Immigration Law 2023 : Legal Practice Course Guides (LPC) Legal Practice Course Guides (LPC)

About this book

Immigration Law is a straightforward, up-to-date and practical introduction to this ever-changing area of law. After a short, practical introduction in Chapter 1 (which includes a list of useful websites), the book deals with British nationality and the right of abode in the United Kingdom in Chapter 2. This is followed by a detailed analysis of immigration controls in Chapter 3. The pre- and post-Brexit immigration status of EU and EEA nationals and their family members is considered in Chapter 4, along with details of the EU Settlement Scheme. The next four chapters address the key immigration categories of entry to the UK, including chapters on visitors, students, employees and family reunion. Asylum seekers and refugees are considered in Chapter 9. Enforcement of immigration law, the appeals system and judicial review applications are dealt with in the last three chapters. The appendices contain key resource documents including the Immigration Rules. This new edition includes developments in section 3C IA 1971 leave, overstayers, rough sleeping as a ground for refusal, the Common Travel Area, EEA nationals and the EU Settlement Scheme, the new student Graduate route, the new Appendix Global Talent: Prestigious Prizes, Skilled Workers and tradeable points, UKVI guidance on sole responsibility for children, the Istanbul Protocol and asylum seekers, safe third country exceptions for asylum seekers, appeals and administrative review. New cases in this edition include: Akinola v Upper Tribunal [2021] (s 3C IA 1971 leave), Kalsi v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] (overstayers), R (Mungur) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] (long residence), NA (Bangladesh) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] (private life), NF v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] (Article 1F.(c) exclusion), HA (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] (ECHR Article 8 private life), Mobeen v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] (ECHR Article 8 family life), KM v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] and Sanambar v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] (deportation) and R (Begum) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission [2021] (appeals).