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Well they can if only because no Government can bind itself for the future. That is, MPs in say 2005 can't stop MPs in say 2008 passing whatever law they want.I can't see how they can change legislation retrospectively
That would be another really stupid move by HO as applications would not have been considered on an equittable basis. As many people have jumped the queues based on Urgent TraetmentFor example, it is possible that anyone already with a three year extension visa in their passport will be allowed to apply for ILR near its expiry, but as from a certain date any newly-issued extensions will be of four years duration rather than three years.
At least that bit is easy ... they simply changed the immigration rules. In accordance with the way the relevant Act of Parliament is written, the Government of the day simply needs to lay a copy of the changes to the immigration rules in each of the houses of Parliament.I don't know how they managed to rush through the change of rules for WHM.
So other changes, they will also simply require a change to the immigration rules, and not necessarily with a lot of notice. That is, if this is the way they want to play it, they might announce that with effect from the next day any WP/HSMP extension visa will be of four years duration rather than three.
Of course that cannot be ruled out but I think there is a precedent that the Government would probably work to.Therefore anyone with a WP/HSMP who had been given extension for 3 years should apply for 'another' extension to meet the shortfall.