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...
by Shwan Sharif | May 17, 2022 | Caselaw, News
Deportation Law up for Revision A difficult aspect of immigration law, thought finally settled, will be re-looked at in the coming months by the Supreme Court. On the list of cases that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals on are the cases of HA (Iraq) and AA...
by Shwan Sharif | Apr 11, 2022 | Caselaw, News
A mother with three children (anonymized as U3) has lost her appeal in a judgment of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) against her deprivation of British Citizenship. The case before the SIAC was the open judgment of U3 v The Secretary of State for the...
by Shwan Sharif | Feb 24, 2022 | Caselaw
YMKA & Ors (‘westernisation’) Iraq [2022] UKUT 16 (IAC) The Upper Tribunal in the case of YMKA & Ors came to a significant decision in attempting to define ‘westernisation’ and how it can relate to protection under the refugee convention. While the Refugee...
by Shwan Sharif | Feb 9, 2022 | Caselaw, News
In the reported case of Saeed (Deception – knowledge – marriage of convenience) [2022] UKUT 00018 (IAC), the Upper Tribunal clarified the distinction between a “sham marriage” and a “marriage of convenience”. The background and findings of the case are set out below:...
by admin | Dec 7, 2021 | Caselaw
This case was heard in the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (”UT”) before Upper Tribunal Judge Caravan on 07/02/19. It concerned whether the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) could lawfully refuse an application for a residence card on...
