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My name is Colin Yeo and I am a barrister, writer, campaigner and consultant specialising in immigration law. I founded Free Movement in 2007.
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The Upper Tribunal has considered the use of deception, fraud and false evidence in 12 judicial review claims, purportedly brought by 27 different applicants. The claims each related to the refusal of visitor visa applications from individuals from Pakistan. None of the applicants nor their sponsors in the UK, it...
BY Katherine Soroya
The challenge to the suspension of the refugee family reunion route, brought by Safe Passage International and three individual claimants (AXY, BSZ and ESH), was dismissed by the High Court in R (on the application of Safe Passage International & Ors) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department...
BY Caterina Franchi
There aren’t any really major immigration policy amendments in the Statement of Changes published yesterday, but there are still a number of developments that you probably need to know about and at least one change that I’m very happy about. I’ll kick off with the good news. Exception to immigration...
BY Alex Piletska
There has been a significant update in relation to right to work checks for all businesses, which will come into force from 1 October 2026. This may substantially change the processes and policies employers and sponsors need to implement to maintain compliance. Under section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and...
BY James Lamont
Immigration Solicitor or Barrister Salary: £38,000 – £45,000 per annum, depending on experience, pro-rata for part-time.Hours: Full or part-time consideredContract: PermanentLocation: Flexible — fully remote within the UK, or hybrid from any North & West Kent Citizens Advice & Kent Law Centre office (Gravesend, Dartford, Swanley, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells...
BY Free Movement
On 7 July 2026, the Chief Inspectorate of Prisons for England and Wales published its annual report on conditions in detention. The report welcomed improvements to the Immigration Removal Centre (‘IRC’) estate since its last report on 8 July 2025, where Harmondsworth faced the ‘worst ever judgements’ of an IRC....
