Now adding on that amidst all the faldeera and faffing about, the Immigration Directorate's Instructions (IDI's) have been quietly updated.

It must have been earlier today or late last night.

I am seeking to call attention to the fact that a substantive progression into law took place yesterday, which was the first time that the changes had received the sight of Parliament. Since the act of publishing something and placing it in the House library in no way indicates that a law has been e...

Not sure what you are trying to get at/to? I'm just trying to learn and improve my English. You have pointed out that Teresa May was not referring to a document, but rather to changes in the rules. When and how might these changes be prescisely enumerated in such a way that they would control what ...

Sorry, it's my poor English and I'm still learning... When Teresa May said... "With the changes that I am making, there will generally be no need for a separate assessment of article 8 beyond the requirements set out in the immigration rules." ...which document might she have been referrin...

Thanks for your help!

Which one of these documents was under debate yesterday in the House of Commons and referenced in today's Hansard?

Thanks, which of these is currently the more relevant?

Please help educate us.

The difference between 'controlling reference document' and 'key reference document'?

The Statement of Intent published last week is no longer the controlling reference document for the rules to become effective 9 July 2012. HC 194 is... http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/statementsofchanges/2012/hc194.pdf?view=Binary The HC prefix indicates that the...

Earlier today, UKCISA (the lobby group for international students) received a reading from UKBA that Libyan students here under the concession can now revert to T4 status again. No other migrant classes are included. Libyan students who used the concession should revert as soon as possible to be sur...

The case of R (Chapti and ors) v SSHD (Liberty and JCWI intervening) has been unsuccessful.

Liberty and JCWI were challenging the requirement for spouses to sit an English language test. The court struck down the challenge and the rule stays.

The things you mentioned about friends and having a gf are relevant to human rights, but not for ILR under the long residence concession. They will be looking for a continuous residence for the 10 years. Under the current policy, the leave to remain needs to be unbroken by not longer than a day. You...

The Christmas Card that UKBA sent to their stakeholders said they would be closed 23 Dec to 3 Jan. I got mine on 8 Dec, which was plenty of notice. Of course staff will be working during that period, but some of their front-facing operations will be in curtailment during the period mentioned...

Hi Vinnie!! Glad you picked up on this. At the moment I am using case notes written by the instructed barrister (at Doughty Street Chambers); and the UT - to my knowledge - hasn't published anything yet. It's very new, like last week or so. You can use the case header to poll your searches for when ...

In case R (BT) v (1) SSHD & (2) Upper Tribunal (C4/1983/2011), the person was appealing an asylum claim on the grounds of being a lesbian. As evidence she produced medical reports of wounds inflicted to an intimate part of her body. On the day of the hearing, the Home Office showed up with a Goo...

If you get caught at an improvised exit control, they have an option to serve you with a removal notice which they may or may not decide to do. They will not confiscate your belongings.

It's valid.

Yes, there is still a chance you can be refused under P320(11). Everyone who submits an application must endure this risk. This does not mean you are certain to be refused or even that you are likely to be refused. As I wrote previously, the decision can go either way and you are best advised to get...

Spouses are exempt from refusals under P320 (7b), but *not* from refusals under P320 (11). That doesn't mean you will necessarily get refused, it just means they can refuse if they want on the grounds that you were banned under P320 (7b). Based upon what you wrote, their decision could go either way...

Use the SET(O) form. If you have completed the full 6 years on DL and not violated any rules, the ILR grant will be all but automatic. Postal app only.

In Aswatte, the Upper Tribunal was concerned with the application of a fiancé to join her partner in the UK, her partner being a refugee in the UK from Sri Lanka (also the country of origin of the fiancé). At paragraph 47, the Upper Tribunal conclude: “...the Secretary of State ought to give urgent ...