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Free Movement, created by Colin Yeo, provides updates and advice on immigration, EU, nationality, and refugee law. Staffed by immigration lawyers & experts.
Free Movement
14h ago
Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter! First of all, a quick reminder that our membership prices are going up on Wednesday this week (1 May). It’s been a week. On Tuesday morning, hours after the Safety of Rwanda Act completed its final stages in parliament, five people included a little girl died while trying to make the journey across the ..read more
Free Movement
22h ago
Closing date: 13th May 2024 5pm This is an opportunity to join a highly successful, creative, dynamic immigration team. Islington Law Centre has a much-respected Immigration Team. We are a category 1 Legal Aid Immigration provider and we have considerable experience across the range of immigration work with experience of running cases at all levels ..read more
Free Movement
22h ago
Almost two years after changes were made by the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 to the standard of proof, we have our first reported decision from the Upper Tribunal on how the assessment of whether a person’s fear of persecution is “well-founded” should be carried out. The case is JCK v Secretary of State for ..read more
Free Movement
22h ago
The backlog of cases in the inadmissibility process was in the news again last week following senior Home Officials’ evidence session at the Public Accounts Committee on Monday. This article looks at legal arguments that can be made in relation to the Home Office’s delay in making admissibility decisions for people who have been issued ..read more
Free Movement
22h ago
The Court of Appeal has rejected the appeal against deportation of a woman who was sentenced to less than four years and who has lived in the UK for almost 40 years. The court said that it is not necessary for the Upper Tribunal to mention factors when making a decision in relation to very ..read more
Free Movement
22h ago
Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter! “Election vanity scam” (as coined by someone who seemingly works for the Home Office) is probably the most accurate description of the Rwanda plan at this point. As I have said before, best case scenario for the government surely has to be that any flight is stopped, as they ..read more
Free Movement
22h ago
I have set out below what the legal process is for sending a person to Rwanda following the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024, which received Royal Assent on 25 April and came into force the same day. I have looked only at the law as it currently stands, this excludes much of ..read more
Free Movement
22h ago
CLOSING DATE: 5 MAY 2024 South West London Law Centres is seeking an experienced Asylum/Immigration Solicitor or Caseworker with the appropriate level of accreditation to provide casework together with colleagues in a number of new projects including homelessness and domestic violence cases. You will show care and attention to our clients and the command of ..read more
Free Movement
22h ago
The Court of Appeal has rejected a claim that Afghan nationals have been unlawfully treated less favourably than Ukrainians when it comes to the requirement to enrol biometrics as part of an entry clearance application. The case is R (AB) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 369. Background AB is ..read more
Free Movement
22h ago
The Upper Tribunal has overturned a decision by the First-tier Tribunal to allow the appeal of a couple who were trying to rely on their residence rights under EU law in circumstances where their sponsor had lost his EU citizenship. The case is Secretary of State for the Home Department v Nagdev & Anor (Procedural ..read more