citizenship or UK immigration status. They and their social workers may not realise there is an issue until, for example, the child has a school trip abroad and needs ...

Job ad: Immigration Solicitor, Birnberg Peirce Solicitors

Job ad: Immigration Solicitor, Birnberg Peirce Solicitors Immigration Solicitor Full Time: Salary on enquiry We are a long-established London-based law firm focusing on protecting and advancing human rights. We are recruiting for an immigration solicitor. We are an experienced department practising in a wide range of immigration ...

What does the new law on deprivation of British citizenship do?

What does the new law on deprivation of British citizenship do? The Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Act 2025 received Royal Assent on Monday this week. I wrote up the Bill when first introduced and it has passed unamended since then. The Act was brought in as a response ...

Government launches consultation on the prevention of illegal working

Government launches consultation on the prevention of illegal working As trailed by the Home Secretary in a press release yesterday, the government has launched a six week consultation on the implementation of the extension of right to work checks beyond standard employment relationships. The extension itself is already in ...

Two more immigration lawyers facing potential disciplinary proceedings for misuse of AI

Two more immigration lawyers facing potential disciplinary proceedings for misuse of AI Two more immigration lawyers, a barrister and a solicitor, are facing the possibility of a Hamid hearing and a referral to their professional regulator after the Upper Tribunal issued show cause orders to each of them in cases involving alleged ...

Job ad: Work Rights Centre are recruiting a Trainee Solicitor We’re recruiting a Trainee Solicitor (Immigration and Employment) Salary: £30,000 – £32,000 Contract length: Fixed-term for 2 years Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week) Location: London hybrid (1 day per week working in the office) The Work Rights Centre, in ...

Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #92

Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #92 Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter! The Home Secretary was at it again last week, writing in The Sun and making fact free assertions about “ridiculous legal challenges” and “abuse of modern slavery laws”. Notably, on the latter she said ...

Upper Tribunal gives guidance on children’s best interests in deprivation appeals

Upper Tribunal gives guidance on children’s best interests in deprivation appeals In a newly reported decision, the Upper Tribunal has given guidance on how the tribunal must consider the best interests of any children, where relevant to the appeal. The case is Mujaj (Deprivation: children’s best interests) Albania [2025] UKUT 349 ...

Migrant Help to provide training to staff after admitting trafficking policy breach

Migrant Help to provide training to staff after admitting trafficking policy breach Migrant Help, one of the main subcontractors responsible for providing trafficking support to victims under the modern slavery victim care contract, has admitted that they acted in breach of the Home Office’s recovery needs assessment policy by refusing to provide ...

Job Ad: Thorntons Law are recruiting a Senior Immigration Practitioner Senior Immigration Practitioner Edinburgh At Thorntons Law, every moment matters. Join our Immigration Team and you’ll feel inspired. You’ll feel connected. You’ll feel like you belong. And it all begins from the moment you join us. That’s because we’ve created ...

Job Ad: Thorntons Law are recruiting an Immigration Lawyer Immigration Lawyer Edinburgh At Thorntons Law, every moment matters. Join our Immigration Team and you’ll feel inspired. You’ll feel connected. You’ll feel like you belong. And it all begins from the moment you join us. That’s because we’ve created a ...

Some appeals should still be listed for a hearing even where an unrepresented appellant has...

Some appeals should still be listed for a hearing even where an unrepresented appellant has... In a newly reported decision, the Upper Tribunal has reminded judges that a hearing should be held whenever credibility is disputed on any material issue or fact and that it will only be a rare case where it is “appropriate ...

Home Affairs Committee publishes report on asylum accommodation

Home Affairs Committee publishes report on asylum accommodation The Home Affairs Committee has published its report into the Home Office’s management of asylum accommodation. Unsurprisingly, given the known extent of the issues, the report is 123 pages with several pages of recommendations. Conclusions include that there is an ...

How to apply to come to the UK when you can’t travel safely to enrol...

How to apply to come to the UK when you can’t travel safely to enrol... This article explains how to make a successful application for a predetermination or biometric excuse where a person has applied for entry clearance to the UK but the journey to a visa application centre to enrol their biometrics is considered ...

High Court clarifies the limits of electronic monitoring immigration bail powers

High Court clarifies the limits of electronic monitoring immigration bail powers The High Court has ruled on the limits of immigration bail powers in the context of electronic monitoring conditions where there is no prospect of the Home Office removing the tag wearer from the UK. The case is R (Mustafa ...

New suitability rules will apply to Appendix FM and other human rights applications

New suitability rules will apply to Appendix FM and other human rights applications One of the biggest changes introduced by the most recent statement of changes is not so much the replacement of the Part 9 grounds for refusal with a new yet very similar “Part Suitability” but rather the way these rules ...

Job ad: Hope Projects is looking for an exceptional IAA2 or higher immigration advisor Purpose of the post: To assist the development, delivery and quality assurance of all of Hope Project’s legal and advice services including the delivery of Legal Assessments to refused asylum seekers; and to develop and run a student placement pilot ...

When is supplementary employment permitted and what are the rules?

When is supplementary employment permitted and what are the rules? Some immigration routes, like the global talent route, the partner route, and those with permission as dependants of points based system applicants allow individuals to have flexible work arrangements. Other routes allow a wide degree of work but with restrictions, ...

Job ad: Ukrainian adviser at Settled Around 200,000 Ukrainians have arrived in the UK since Ukraine was invaded in early 2022. Settled’s Ukraine Advice Service is at the forefront of providing expert immigration advice on Ukraine visa schemes and related matters. This post will bring much ...

Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #91

Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #91 Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter! Sonia is away this week so I’m stepping in to bring you the newsletter. Please be kind! It was a busy week which saw the fifth statement of changes to the immigration rules published ...

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