On 20 November 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in R (Kaur & Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] EWCA Civ 1474, which has significant implications...

At Richmond Chambers, we pride ourselves on offering dedicated, strategic, and comprehensive support to our clients. Recently, Jasmine Theilgaard, Immigration Barrister at Richmond Chambers.

Subject Access Requests (SARs) are an essential tool for individuals and their lawyers, especially when it comes to immigration and nationality law.

In the case of Fratila and another v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2021] UKSC 53, the Supreme Court determined whether individuals with Pre-Settled Status under the EU Settlement Scheme...

Our business visa clients often ask us whether they are allowed to hold shares in the company that they own and/or work for. In this post, we look at the various immigration rules on shareholding...

The Scale-up Visa route, which was first announced in the spring 2021 Budget, will allow qualifying, fast-growing businesses to hire high-skilled individuals with the skills to enable the business to grow.

If your UK visa or immigration application has been refused, our immigration appeal lawyers can advise you on the merits of appealing to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber),...

The UK Graduate Visa Route has opened for applications today (1 July 2021). The Graduate Visa is a new post-study work visa route which allows international students ...

In the space of two days last week the Home Office published two statements of changes to the Immigration Rule. The first Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules...

The Global Talent category, described in detail, here, is for talented and promising individuals in various sectors to work in the UK.

Catherine Taroni and Bernie Wood, working together with Olivia Waddell, succeeded in securing a positive result for a client of Richmond Chambers.

With effect from 20 February 2023, the Priority Visa Service has now resumed for new Marriage and Family Visa applications submitted from outside the UK.

The UK's seafood sector, known for its high-quality exports such as salmon and Cornish sardines, plays a crucial role in the country's economy. To ensure that the fishing industry...

As we reported last month, in an attempt to alleviate current pressure on the health and social care system as a result of Covid-19, the Home Office recently announced that the ...

On 1 February 2022, the government agreed to amend the Immigration Rules to end the unfairness faced by EU citizens who successfully obtained British citizenship...

In this post, we look at the recent change in Home Office policy which welcomes young people who were born or brought up in the UK without immigration status to apply for early settlement

This article explores the requirements for settlement applications as a Skilled Worker / Tier 2 (General) dependant. The relevant Immigration Rules are now found under Appendix Skilled Worker,...

Both humanitarian protection and refugee status are forms of leave in the UK that are granted to applicants who are endangered or otherwise in need.

The Afghanistan Citizen' Resettlement Scheme is a new route opening for the resettlement of Afghan refugees, prioritising those most in need including women, girls and children given their particular vulnerability.

The UK government's reported plans to introduce a new UK investor visa represent a potentially important development in the country's economic and immigration strategy.