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07.06.2022 - Court of Appeal confirms Zambrano applications must be based on facts, not assumptions
In the case of Velaj v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWCA Civ 767, the Court of Appeal has confirmed that Zambrano applications always require factual inquiries as to what would happen to the British dependant if their primary carer(s) indeed left the UK. In the case of joint primary carers, it must be shown — rather than assumed — that both carers would leave the country.
We would like to remind our readers that a Zambrano visa is granted to a non-EEA parent of a child who is a British citizen if it is the only way to guarantee the right of the child to live in the UK (or ...
30.05.2022 - High Potential visa launches today – and available to apply for
The High Potential Individual visa went live at 9am today.
It is a new route allowing people to live and work in the UK without needing an employer to sponsor them, vaguely in the mould of the dearly departed Highly Skilled Migrants Programme. It is however restricted to people who have graduated from certain named universities in the past five years.
The person must also speak English to level B1. The resulting visa lasts two years, or three for people with PhDs.
To qualify, a person must have successfully graduated from a university that appeared in the Top-50 of at least two of the Times Hi...
27.05.2022 - Now it is free to get a BRP card confirming ILR status for those who received it in the past under the old rules
Since 6 April 2022, it has become free for those with indefinite leave to enter or remain in the UK obtained under the old rules (and whose ILR status was usually attached in the passport as vignette) to make a ‘No Time Limit’ application, which provides them with confirmation of their UK immigration status in the form of a biometric residence permit (BRP).
Key benefits of having a BRP include holders being able to prove their right to work in the UK and right to rent in England using free online services. A BRP will also facilitate straightforward travel in and out of the UK as well as passin...
26.05.2022 - Children can now apply for a waiver of British citizenship fees
Families who can’t afford British citizenship for their children can now get it for free. A new “citizenship fee waiver for individuals under 18” policy was published today. It allows under-18s to apply to have the £1,012 fee on applications for registration as a British citizen waived. The policy applies where the fee is unaffordable because paying it would compromise the child’s essential living needs, although lots of supporting evidence is required.
The test for when a fee waiver will be granted is “affordability”: the child and (more to the point) their parent(s) can show that they “canno...
20.05.2022 - EU citizens’ rights group launches CSI Justice campaign
Campaigners are pursuing compensation for EU citizens wrongly found to be unlawfully resident for lack of private health insurance.
The CSI Justice campaign, launched by lobby group the3million, follows the decision of the Court of Justice ruling in the case C‑247/20 VI v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, which was reported in March 2022 and which held that EU nationals did not need Comprehensive Sickness Insurance to be legally resident in the UK as students or self-sufficient persons. The Home Office and UK courts had always insisted that they did, despite having the right to use the NHS.
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20.05.2022 - Deprivation of citizenship has legal effect even if later withdrawn
When the Home Office withdraws a decision to deprive someone of their British citizenship, does the person get their citizenship back (prospective) or was it never lost in the first place (retroactive)? This was the deceptively simple question that the High Court grappled with in E3 & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 1133 (Admin), eventually concluding that the effect of withdrawal is prospective only.
In 2017, the Home Office made orders stripping the applicants, “E3” and “N3”, of their British citizenship. At the time, officials thought they would not be rendered ...
19.05.2022 - Ukraine Family Scheme and Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine): visa data - as of 19 May 2022
Total Ukraine Scheme visa applications received: 147,500
Data is as of 19 May 2022 and comprised of:
- Ukraine Family Scheme: 48,700
- Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme: 98,800
Total Ukraine Scheme visas issued to people: 107,400
Data is as of 19 May 2022 and comprised of:
- Ukraine Family Scheme visas: 38,700
- Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme visas: 68,700
Total arrivals of visa-holders in the UK: 53,800
Data is as of 19 May 2022 and comprised of:
- arrivals via Ukraine Family Scheme: 20,800
- arrivals via Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme: 33,000
12.05.2022 - Ukraine Family Scheme and Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine): visa data - as of 12 May 2022
Total Ukraine Scheme visa applications received: 132,900
Data is as of 12 May 2022 and comprised of:
- Ukraine Family Scheme: 45,700
- Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme: 87,200
Total Ukraine Scheme visas issued to people: 102,300
Data is as of 12 May 2022 and comprised of:
- Ukraine Family Scheme visas: 37,500
- Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme visas: 64,800
Of those issued under the Sponsorship Scheme, visas issued where the sponsor was from:
- Scotland: 7,700 (of which Scotland is super sponsor for 5,000)
- Wales: 3,300
- Northern Ireland: 750
- England: the rest of visa applications...
09.05.2022 - Recognised Providers: Organisations who can help guests from Ukraine find sponsors in the UK
This is a list of voluntary and community sector organisations running schemes which provide support for and help match people coming from Ukraine with sponsors in the UK, as part of the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
These organisations can help you find a sponsor and provide more information about what it’s like to be sponsored in the UK. They are not immigration advisors and cannot guarantee to find you a sponsor in the location of your choice.
At the moment, organisations may have limited capacity to take on new guests from Ukraine, but this will change over the coming weeks. The government ex...
06.05.2022 - Ukraine Family Scheme and Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine): visa data - as of 06 May 2022
Total Ukraine Scheme visa applications received: 125,100
Data is as of 06 May 2022 and comprised of:
- Ukraine Family Scheme: 44,200
- Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme: 80,900
Total Ukraine Scheme visas issued to people: 95,500
Data is as of 06 May 2022 and comprised of:
- Ukraine Family Scheme visas: 36,300
- Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme visas: 59,100
Of those issued under the Sponsorship Scheme, visas issued where the sponsor was from:
- Scotland: 6,400 (of which Scotland is super sponsor for 3,920)
- Wales: 2,800
- Northern Ireland: 670
- England: the rest of visa applications ...
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