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19 August 2013
The Home Office will be introducing a range of priority visa services in many visa application centres around the world. These will include Tier 2 visa applications and services for business visitors.... Read more »
30 July 2013
In SS (Nepal) v Entry Clearance Officer , the Court of Appeal has rejected the appeal of an applicant who was refused entry clearance because of a false representation that he had made on his application... Read more »
04 July 2013
We recently wrote to the UKBA's Criminality Policy Team to request clarification of whether an applicant who has received a Fixed Penalty Notice in the 12 months preceding an application for entry... Read more »
11 June 2013
Since 13 May, UKBA New York has removed the option for applicants to purchase a return courier service for $12 USD. Applicants are now responsible for purchasing and providing their own shipping label,... Read more »
28 May 2013
Yet again, reports have been published that show the number of immigrants coming to the UK has fallen . Good news for the government who pledged to drastically cut net migration in the run up to... Read more »
13 May 2013
On 26 April 2013 the Crime and Courts Act 2013 received Royal Assent. Section 22 of the Act amends the law governing transfers of immigration judicial reviews to the Upper Tribunal from the High... Read more »
10 May 2013
The Queen's Speech on 8 May set out the government's legislative programme for the next year. One of the keynotes was the announcement of the forthcoming immigration bill. The bill is primarily... Read more »
01 May 2013
The closing date for applications for the Home Office's re-tendering exercise for approved English language providers passed on 4 September. The aim is to ensure that providers offer a consistently... Read more »
29 April 2013
Further to our piece last year , the Crime and Courts Bill, which removes the right of appeal for family visitors to the UK, received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013. The UK government initially... Read more »
09 April 2013
On 26 March 2013 Home Secretary Theresa May announced that the "closed, defensive and secretive" UK Border Agency would be no more. Instead, the agency will be split into two separate units within... Read more »
24 September 2012
Gherson has been recommended as a top tier firm in The Legal 500 for the sixth year running. All Gherson's practice areas have been recognised by the world's largest independent legal benchmarking... Read more »
06 September 2012
New Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules HC 565 - Taking Effect 6 September 2012 A 45 page amendment to the Immigration Rules was published today, much of it coming into force... Read more »
23 July 2012
From 16 July 2012 applications for British nationality made by applicants outside the UK must be made by post to the UK on the correct form with the accompanying payment slip. They should no... Read more »
20 July 2012
(see previous posts : https://gherson.com/news-articles/tribunal-determinations-pankina-3077/ https://gherson.com/news-articles/pankina-changes-to-immigration-rules(1)-2972/... Read more »
12 July 2012
Monday of this week - 9 July 2012 - was a big day for the immigration lawyers calendar, as all eyes were on the introduction of major changes to the current Immigration Rules which came into... Read more »
05 July 2012
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has published a critical report on the work of four visa sections processing applications from Africa. The UK Border Agency's... Read more »
29 June 2012
The UKBA has announced that it will be launching a new monthly visa service in Atyrau , Kazakhstan, on 29 June 2012. The new visa application centre will be launched in collaboration with the... Read more »
25 June 2012
As previously noted, the government intends to abolish family visitor appeals . As an intermediate measure, the Home Secretary, Theresa May, has proposed that certain family visitors will lose... Read more »
13 June 2012
On 11 June 2012, the Home Secretary, Theresa May, announced to Parliament that new restrictions would be introduced, which are intended to reduce the number of non-EEA family migrants. Most of... Read more »
08 June 2012
The recent decision of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in Sawmynaden (Family visitors - considerations) [2012] UKUT 00161(IAC) provides useful guidance on the considerations... Read more »