About Immigration Law
As the rules and policy on UK immigration grow more and more complex, it’s getting harder and harder to stay up to speed on the latest changes (especially when one source seems to contradict another).
EU law rights and EU Settlement Scheme
Our content deals with the mechanics of the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) and eligibility, as well as the citizens’ rights aspects of the Withdrawal Agreement, that broadly underpins the scheme.
Sponsored work
We deal with the key sponsored and non-sponsored work immigration routes. We have Practice Notes covering all aspects of eligibility (from the point of view of the sponsor and the sponsored migrant) and common pitfalls.
UK immigration control
How immigration law works. Submitting an application, grounds for refusal, conditions of permission, and various sources of law. Plus analysis of the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules from 2013.
Policy
As the rules and policy on UK immigration grow in complexity, it’s tricky to stay up to speed on the latest changes (especially when one source seems to contradict another). We’ll help keep you up-to-date.
Topics We Cover
Latest Immigration News
The Migration Observatory has published a briefing on the effect of migration on population growth in the UK. While the UK does not have an explicit...
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has published its Rapid Review into the Graduate route, together with a letter to the Home Secretary from the...
The Autonomy Institute has released a Care Visa Sponsor Database, which lists all UK social care providers licensed to sponsor Skilled Worker visas....
The University of Oxford's Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) has published a report 'Understanding Migrant Destitution in the UK:...
The below data shows the number of Home Office-approved employer sponsors, according to visa route, as listed on the Home Office’s register of...
Latest Immigration Practice Notes
English language requirement in work, study and business routesMost simplified work, study and business routes have an English language requirement...
The Windrush SchemeOn 16 April 2018, following a series of high profile cases concerning long-resident Commonwealth migrants attempting to demonstrate...
Archive of Sponsor Guidance for Workers and Temporary WorkersThis is an archive of Sponsor Guidance for the Worker and Temporary Workers categories,...
Applying under the Government Authorised Exchange routeThe Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) route provides individuals with the opportunity to...
The Common Travel AreaWhat is the Common Travel Area?The Common Travel Area comprises:•the UK•the Channel Islands (the Bailiwicks of Jersey and...
Latest Immigration Precedents
Clauses—repayment of immigration fees1Repayment of immigration fees1.1In order to enable you to be lawfully employed in the UK, we agreed to pay the...
Spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners under Appendix FM: in—country switch—letter in support from applicant partner[Insert your current...
General permission to stay application—checklistChecklist of supporting documents for permission to stayFormat for translationsAny documents not in...
Spouses, civil partners and unmarried partners under Appendix FM: entry clearance—letter in support from applicant partner[Insert your current...
Children of a parent with limited leave as a partner under Appendix FM: leave to remain—letter in support from applicant partner[Insert your current...
Latest Immigration Q&As
Featured Immigration content
Parental consent for minor child—letter
Parental consent for minor child—letter[Insert address of [parent OR guardian] in home country][Insert Home Office address where application is being...
Biometric Immigration Documents
Biometric Immigration DocumentsWhat is a Biometric Immigration Document?A Biometric Immigration Document (BID) is the key ‘document’ that evidences...
Children applying for indefinite leave under Part 8 and Appendix FM: procedure
Children applying for indefinite leave under Part 8 and Appendix FM: procedureA child may be eligible to apply for indefinite leave to enter or remain...
Key contacts for immigration advisers
Key contacts for immigration advisersIP COMPLETION DAY: The Brexit transition period ended at 11pm on 31 December 2020. At this time (referred to in...
Who can give immigration advice in the UK?
Who can give immigration advice in the UK?Immigration advisers and service providers in the UK are subject to regulation.Broadly, non-legally...
Applying to confirm a Zambrano right of residence [Archived]
Applying to confirm a Zambrano right of residence [Archived]ARCHIVED: this Practice Note is no longer maintained as it covers the implementation of EU...
Passport stamps, vignettes and codes—examples and common problems [Archived]
Passport stamps, vignettes and codes—examples and common problems [Archived]This Practice Note is no longer updated as it relates to the position...
Do you need to submit a separate VAF4A (Appendix 2) form when making an entry clearance application using the new online form? On what basis can the Home Office request this?
Can you make an application for naturalisation using an expired Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) which confirms that they hold indefinite leave to remain?
Zambrano EUSS rules declared unlawful on appeal (R (Akinsanya) v SSHD)
Immigration analysis: The Court of Appeal has partially upheld the decision of Mr Justice Mostyn in finding that the Home Office’s rules for...
Where a new employee has an indefinite leave to remain endorsement in their expired passport, would an employer have a statutory excuse against a civil penalty if they obtained a positive verification notice from the employer checking service with a copy of their expired passport? If not, would the employer need to wait until the employee receives their biometric residence permit before they can commence employment?
The status of the Tier 4 sponsor
The status of the Tier 4 sponsorSTOP PRESS: This Practice Note is being updated to reflect changes to the Immigration Rules which replace the Tier 4...
Right to work checks: when and why
Right to work checks: when and whyThis Practice Note looks at why employers need to carry out ‘right to work’ checks and when such checks should be...
Long residence and private life
Long residence and private lifeThe long residence and private life routes within the Immigration Rules are for those applying for further permission...
Changes of law and policy, rights against retrospective legislation, and legitimate expectation
Changes of law and policy, rights against retrospective legislation, and legitimate expectationChanges to immigration law may mean that a person who...
Approval of naturalisation application—information sheet
Approval of naturalisation application—information sheetI am pleased to enclose a letter from the Home Office that confirms that your application for...
Nationality and Borders Act 2022—nationality provisions
Immigration analysis: The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022. In addition to controversial provisions relating to...
Can a Tier 2 sponsor reduce a sponsored migrant’s number of weekly hours in order for them to be able to undertake supplementary employment (for another employer)? If so, is the sponsor required to report this change in employment via the sponsor management system?
Associated legal terms
Automatic deportation of foreign criminals
The Secretary of State must make a deportation order in respect of a foreign criminal, unless one of the statutory exceptions applies.
Resident Labour Market Test
The advertising process undertaken by an employer to demonstrate that the role was offered to the settled workforce in the UK, when making an application under the Tier 2 (General) category of the Points-Based System.
Visa nationals
Nationals and citizens of certain foreign and Commonwealth countries or territorial entities and stateless persons who always require a visa, as a form of entry clearance, in order to be granted leave to enter the UK.
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