Connaught Law Blog

Certification under section 94 is the provision that removes an appeal rather than decides one. If the Secretary of State certifies a protection or…

A non-EU family member of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen needs entry clearance to come to the UK — there is no visa-free…

Some children are born British, some become British automatically when a parent settles — and many more can be registered: by entitlement when a…

The 180-day rule decides more ILR applications than any other single provision: no more than 180 days outside the UK in any rolling 12-month…

An invitation letter is the UK host’s half of a visitor application: never mandatory, frequently decisive. It needs no notary and no apostille —…

Ten years of continuous lawful residence in the UK — on almost any combination of visas — earns indefinite leave to remain under Appendix…

A non-EEA national whose marriage to an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen ends can keep their status in their own right rather than losing…

Article 8 gives everyone a right to respect for private and family life. It does not give anyone a right to live in the…

Insurmountable obstacles is the test at the heart of EX.1(b) Appendix FM: very significant difficulties in continuing family life with your partner outside the…

UK immigration history for European nationals begins on 1 January 1973, when the United Kingdom joined the European Communities, and turns at 11pm on…

Not everyone has to sit an English test for settlement or citizenship. Nationals of majority English-speaking countries, holders of degrees taught in English, applicants…

Family and settlement applications run on the Home Office’s slowest clocks: twelve weeks for spouse visa entry clearance, eight weeks for in-country partner extensions,…