Tier 4 reforms- Government proposals to ‘shake-up' the student visa system including tougher entrance criteria -
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Shwan
On 7th December 2010, the Immigration Minister Damian Green announced Government proposals to ‘shake-up' the student visa system including tougher entrance criteria. The Government will be more selective when considering Tier 4 applicants and revealed that currently, over 40 percent of migrant students in the...
Right of appeal in a human rights claims -
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Shwan
Anwar & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 1275 (11 November 2010) A tribunal had jurisdiction to hear an immigration decision which carried no right of in-country appeal , until that point was taken. Only once the point was...
Article 8 rights and continuity of residency in the UK -
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Shwan
FA v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] ScotCS CSOH_159 (30 November 2010) A citizen of Afghanistan has been successful in having a decision of the Secretary of State for the Home Department reduced. The Home Department had certified that the petitioner's claim...
Refugees and safe third country -
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RR (refugee-safe third country) Syria [2010] UKUT 422 (IAC) (13 November 2010) The claimant was a national of Syria, married to a national of Algeria. In 2008 the Secretary of State for the Home Office (SSHO) rejected her asylum claim , with the intention to...
Switching into the ECAA business category under Ankara Agreement -
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Upper Tribunal decision in the case of: EK (Ankara Agreement - 1972 Rules - construction) Turkey [2010] UKUT 425 (IAC) This case held that the previous decision in the case of OT (Turkey) [2010] UKUT 330 (IAC) was incorrect. The case of OT held that...
Whether tax credits would be considered as recourse to public funds in entry clearance applications -
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Shwan
GS (public funds - tax credits) India [2010] UKUT 419 (IAC) This case considered whether tax credits would be considered as recourse to public funds. It was held that paragraph 6C of the Immigration Rules specifies that an applicant for entry clearance whose arrival would...
