Roshni TRAINEE IMMIGRATION ADVISER The Clapham Chemical Attacker: Is deportation on the cards? Introduction: The recent incident involving a chemical attack on a family in Clapham has ignited a critical examination of the United Kingdom’s asylum processes. This event raises substantial questions about the efficacy and thoroughness of the system in place for evaluating asylum claims and the subsequent ramifications when individuals granted refugee status become involved in criminal activities within the host country. However, due to the limited scope

Roshni TRAINEE IMMIGRATION ADVISER My Biometric Residence Permit will expire on 31/12/2024… what should I do? If you currently possess a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), you’ll notice that it says that it will expire on 31st December 2024. We receive so many BRP mistakes in the industry; so much so that the Home Office has a whole sub-department just to correct their own mistakes. However, it will come as a surprise that this expiry date is actually not a mistake.

Anita LEGAL ASSISTANT Switching the Visa from PBS-dependent to Skilled Worker Route What Is Meant By ‘Switching’? ‘Switching’ a visa means that an applicant is allowed to change from one valid visa type to another without needing to leave the UK to do so. Each route has its own rules explaining which routes are eligible to be switched into. Immigration Rules state that usually visitors, short term students, people holding leave outside the rules, seasonal workers, parents of a Child

Roshni LEGAL ASSISTANT Age Assessments: yet another Home Office challenge?: When we think of the Home Office, we often just picture a rigid institution which is constantly being accused of racism and intolerance.  Of course, we hear that they do some analysis of the people they encounter, but we do not tend to associate them with carrying out any age assessments. What do we mean by age assessments? It is alleged that many of those individuals who claim asylum in