Gilbert TRAINEE IMMIGRATION ADVISER Leave Outside the Rules, Part 2 of 3: Article 8 In the second post in this series on leave to remain or enter the UK outside the immigration rules, I will more closely examine the role of the European Convention on Human Rights in this particular part of the UK’s immigration… Continue reading Leave Outside the Rules, Part 2 of 3: Article 8
Gilbert TRAINEE IMMIGRATION ADVISER Leave Outside the Rules, Part 1 of 3: Discretionary Leave Choosing a visa type to come to the UK can sometimes be similar to looking at a restaurant menu. Most menus cater to most people. There are several preferable options even when you are not that enthusiastic about any of… Continue reading Leave Outside the Rules, Part 1 of 3: Discretionary Leave
Gilbert TRAINEE IMMIGRATION ADVISER The UK Government is Wrong: We need more international students, not fewer “Success has many fathers; failure is an orphan”. This is a well-known proverb with a clear meaning. We truly desire to take credit for success while shying away from the responsibility for failure. Among other things, as humans,… Continue reading The UK Government is Wrong: We Need More International Students, Not Fewer
Augustina TRAINEE IMMIGRATION ADVISER The Nationality and Borders Act 2022: Differential Treatment of Asylum Seekers Introduction The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 is a relatively recent UK Parliament Act. As you may already know, it mainly focuses on immigration, asylum and modern slavery. But at the same time, there have been significant… Continue reading The Nationality and Borders Act 2022: Differential Treatment of Asylum Seekers
Gilbert TRAINEE IMMIGRATION ADVISER Immigration: A Distracting Political Football I recommend the diaries of prominent historical figures if you are interested in reading about history and its connection to immigration. These figures have witnessed interesting events and shared them with a high level of insight and a degree of candour that does not… Continue reading Immigration: A Distracting Political Football
Sarp FREELANCE CORRESPONDENT Worker shortages and skill woes: How will the UK overcome its red tape? For October, fine dining businesses have indicated that they are facing closures due to skilled staff shortages caused by Brexit and covid effects. While the Evening Standard has also attributed this crisis to early retirees. I personally agree with… Continue reading Worker Shortages and Skill Woes: How Will UK Immigration Overcome Its Red Tape?
Augustina LEGAL ASSISTANT Introduction: The language requirement as a part of naturalisation English language skills are one unmissable requirement for most immigration routes. Expecting those who are naturalising speak English (or Welsh or Scots Gaelic) is a long-standing provision that illustrates an idea of a British way of life. The British Nationality Act 1981 formalised the… Continue reading The Road to Naturalisation: Part 5 of 5
Gilbert TRAINEE IMMIGRATION ADVISER The Life in the UK test is the newest part of the road to British Citizenship as it has only been a requirement for naturalisation since November 2005 and had no equivalent before then. Inspired by the citizenship test used by the United States of America for prospective US citizens, it… Continue reading The Road to Naturalisation: Part 4 of 5
Gilbert TRAINEE IMMIGRATION ADVISER In previous posts on the matter of naturalisation as a British Citizen, I have mentioned, but not analysed, the requirement set out in Schedule 1 of the British Nationality Act 1981 that anyone applying to naturalise as a British Citizen must be “of good character”, otherwise the application will be refused.… Continue reading The Road to Naturalisation: Part 3 of 5
Gilbert TRAINEE IMMIGRATION ADVISER The UK government is scrapping the scheme that required certain foreign nationals in the UK for more than 6 months to register with the police. While this makes life easier for UK visa holders, it is likely that the Home Office has already given their information to the police, due to… Continue reading Police Registration is abolished
