Free Movement

Victims of domestic abuse who are dependants on their sponsor are exceptionally vulnerable individuals. They can be isolated and may have limited knowledge of the systems in place for protecting survivors in the UK. On top of all this, some victims also have to contend with a counter-allegation made against them. Counter-allegations, or the threat […]

North Kensington Law Centre are recruiting for two new positions in the Immigration Team Positions available Homelessness Immigration Project Support Officer and Coordinator North Kensington Law Centre (NKLC) is seeking a Homelessness Immigration Project Support Officer and Coordinator to coordinate our London Homelessness Immigration Project funded through London Councils. NKLC...

Sections 49 and 50 of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 (Commencement No. 5) came into force on 12 August, inserting sections 86A and 86B into the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. Section 49 introduces a 24-week time limit for the tribunal to determine asylum appeals brought by people who are in […]

In Entry Clearance Officer v BB & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 973 the Court of Appeal reminds us — and, more to the point, the Upper Tribunal — of the restricted nature of family life as protected by Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Background The case turned on whether a legally […]

Confusion at the UK border has been put under the spotlight again in the context of what constitutes the ‘facilitation’ of an extended family member’s UK entry and residence. Extended family members – dependent relatives under Appendix EU – are within scope of the Withdrawal Agreement if their residence has been facilitated by the host […]