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07/04/2023

The UK government intends to "promote the wide-ranging opportunities available" under the Government Authorised Exchange (G*E) visa route. So what is it?

07/04/2023

In a bizarre policy-like update, the Home Office has amended its guidance on automatic acquisition of British citizenship: “While the Home Office assesses recently identified legal issues, the policy for acquisition of citizenship by individuals born in the UK between 1 January 1983 and 1 October ...

07/04/2023

In a colourfully-worded and expressive judgment, the High Court has found that challenges to the Home Secretary’s decision to refuse citizenship naturalisation applications can only be challenged on grounds of irrationality. The judgment is R (Sandy) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2...

30/03/2023

30/03/2023

The Home office has published new guidance introducing a streamlined process to deal with child asylum applications. The policy explained in the guidance apparently intends to help the Home Office fulfil the commitment made by Rishi Sunak to clear the asylum backlog by the end of 2023. The policy ap...

30/03/2023

The adult dependent relative rules have been buried in Appendix FM since their inception on 9 July 2012. From 1 June 2023, they will be transposed into their own standalone Appendix Adult Dependent Relative. The new appendix was announced in the 9 March 2023 Statement of Changes to the Immigration R...

30/03/2023

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05/02/2023

A bison at 35 below zero. Yellowstone National Park, USA.

Photo: Tom Murphy

05/02/2023

This is London ❤

05/02/2023

In yet another Afghan evacuation case, the court in KBL v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 87 (Admin) looked at whether the guidance issued for the benefit of potential beneficiaries of the evacuation, known as “Operation Pitting”, created a legitimate expectation that Afgh...