Overstayers
An overstayer is a person who was granted limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom,…
UK Immigration & Nationality Legal Changes
Switzerland introduces segregation for asylum seekers
News media report that a number of towns in Switzerland have introduced draconian restrictions on asylum seekers. According…
Overseas divorces
The Recognition of Divorces and Legal Separations Act 1971 set out the criteria for the recognition in the…
Long residence and private life – the changes to Article 8 of the ECHR
The rules on long residence recognise the ties a person may form with the UK over a lengthy…
Home Office in new controversy over spot-checks for ‘illegal immigrants’
Following the controversial recent “go home or face arrest” campaign targeting immigrants in the UK without legal status,…
Deportation cases
The new rules on family and private life set out clear criminality thresholds beyond which an offender will…