by Shwan Sharif | Dec 12, 2022 | Caselaw
What is the case about? The Appellant (‘A’) appealed a decision of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (‘SIAC’) that dismissed A’s request for a statutory review of the Secretary of State’s decision to exclude him from the...
by Shwan Sharif | Dec 12, 2022 | Caselaw
Ms Akinsanya, a Nigerian National, is the sole carer of four children, including her eldest son, a British citizen child born on 26th October 2011. On 15th September 2014 she was issued a ‘derivative residence card’ under the EEA Regulations on the grounds that she...
by Shwan Sharif | Dec 7, 2022 | Caselaw
For EU nationals, moving to the UK in a post-Brexit climate remains difficult, even for those who have a British partner. This year, a slew of case law has clarified common questions about the immigration status of such couples. Earlier this year, Celik (EU exit;...
by Shwan Sharif | Oct 20, 2022 | Caselaw, News
XX (PJAK – sur place activities – Facebook) Iran CG [2022] UKUT 23 (IAC) This case was heard in the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (“UT”) before Upper Tribunal Judge Keith on 8th to 10th June 2021. An Iranian man (anonymised as XX) who...
by Shwan Sharif | Oct 20, 2022 | Caselaw
EU Law Dependency and Education: Singh (appellant) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (respondent) [2022] EWCA Civ 1054 Whether or not education could count as an essential living need in dependency cases under EU law was the key issue in the case of...
by Shwan Sharif | May 17, 2022 | Caselaw, News
DK and RK (ETS: SSHD evidence, proof) India [2022] UKUT 112 (IAC), As a part of many immigration applications in the UK, a key requirement is that Applicant’s must pass an approved English language test at a level applicable to their application, otherwise known as...
