THE media circus surrounding X Factor reject Gamuchirai Nhengu puts a spotlight on a number of issues which are the subject of this short commentary. We do not have the full facts and, therefore, we can only go on what … Read more
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Good news for post flight spouses of UK refugees
SINCE August 2005, people who were granted asylum in the United Kingdom were granted five years’ stay instead of the usual indefinite leave to remain which had been the case for the past years. Those who were granted indefinite leave … Read more
£800 requirement: Home Office shifts goal posts
THE Home Office have amended the Immigration Rules in what appears to be a desperate scramble to stay ahead of the outcome in Secretary of State for the Home Department v Pankina [2010] EWCA Civ 719. Pankina is the Court … Read more
UK family reunion for children over 18
UNDER the Family Reunion provisions, UK refugees are entitled to bring to the UK their pre-flight family. ‘Pre-flight family’ means the spouse to whom the refugee was married or children born to him before he fled to the UK. For … Read more
Court reprieve for UK student visa applicants
THE appeal against the UK Home Office’s Interpretation of the Points Based System has succeeded in the Court of Appeal. The case is Secretary of State for the Home Department v Pankina [2010] EWCA Civ 719. The immigration rules on … Read more
Hard choices for UK overstayers
THE phrase “when push comes to shove” is usually used to denote a situation when the moment of truth finally arrives, or when the situation has become so bad that you are forced to do something immediately to deal events … Read more
UK citizenship rules to change
THE British government has introduced a new law which will overhaul the current framework for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) and British Citizenship. One of the major changes will be to support the concept of “earned citizenship” — setting out … Read more
