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gov.uk: The guidance has been updated to reflect the implementation of the next phase of eVisa roll-out from 20 May 2026 and to provide clarification on right to work checks.
AI summaryThe guidance includes a formal correction note stating that previous versions incorrectly suggested sponsors must undertake right to work checks on unsponsored workers they "engage" or "directly engage" — this requirement has been deleted and should be disregarded.
gov.uk: Updated the section 'If you visited a VAC to prove your identity' as most people who make a successful application for a UK visit visa, or for most other UK vis types, will get an eVisa only.
AI summaryThe section on VAC identity verification has been rewritten to reflect the transition to eVisa-only processing, with significant changes to passport collection procedures and timing.
gov.uk: Revisions have been made to this guidance to: update the high grant nationalities in scope so that the policy no longer includes South Sudan and Syria; add further clarification on the approach when the Statement of Evidence Form is received during the process; and remove a section on targeted interviews.
AI summaryThe streamlined asylum processing (SAP) guidance for children has been revised: South Sudan and Syria are removed from the high-grant nationalities in scope (leaving Eritrea and Sudan), a clarification on Statement of Evidence Forms is added, and the targeted-interviews section is removed. The guidance otherwise remains in force.
gov.uk: Updated information on national identity cards which are not compliant with the ICAO standards.
AI summaryThe Home Office clarified that non-ICAO compliant national identity cards from EU/EEA/Swiss citizens can continue to be used for UK entry until further notice, removing uncertainty about their status.
AI summaryThe Afghanistan humanitarian situation CPIN was updated with significantly expanded country information and maintained its assessment that general conditions do not breach Article 3 ECHR.
AI summaryThe Country Policy and Information Note on healthcare and medical treatment in Afghanistan has been comprehensively updated with substantially deteriorated assessments of health system capacity, access, and outcomes following US funding cuts in 2025.
AI summaryThe Afghanistan fear of Taliban CPIN has been updated with significant changes to the Home Office's assessment of risk levels for various groups and internal relocation prospects.
AI summaryThis document consolidates guidance on when carriers face £2,000 charges under Section 40 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, with key updates on Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETAs) and digital eVisas.
gov.uk: The link for the list of disqualified directors has been updated.
AI summaryThe Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) caseworker guidance has been reformatted with improved table structure and line breaks, but contains no substantive policy changes beyond the previously announced update to the disqualified directors link.
gov.uk: Updated to add information about: correction to the settlement qualifying period information, clarification of transitional rules relating to the 4 April 2024 Rules changes, and clarification of CTA policy regarding switching.
AI summaryThe guidance has been updated to clarify transitional arrangements for the 4 April 2024 rule changes, correct settlement qualifying period information, and clarify Common Travel Area switching restrictions.
gov.uk: Published the country bulletin: security situation, Lebanon, May 2026.
AI summaryThe Home Office has published a new security situation assessment for Lebanon covering March-April 2026, concluding that indiscriminate violence does not reach the threshold for Article 15(c) protection despite over 2,000 conflict deaths.
gov.uk: Added a section on 'understanding foreign state threats'.
AI summaryThe Home Office added a new section on "understanding foreign state threats" to the asylum information booklet, warning asylum seekers about foreign government recruitment attempts and explaining relevant offences under the National Security Act 2023.
gov.uk: The adult fee for Centre for Migration Medicine (CMM) has been updated.
AI summaryTuberculosis test clinic fees for Centre for Migration Medicine in Hyderabad have been updated, and address formatting has been standardized across all clinic listings.
gov.uk: 'Cancellation and curtailment of permission': information relating to making a decision to curtail or cancel EUSS limited leave and EUSS family permit leave to enter obtained via Appendix EU or Appendix EU(FP) respectively, where the status holder is in the UK, has been removed. The relevant sections now direct caseworkers to the consolidated EUSS curtailment and cancellation guidance.
AI summaryHome Office removes detailed EUSS curtailment and cancellation guidance from the general caseworker guidance and redirects to consolidated specialist guidance, affecting how practitioners access information on challenging EUSS status decisions.
AI summaryThe Home Office has updated its Country Policy and Information Note on Palestinians in Lebanon, significantly expanding the document with over 1,700 new lines while maintaining its core assessment that most Palestinian refugees do not face persecution.
gov.uk: Published the country bulletin: internal relation, civil documentation and returns, Iraq, May 2026.
AI summaryThe Iraq CPIN has been updated to reflect new Upper Tribunal Country Guidance on identity documentation and returns to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, substantially changing the Home Office's assessment of checkpoint travel and INID requirements.
gov.uk: Updated the guidance to expand the list of SMS requests that can be made through the priority service.
AI summaryThe Home Office has expanded the Study post licence priority service to include representative-related requests and follow-on CAS allocations, with additional eligibility criteria.
gov.uk: Updated the lists of approved test centres inside and outside the UK.
AI summaryThe approved test centre lists for secure English language tests (SELTs) have been updated, with file sizes changing for downloadable lists and minor formatting improvements throughout the document.
gov.uk: Published an updated version of the country policy and information note on 'Zina' (sex outside of marriage and adultery).
AI summaryThe Iran CPIN note on 'Zina' (sex outside of marriage and adultery) has been updated to a new version. The rest of the Iran CPIN collection is unchanged.
gov.uk: Updated to reflect that expired biometric residence cards can be used for 5 years after its expiry date.
AI summaryThe guidance has been updated to extend the validity period for expired biometric residence cards from 18 months to 5 years after expiry, while maintaining the 18-month limit for residence permits.
gov.uk: The EU Settlement Scheme: EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members guidance has been updated to reflect Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 1691, laid on 5 March 2026.
EU Settlement Scheme: suitability requirements has been updated - a full list of changes can be found within the document.
AI summaryMajor updates to EU Settlement Scheme caseworker guidance including extended biometric card validity periods, simplified lapse rules for pre-settled status, and new concession for certain family members of British citizens.
gov.uk: 'EU Settlement Scheme: family member of a qualifying British citizen' updated with changes to signpost the EU Settlement Scheme Cancellation and Curtailment guidance published on 9 April 2026; and to reflect the concession for family members of a qualifying British citizen who obtain another form of immigration leave.
AI summaryMajor updates to EU Settlement Scheme caseworker guidance including extended biometric card validity periods, simplified lapse rules for pre-settled status, and new concession for certain family members of British citizens.
gov.uk: Removed outdated guidance on internal relocation, civil documentation and returns.
AI summaryThe Iraq CPIN has been revised: the civil-documentation and returns guidance (CSID/INID cards and laissez-passer) has been removed in this update, while the state-protection, internal-relocation and other assessments remain in place.
gov.uk: Guidance on sexual orientation and gender identity has been updated.
AI summaryThe Bangladesh CPIN note on sexual orientation and gender identity has been updated and expanded. (It is an update to an existing note, not a first-ever or brand-new CPIN.)
gov.uk: Added country bulletins on the protests of December 2025 to January 2026 and the security situation in Iran.
AI summarygov.uk has added new country bulletins to the Iran CPIN collection covering the December 2025 to January 2026 protests and the security situation in Iran (including the US/Israel–Iran conflict). No existing notes were removed.
gov.uk: Updated to clarify that civilian employees of the UK Ministry of Defence and the UK Armed Forces are out of scope for the International Civilian Employee route.
AI summaryVersion 8.0 clarifies that UK Ministry of Defence and UK Armed Forces civilian employees are excluded from the International Civilian Employee route, ending potential confusion about their eligibility.
gov.uk: Updated 'Returning your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP)' and 'Travelling to and from the UK after being granted British citizenship' sections.
AI summaryThe Nationality forms guide has been completely replaced with a single-line summary, removing all detailed guidance previously contained in the 1,468-line document.
gov.uk: Updated guide B1: registration as a British citizen – a guide for British Overseas Territories citizens to provide information on how to destroy a biometric residence permit. Also updated the travelling to and from the UK after becoming a British citizen section.
AI summaryThe Form B(OTA) guidance has been dramatically simplified from detailed guides covering multiple registration routes to a basic signposting document that directs applicants to separate guides B1 and B2.
Bills before Parliament, ministerial statements, parliamentary scrutiny, Commons Library research and statements of changes — what's moving through Westminster. Each item links out to the original source; we don’t
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Other immigration guidance
Commons Library briefing
parliament.uk: Non-EU nationals will soon need an authorisation before they travel to the EU and will have to go through new automated biometric checks at the border.
parliament.uk: Since the UK left the EU, British citizens travelling to the EU have needed to comply with Schengen-area rules on entry and stays for third country nationals.
parliament.uk: My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today I can announce that the first Border Security Commander’s Annual Report, for the period 20...
parliament.uk: 2nd reading (Commons). Requires publication of data on immigration, nationality and country of birth statistics and sets quality standards.
parliament.uk: My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls (Natalie Fleet) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I am today announcing the award of a new £25 millio...
parliament.uk: The Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026 would make some changes to asylum and human rights rules as announced in November 2025, as well as amending modern slavery legislation.
parliament.uk: My hon Friend the Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum (Alex Norris) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government is today laying regulations to strengthen the Right to Work and Right to Rent Sche...
parliament.uk: My hon Friend the Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum (Alex Norris) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:This Government inherited an asylum system under significant strain, with hundreds of hotels in u...
parliament.uk: A programme for financially compensating victims of the Windrush scandal has been running for seven years and has paid out £127 million so far.
parliament.uk: Recent examples of people barred from the UK under discretionary immigration powers include Kanye West, Hasan Piker and Valentina Gomez.
parliament.uk: Common reasons the Home Office may refuse a visitor visa application, how applicants can prove they are a genuine visitor, and challenging a refusal.
parliament.uk: Frequently asked questions about the UK government's immigration white paper proposals in 2025, including longer qualifying periods for indefinite leave to remain.
parliament.uk: How is migration measured in the UK, how has migration changed over time, and how does UK migration compare with migration in EU countries?.
parliament.uk: What authorised immigration routes are available to people wanting to come to the UK for humanitarian reasons, how many people use them, and what is the government's position on establishing more?.
parliament.uk: My hon Friend the Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum (Alex Norris) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:I have been clear about this Government’s determination to crack down on small boats.
parliament.uk: In March 2026 the government introduced a temporary ban on certain visa applications made from abroad for nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan.
parliament.uk: Since early 2022, Ukrainians have been able to take up temporary residence in the UK under Homes for Ukraine and other bespoke visa programmes.
parliament.uk: My hon Friend the Minister of State for Border Security and Asylum (Alex Norris) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:In July 2024, this Government set out the steps we were taking to strengthen readiness for the Eu...
parliament.uk: The Home Office advises British citizens who have dual nationality to use a British passport, or apply for a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode, to travel to the UK.
parliament.uk: I would like to correct an error with dates that were provided for the transition period associated with the introduction of a visit visa requirement for Nicaragua and St Lucia in my written statement on 5 March 2026 (HLWS1382).
parliament.uk: My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:This country will always provide sanctuary to those fleeing war and persecution.
parliament.uk: My hon Friend the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls (Jess Phillips) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement: On 16 July 2025, I announced a public Call for Evidence on Identification of Vic...
parliament.uk: Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (Lords). Scrutiny of Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2026 among other statutory instruments.
gov.uk: The Home Secretary gave an oral statement to the House of Commons on 17 November to set out significant reforms to the UK’s asylum and returns system.
parliament.uk: Public Accounts Committee (Commons). Public spending and administration of UK's Afghanistan Response Route for resettlement of Afghan refugees and vulnerable persons.
parliament.uk: Human Rights (Joint Committee) (Joint). Government response to Joint Committee's legislative scrutiny of Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.
parliament.uk: Human Rights (Joint Committee) (Joint). Legislative scrutiny of Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill examining human rights implications and compliance.
parliament.uk: Constitution Committee (Lords). Constitutional scrutiny of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill covering asylum, immigration and border security provisions.
parliament.uk: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (Lords). Scrutiny of delegated powers in the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.
gov.uk: The Home Secretary gave an oral statement to the House of Commons on 12 May to introduce the 'Restoring Control over the Immigration System' white paper.
Independent oversight of the Home Office — ICIBI border and immigration inspections, HMIP detention inspections and NAO value-for-money audits. Each item links out to the original source; we don’t
interpret them.
gov.uk: This report covers reviews of selected Home Office country information on Afghanistan and Colombia that the IAGCI considered at its meeting on 18 December 2025.
gov.uk: This inspection examined the efficiency and effectiveness of the Home Office’s use of age assessments, looking particularly at the Irregular Migration Intake Unit and the National Age Assessment Board.
gov.uk: This report covers reviews of selected Home Office country information on Turkey and Vietnam that the IAGCI considered at its meeting on 13 February 2025.
gov.uk: This inspection examined the Border Force operation to deter and detect clandestine entrants at the juxtaposed controls in northern France, focusing on how efficiently and effectively staff resources and detection tec...
gov.uk: This inspection examined the effectiveness, efficiency, and consistency of the Home Office’s management of fee waiver applications for certain types of immigration and citizenship applications.
Migration Advisory Committee reports and Home Office immigration statistics releases. Each item links out to the original source; we don’t
interpret them.
gov.uk: Quarterly statistics on people coming to the UK (including via illegal routes), extensions of stay, EUSS, citizenship, asylum, detentions, returns and stopping immigration crime.
gov.uk: Report by the University of Greenwich to assess the effects of immigration on housing costs, what creates these effects and the implications for the UK.
gov.uk: This release is the sixteenth in an annual series of publications that explore changes in migrants’ visa and leave status within the UK’s immigration system.
gov.uk: Quarterly statistics on people coming to the UK (including via illegal routes), extensions of stay, EUSS, citizenship, asylum, detentions, returns and stopping immigration crime.
gov.uk: Migration Advisory Committee report on how companies use the immigration system to recruit information technology (IT) and engineering professionals.
gov.uk: This release is the fifteenth in an annual series of publications that explore changes in migrants’ visa and leave status within the UK’s immigration system.
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Newly published immigration judgments, via Free Movement's
Immigration Law Search: each
with its official headnote or, where there isn't one, an AI-generated summary. Each
case links to the judgment at its source and to the full case in Immigration Case
Archive.
Official headnote1. Where there are “red flags” that suggest the client is seeking to use the solicitor’s services in furtherance of a fraud, the solicitor cannot continue to act for their client without first making …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal did not err in refusing to consider the appellant's relationship with a qualifying child born after the date of the Secretary of State's decision, where that relationship …
Official headnote1. The right of appeal in section 82 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 lies against the decision of the Secretary of State to refuse the claim “made by P” (i.e. the appellant). A …
AI summaryA foreign criminal sentenced to less than four years' imprisonment may rely on 'very compelling circumstances' to resist deportation under section 117C of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act …
AI summaryThe Secretary of State's decision that an Eritrean asylum seeker had a connection to France as a safe third state under section 80B of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, and therefore …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal dismissed a judicial review of the Home Office's age assessment determining the applicant was born 23 March 2002 (age 23), rejecting his claimed date of birth of 8 August 2006 (age …
AI summaryThe Secretary of State's refusal of relocation under the Afghanistan Response Route (ARR) Policy was lawful. The Policy requires applicants to demonstrate they held roles at equivalent risk to those …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal correctly applied the standard of proof in Article 3 removal cases involving non-state actors, holding that a real risk of harm need not exceed 50% probability. The country guidance …
AI summaryThe amendment to the Modern Slavery Statutory Guidance removing the right to request reconsideration of trafficking decisions for persons being removed to ECAT and ECHR signatory states was unlawful …
AI summaryThe High Court held that judicial review of a decision to treat an unaccompanied individual as an adult for removal under the UK-France Treaty 2025 attracts a reasonableness standard of review …
AI summaryThe Court of Appeal held that the First-tier Tribunal erred in law when assessing whether very compelling circumstances under section 117C(6) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 …
AI summaryThe Court of Appeal held that the First-tier Tribunal erred in law in finding that a Syrian refugee convicted of two terrorism offences (distributing terrorist publications and encouraging terrorism) …
AI summaryThe suspension of the bespoke refugee family reunion route (Appendix FRP) and requirement for applicants to use the general family reunion rules (Appendix FM) pending a wider review was lawful. The …
AI summaryThe court awarded 50% of the claimant's costs in a case where she succeeded on unlawful detention and public sector equality duty breaches but failed on the main issues challenging the lawfulness of …
AI summaryExpulsion with a six-year re-entry ban does not violate Article 8 where the applicant has been convicted of serious crimes, presents a risk of recidivism, and has limited ties with the expelling …
AI summarySecret detention by US CIA personnel in a foreign State's territory, torture, and rendition despite real risk of death penalty violate Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 13 of the Convention. The applicant, a …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal determined the applicant's date of birth on judicial review of a National Age Assessment Board decision, finding on the balance of probabilities that the applicant was born on 29 …
AI summaryA sponsor licence revocation decision was quashed where the Home Office failed to comply with procedural fairness requirements. The decision-maker conducted only a light-touch interview without …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal quashed the Home Office age assessment determining the applicant was born 14 February 2005, and declared on the balance of probabilities that he was born 14 April 2007. The …
AI summaryA policy guidance on good character for naturalisation that treats illegal entry and irregular arrival as normally indicating lack of good character does not misinterpret the statutory requirement …
AI summaryThe Secretary of State's undisclosed practice of granting only 12 months' temporary permission to stay to recognised victims of modern slavery where treatment is open-ended was unlawful as an …
AI summaryThe standard of review for a Home Office decision to treat an unaccompanied person as an adult for removal under the UK-France Treaty 2025 depends on the legal context. Where the decision rests on …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal set aside a First-tier Tribunal decision dismissing an asylum claim where the judge failed to consider prima facie relevant evidence in the supplementary bundle when assessing the …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal determined the applicant's age on judicial review of a local authority's Brief Enquiry assessment. Although the applicant claimed to be born 26 January 2008 (age 18), the Tribunal …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal has jurisdiction to hear judicial review claims challenging eligibility decisions under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, as such decisions fall within paragraph 1(i) of the …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal quashed deportation decisions made on grounds conducive to the public good where the respondent failed to give rational weight to an unchallenged positive conclusive grounds …
AI summaryThe Court of Appeal held that the Graduate Route immigration rules do not require applicants to provide evidence of successful course completion, as GR 4.3 places that burden on the sponsor to notify …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal upheld dismissal of an asylum appeal where the First-tier Tribunal found the appellant had not discharged the burden of proving Afghan nationality, applying Devaseelan to prior …
AI summarySIAC permitted the redaction of the names of Special Cases Unit (SCU) civil servants from disclosed documents in national security appeals. The applicant challenged applications to anonymise a witness …
AI summaryA naturalisation application refused on good character grounds may be challenged before SIAC where national security concerns require withholding reasons, but only if the underlying decision has a …
AI summaryA local authority's age assessment of an unaccompanied asylum-seeking minor from Vietnam was upheld on judicial review. The applicant claimed birth in 2009 but was assessed as born in 2002. The court …
AI summaryA local authority's age assessment determination cannot be struck out as an abuse of process merely because the claimant has lost contact with his solicitors and failed to pursue the claim actively …
AI summaryThe court refused an application to lift stays and grant permission to amend the composition of lead claims in judicial review proceedings challenging a Home Office policy on assessing good character …
AI summaryA Croatian national's judicial review of an inadmissibility decision under section 80A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 was dismissed as out of time and unarguable on the merits …
AI summaryThe court refused permission to challenge the cancellation of a student visa where the student admitted working 40 hours per week during term time, far exceeding the permitted 20 hours. The seizure of …
AI summaryThe First-tier Tribunal's decision to allow an entry clearance appeal by a Jamaican national convicted of a serious sexual offence against a child was perverse and inadequately reasoned. The tribunal …
AI summaryThe First-tier Tribunal did not materially err in law in assessing that an Iranian Kurdish asylum seeker faced no real risk of persecution on return based on his sur place activities (demonstrations …
AI summaryA student visa may be cancelled where the holder has breached the condition restricting self-employment. The respondent cancelled the applicant's leave with immediate effect after he was encountered …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal held that an applicant cannot challenge a section 94B certification (which requires appeals to be conducted from outside the UK) for the first time in judicial review proceedings …
AI summaryThe Secretary of State's refusal to excuse biometric enrolment breached Article 8 ECHR where the policy itself recognised a discretion to excuse attendance at a visa application centre and required …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal has power under section 25(2)(c) TCEA 2007 to vary an order made by a judge in the Administrative Court prior to transfer of proceedings under section 31A SCA 1981. Where an …
AI summaryThe Secretary of State's practice of placing automatic STOP markers on the Warnings Index against persons who had been refused leave to remain, resulting in their detention at ports of entry for …
AI summaryUpper Tribunal dismissal of asylum appeal by Egyptian national claiming persecution for perceived political opinion and Muslim Brotherhood membership. Tribunal held: (1) section 32 NABA 2022 does not …
AI summaryThe Secretary of State unlawfully removed long-standing protective provisions for torture survivors from asylum accommodation policy without consulting specialist organisations (Freedom from Torture …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal quashed the Secretary of State's decision rejecting further submissions under paragraph 353 of the Immigration Rules as not constituting a fresh claim. The applicant, an Iraqi …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal found material errors of law where the FtT judge assessed an Iranian asylum seeker's credibility by (1) drawing adverse inferences from omitted Bible passage citations when the Home …
AI summaryA state violated Article 1 of Protocol 1 (peaceful enjoyment of possessions) by discontinuing a former police officer's old-age pension on the ground that he had allegedly been granted political …
AI summaryThe Court held that Greece violated Article 3 by detaining a Syrian asylum seeker in a police station for one month and nineteen days without amenities required for prolonged detention, but found no …
AI summaryAn unmarried partner does not meet the definition under Appendix FM paragraph GEN 1.2 if the requisite two-year relationship duration is not established by the date of application, even if the …
AI summaryThe Secretary of State cannot rely on the same criminal conviction in successive decisions to refuse indefinite leave to remain where she has previously granted discretionary leave in full knowledge …
AI summaryA Pakistani national who entered the UK as a derivative carer of an Irish citizen child under the EU settlement scheme cannot rely on Article 10(3) of the Withdrawal Agreement to establish residence …
AI summaryA deportation decision breaches Article 3 where the applicant, a foreign criminal with serious mental illness, faces a real risk of relapse triggering reoffending and imprisonment in Nigeria without …
AI summaryHistorical injustice is a relevant consideration (though not mandatory) when a decision-maker exercises discretion outside the Immigration Rules to grant settlement or other leave, where the applicant …
AI summaryWhether a First-tier Tribunal erred in conducting an Article 8 proportionality assessment on a deportation appeal without considering the practical impossibility of enforcing removal to the country of …
Official headnote1. A challenge to age assessment decision taken by a “designated person” pursuant to sections 50 and 51 NABA 2022 falls within paragraph 1(i) of the Transfer Direction and must be brought in the …
Official headnote(2) go on to consider whether there is a causal connection between the historic injustice and the appellant’s circumstances, i.e. that “but for” the historic injustice the appellant would have settled …
AI summaryInterim relief to restrain removal to France under the 2025 UK-France Treaty was discharged where the claimant, an Afghan national with alleged trafficking history and mental health difficulties …
AI summaryThe closure of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme to new applications without notice was lawful. Although the claimant had received correspondence from the defendants four …
AI summaryThe Upper Tribunal may set aside a previously approved consent order and declare judicial review proceedings a nullity where a third party has engaged in deception by submitting false or manipulated …
AI summarySpain's expulsion of a lawfully resident Moroccan national with a ten-year entry ban for involvement in jihadist recruitment and radicalisation activities did not violate Article 8. The applicant, who …
