Month: January 2012

January 31, 2012

Last week in Strasbourg the United Kingdom's Prime Minister, David Cameron, delivered an important speech in which he called for reform of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The UK currently holds the six-month presidency of the Council of...

January 27, 2012

If you are hoping to apply for a UK visa, or are in the process of doing so, you should check to see whether the categeory you are applying in requires you to demonstrate a certain standard of English language…

January 25, 2012

We handle a large number of Indefinite Leave to Remain, or settlement, applications for clients who have spent 5 years legally in the United Kingdom and want to live and work here with no restrictions. A grant of ILR means...

January 24, 2012

The UK Border Agency have issued a statement indicating they intend to increase their online services: 'We are replacing our phone line for postal applicants in the UK who want to book appointments to enrol their biometric information. From 1…

January 20, 2012

We were pleased to read recently that the Joint Council for Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) successfully represented two Filipino care workers in their appeals against settlement refusals handed down by the UK Border Agency. In 2007, the UK Home Office...

January 19, 2012

Today, the UK Border Agency announced that migrants applying for permission to stay ("further leave to remain") in the UK under Tier 2 or 5 of the Points Based System, will be able to do online from 14 February 2012.…

January 16, 2012

The UK Government has continued its clamp down on abuse of the Tier 4 visa system for international students, with further tough new requirements recently introduced. UKBA announced that all current Tier 4 Sponsors, if they are not already subject…

January 13, 2012

A recent BBC article caught our attention due to its very human account of the effects that relocation can have, not just on the assignee but on the accompanying spouse, partner or immediate family. The consequences for a spouse of...

January 12, 2012

Turkey is not a member of the European Union and consequently its nationals do not enjoy the same right to work in the United Kingdom as migrants from countries within the EEA. However, in 1963 Turkey and the Member States…

January 11, 2012

An interesting case has come to our attention, which raises serious questions about how immigration cases involving Article 8 issues will be handled in the future. The case concerned a Bangladeshi student, Abdullah Munawar, who came to study in the...