Lawyers have spent much of this year fighting off controversial changes to legal aid for immigration appeals. In May, the government brought in adjusted legal aid arrangements for cases lodged under a new online appeal system — arrangements that spelled doom for an already under-pressure sector. I spoke to Sonia Lenegan from the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association about the legal action that defeated those proposals, the system that’s been put in place instead, and how things are looking for legal aid lawyers more generally.

Welcome to episode 81 of the Free Movement immigration update podcast. This month we kick off with a big ruling on deportation law before turning to some draft laws affecting EU citizens in the UK. The visa rules for students changed on 5 October, so we discuss those tweaks before moving to economic migration and the elusive Immigration Health Surcharge rise. We finish with some judgments on asylum and immigration detention.  

If you would like to claim CPD points for reading the material and listening to this podcast, sign up here as a Free Movement member. There are now over 100 CPD hours of training materials available to members. You can find all the available courses here.

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The downloadable 30-minute podcast follows the running order below. Time codes indicate when a particular section begins.

Deportation

Major Court of Appeal judgment revisits “unduly harsh” test and other key concepts

Brexit (5.43)

What is the legal status of EU citizens during the post-Brexit “grace period”?

EU deportation protections continue after Brexit

Applying for settled and pre-settled status requires genuine residence

Students (13.39)

Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 707 – “new Points-Based Immigration System” rules for students 

For much more on this subject: Podcast: the new student visa rules

Business immigration (15.20)

The end of the Tier 2 cooling-off period is on the horizon

70 new job types being added to Shortage Occupation List

What is a frontier worker permit and will it help people commuting into the UK for work?

NHS surcharge (20.01)

Immigration Health Surcharge increase to £624 delayed...

Welcome to episode 81 of the Free Movement immigration update podcast. This month we kick off with a big ruling on deportation law before turning to some draft laws affecting EU citizens in the UK. The visa rules for students changed on 5 October, so we discuss those tweaks before moving to economic migration and the elusive Immigration Health Surcharge rise. We finish with some judgments on asylum and immigration detention.  

If you would like to claim CPD points for reading the material and listening to this podcast, sign up here as a Free Movement member. There are now over 100 CPD hours of training materials available to members. You can find all the available courses here.

If you listen to podcasts on your mobile phone, you can subscribe for free via iTunes here, Stitcher here or point your podcast player to the podcast feed for Free Movement. Using a mobile device and subscribing has the advantage that each new podcast can be automatically downloaded for listening to on the go.

To access previous Free Movement immigration update podcasts click here.

The downloadable 30-minute podcast follows the running order below. Time codes indicate when a particular section begins.

Deportation

Major Court of Appeal judgment revisits “unduly harsh” test and other key concepts

Brexit (5.43)

What is the legal status of EU citizens during the post-Brexit “grace period”?

EU deportation protections continue after Brexit

Applying for settled and pre-settled status requires genuine residence

Students (13.39)

Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 707 – “new Points-Based Immigration System” rules for students 

For much more on this subject: Podcast: the new student visa rules

Business immigration (15.20)

The end of the Tier 2 cooling-off period is on the horizon

70 new job types being added to Shortage Occupation List

What is a frontier worker permit and will it help people commuting into the UK for work?

NHS surcharge (20.01)

“Don’t panic!” is Tom Brett Young’s message to his education sector clients. Revised student visa rules kick in next month, replacing the Tier 4 routes beloved of known to immigration lawyers since 2009. Thankfully, the VWV partner reckons it’s more evolution than revolution, with the system of student sponsorship remaining broadly familiar. Although with students from EU countries now needing visas, schools and unis have quite enough upheaval to contend with as it is.

In this podcast, Tom and I talk through the new student migration rules that kick in from 5 October: where to find them, what they change and what they don’t. Some — but not all — of the details we touch on are covered in Nath’s recent article on the subject. To stay abreast of developments in business and student migration as the government continues to roll out its “new Points-Based Immigration System”, sign up for Free Movement email alerts and select the “business” option.

“Don’t panic!” is Tom Brett Young’s message to his education sector clients. Revised student visa rules kick in next month, replacing the Tier 4 routes beloved of known to immigration lawyers since 2009. Thankfully, the VWV partner reckons it’s more evolution than revolution, with the system of student sponsorship remaining broadly familiar. Although with students from EU countries now needing visas, schools and unis have quite enough upheaval to contend with as it is.

In this podcast, Tom and I talk through the new student migration rules that kick in from 5 October: where to find them, what they change and what they don’t. Some — but not all — of the details we touch on are covered in Nath’s recent article on the subject. To stay abreast of developments in business and student migration as the government continues to roll out its “new Points-Based Immigration System”, sign up for Free Movement email alerts and select the “business” option.

Welcome to episode 80 of the Free Movement immigration update podcast. This month we start with the EU Settlement Scheme before turning to a couple of cases at the intersection of immigration law and family law. With the slow down in the court system, there wasn’t a whole lot of case law this month, so we take a detour via domestic abuse and sponsor licensing before getting back to the courts with a few cases on procedure and compensation for delay. To round off, there’s a couple of positive developments on legal aid and leave to remain for people falsely accused of cheating on their English test.

If you would like to claim CPD points for reading the material and listening to this podcast, sign up here as a Free Movement member. There are now over 100 CPD hours of training materials available to members. You can find all the available courses here. With the end of the CPD year approaching, it’s worth mentioning we have three new training courses already available — on Tier 2 visas, international surrogacy cases and best practice in immigration case working — and two more incoming on advising employers and on lawyer ethics. As with blog posts, we’re widening the pool of training courses authors and these are by Karma Hickman of Bishop & Sewell, Jo Hunt of Lewis Silkin, Amie Higgins of the Anti-Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit and Chris Cole, formerly of Parker Rhodes Hickmotts.

If you listen to podcasts on your mobile phone, you can subscribe for free via iTunes here, Stitcher here or point your podcast player to the podcast feed for Free Movement. Using a mobile device and subscribing has the advantage that each new podcast can be automatically downloaded for listening to on the go.

To access previous Free Movement immigration update podcasts click here.

The downloadable 24-minute podcast follows the running order below. Time codes indicate when a particular section begins.

EU rights

EU Settlement Scheme rejects majority of Zambrano carers

Useful briefing on changes to Northern Ireland family immigration rules

Easier access to benefits for family members of people from Northern Ireland

Family law (6.11)

Court of Appeal backs order to disclose refugee asylum records

Local authorities may need permission to get British citizenship for children in care

Domestic abuse (12.55)

The domestic violence concession: for the few, not the many

Sponsorship (14.49)

Brexit ready? No big rise in businesses getting sponsor licences

Delay (16.57)

No Home Office duty of care to mig...

Welcome to episode 80 of the Free Movement immigration update podcast. This month we start with the EU Settlement Scheme before turning to a couple of cases at the intersection of immigration law and family law. With the slow down in the court system, there wasn’t a whole lot of case law this month, so we take a detour via domestic abuse and sponsor licensing before getting back to the courts with a few cases on procedure and compensation for delay. To round off, there’s a couple of positive developments on legal aid and leave to remain for people falsely accused of cheating on their English test.

If you would like to claim CPD points for reading the material and listening to this podcast, sign up here as a Free Movement member. There are now over 100 CPD hours of training materials available to members. You can find all the available courses here. With the end of the CPD year approaching, it’s worth mentioning we have three new training courses already available — on Tier 2 visas, international surrogacy cases and best practice in immigration case working — and two more incoming on advising employers and on lawyer ethics. As with blog posts, we’re widening the pool of training courses authors and these are by Karma Hickman of Bishop & Sewell, Jo Hunt of Lewis Silkin, Amie Higgins of the Anti-Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit and Chris Cole, formerly of Parker Rhodes Hickmotts.

If you listen to podcasts on your mobile phone, you can subscribe for free via iTunes here, Stitcher here or point your podcast player to the podcast feed for Free Movement. Using a mobile device and subscribing has the advantage that each new podcast can be automatically downloaded for listening to on the go.

To access previous Free Movement immigration update podcasts click here.

The downloadable 24-minute podcast follows the running order below. Time codes indicate when a particular section begins.

EU rights

EU Settlement Scheme rejects majority of Zambrano carers

Useful briefing on changes to Northern Ireland family immigration rules

Easier access to benefits for family members of people from Northern Ireland

Family law (6.11)

Court of Appeal backs order to disclose refugee asylum records

Local authorities may need permission to get British citizenship for children in care

Domestic abuse (12.55)

The domestic violence concession: for the few, not the many

Sponsorship (14.49)

Brexit ready? No big rise in businesses getting sponsor licences

Delay (16.57)

Commercial surrogacy — paying someone else to carry and give birth to your child — is banned in the UK, but available overseas. That allows couples and individuals who would otherwise be unable to have children to experience the miracle of life with the aid of a third party.

It’s a fraught process, and getting the resulting baby a visa may not be at the forefront of the intended parents’ minds. It may, however, be necessary. A child born to a surrogate abroad will not be automatically entitled to come straight back to the UK, even if the intended parents are both British themselves. It depends on who the child’s legal parents are at the point of birth and what nationality that leaves the child with. The child may be British, or entitled to be registered as British, or entitled to the passport of the country of birth, or able to get entry clearance under a special surrogacy policy, or…

Enter Karma Hickman, who has seen her share of complicated surrogacy cases and disentangled the nationality and immigration law issues. In this podcast we review three of Karma’s past international surrogacy cases — names have been changed and all the rest of it — and work out the family’s options in each case. The scenarios are the same as in Karma’s article Surrogacy, citizenship and immigration: common problem scenarios, published yesterday.

Commercial surrogacy — paying someone else to carry and give birth to your child — is banned in the UK, but available overseas. That allows couples and individuals who would otherwise be unable to have children to experience the miracle of life with the aid of a third party.

It’s a fraught process, and getting the resulting baby a visa may not be at the forefront of the intended parents’ minds. It may, however, be necessary. A child born to a surrogate abroad will not be automatically entitled to come straight back to the UK, even if the intended parents are both British themselves. It depends on who the child’s legal parents are at the point of birth and what nationality that leaves the child with. The child may be British, or entitled to be registered as British, or entitled to the passport of the country of birth, or able to get entry clearance under a special surrogacy policy, or…

Enter Karma Hickman, who has seen her share of complicated surrogacy cases and disentangled the nationality and immigration law issues. In this podcast we review three of Karma’s past international surrogacy cases — names have been changed and all the rest of it — and work out the family’s options in each case. The scenarios are the same as in Karma’s article Surrogacy, citizenship and immigration: common problem scenarios, published yesterday.

Welcome to episode 79 of the Free Movement immigration update podcast. This month we’re starting with a few asylum decisions, then talk a little about the Shamima Begum case and go over the latest on coronavirus immigration changes. We look at the Hong Kong BNO visa, mention a couple of things about immigration detention and access to benefits, and end with some rather disparate tribunal and procedural cases. 

If you would like to claim CPD points for reading the material and listening to this podcast, sign up here as a Free Movement member. There are now over 100 CPD hours of training materials available to members. You can find all the available courses here.

If you listen to podcasts on your mobile phone, you can subscribe for free via iTunes here, Stitcher here or point your podcast player to the podcast feed for Free Movement. Using a mobile device and subscribing has the advantage that each new podcast can be automatically downloaded for listening to on the go.

To access previous Free Movement immigration update podcasts click here.

The downloadable 23-minute podcast follows the running order below. Time codes indicate when a particular section begins.

Asylum

Landmark decision on “particular social group”

Judge orders Home Office to bring asylum seeker back to the UK

Upper Tribunal ruling on discretion to reunite refugee families under Dublin III

Citizenship deprivation (6.36)

This is what the Court of Appeal decided about Shamima Begum – and what happens next

Coronavirus (9.22)

Coronavirus and the UK immigration system (updated)

Hong Kong (11.42)

The Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Visa

Detention (14.11)

Immigration bail legislation means what it says, High Court confirms

Rule 35 isn’t working – and there’s data to prove it

Benefits (15.52)

Huge increase in no recourse to public funds applications

Briefing: can EU citizens with pre-settled status claim Universal Credit?

Costs (17.37)

When are costs in a Cart type judicial re...