Turpin Miller acted for SG, a Jamaican national and victim of sexual abuse and modern slavery who has lived in the UK for over 30 years, in a successful judicial review against the Home Office and First-tier Tribunal, arising from a series of errors in the authorities’ handling of her case. The Upper Tribunal’s Judgment also makes a number of significant findings in respect of human rights claims made by people in prison.
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In a welcome change to the EU Settlement Scheme, the continuous residence requirement for pre-settled status and settled status has been simplified. The change takes effect on 16 July 2025.
The Home Office has announced that the next India Young Professionals Scheme ballot will open at 1.30pm India Standard Time on 22 July 2025.
The UK government has published a statement of changes to the Immigration Rules (HC 997) introducing the first of the immigration reforms mentioned in the recent Immigration White Paper. These include significant changes to the minimum skill and salary level for Skilled Workers. This article focuses on the key changes affecting Skilled Worker sponsors.
From 29 May 2025, child students must demonstrate that they are entering into one of the permitted living arrangements in Appendix Child Student or the alternative arrangements set out in the updated guidance. An application may be refused if their UK-based intended carer has been convicted of a criminal offence.
On 1 July 2025 the UK government published a new statement of changes to the Immigration Rules confirming the immediate closure of Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).
The Home Office has confirmed that the second ballet of the 2025 Youth Mobility Scheme opens at 00:01am on Tuesday 15 July 2025.
Turpin Miller represented YS in a successful application for habeas corpus to obtain his release from Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre, where YS had been detained by the Home Office for the purpose of deporting him to France.
On 29 May 2025, the Home Office updated its policy guidance on sponsorship duties for Student sponsors. The updated version explains student sponsors’ specific record-keeping duties, which was previously included in a separate guidance, Appendix D: keeping records for sponsorship.
Important information for work or study visa holders who are travelling to the UK to work and study.
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