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Ditching dependants at Tier 1 appeal

By Taffy NyawanzaImmigration, Politics

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

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UK asylum post-PM speech

By Rumbidzai BvunzawabayaImmigration

I HAVE not had the chance to write on this blog for a few weeks due to work commitments however this is just a quick post to give an update on the current state of play with regard to Zimbabwean … Read more

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Judiciary must be financially independent

By Alex MagaisaPolitics

  OF THE many lessons Zimbabweans have learnt in the last ten years, one surely must be that the judiciary plays a critical part in determining the quality of good governance in the country and for that reason, an independent … Read more

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Changes to UK marriage approval scheme

By Rumbidzai BvunzawabayaImmigration

WITH effect from April 9, 2009, the UK Border Agency has suspended the fee for Certificate of Approval for marriage applications. This means that individuals making an application for a Certificate of Approval on or after this date will not … Read more

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Judges, lawyers and the question of respect

By Alex MagaisaImmigration, Politics

  TEN years ago, I was a young lawyer, barely two years out of law school and therefore, very green indeed. Naturally, I was buoyed by the exuberance of youth and a deep desire to serve the law, which to … Read more

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