Two Statements of Changes to bring to your attention, HC1038 and HC1039. On Monday 1 April 2013, HC1038 came into effect and can be viewed here. Far weightier are the changes contained in HC1039 which will be ... Read more
Yes another Statement of Changes - HC 565 - has been laid and (hold your breath), most of it comes into force... today! I am grateful to Alison Harvey at ILPA, whose hard-work is truly immeasurable: an e-mail was ... Read more
A new “subjective” element has been discovered and can be found in the Immigration Appeals Family Visitor Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1532). Watch out for this worrying little element as it has the potential to ... Read more
In the reported case of Sawmynaden (Family visitors – considerations) [2012] UKUT 00161 (IAC) the Upper Tribunal outline a number of factors relevant to the assessment of “genuine visitor”. In Sawmynaden, the ... Read more