OUR firm Genesis Law Associates recently brought an appeal to the Upper Tribunal which has now been reported as Goudey (subsisting marriage – evidence) Sudan [2012] UKUT 00041. In this case, the Upper Tribunal clarifies the meaning of the immigration … Read more
I HAVE recently been home in Zimbabwe. I know most of you would like me to tell you what I saw and my own assessment of the situation on the ground. This is more so given that the UK Border … Read more
THE country guidance case of RN (Zimbabwe) CG [2008] UKAIT 00083 has been with us for some time. The essence of that case has chiefly been to argue that refugee Convention protection must be given to a person who cannot … Read more
NO-ONE wants to be in trouble with the law, particularly if this leads to deportation. A number of people have been arrested for traffic offences. These could range from driving without a licence, driving without insurance or offences of driving … Read more
IN A recent UK Asylum and Immigration Tribunal case, our client and her spouse’s dependant made an application for leave to remain in the UK under the Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) Migrant scheme. The application was rejected by the Home … Read more
THE British Court of Appeal recently passed a very important decision called MA (Pakistan) [2009] EWCA Civ 953. It related to the application of the Chikwamba principles in childless families. Let me recap on what Chikwamba said. Chikwamba is the … Read more
THE 5 Tier Points Based Scheme is still relatively new, having been introduced by the UK government in August 2007. However, there has already been a number of court challenges over aspects of the scheme which have created a sizeable … Read more
BRITAIN’S Immigration Minister, Phil Woolas, has today made a ministerial statement which suggests that there may be plans to begin removals of failed asylum seekers to Zimbabwe. (Read full statement). This statement ostensibly “reflects developments in Zimbabwe following the formation of … Read more
BRITAIN has, with immediate effect, withdrawn what is commonly known as the “7-year child concession”, which allows children who came to the UK under the age of 18 and have lived here for seven years to be automatically granted citizenship. … Read more
