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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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Earlier this month, the Home Office announced a major new relief for migrant workers on the Skilled Worker visa. From 8 October 2026, Skilled Workers who have been referred into the National Referral Mechanism for modern slavery and received a positive conclusive grounds decision may, at long last, work without...
BY Dora-Olivia Vicol
The Home Office has been treating some grants of EU pre-settled status as having been granted in error because it has misunderstood when Italian citizenship by descent takes effect. It has recently conceded the point in a judicial review, which may offer a route forward for affected Italian nationals. The...
BY Eva Maria Doerr
Jasmine is back with Mala Savjani, partner at Wilsons Solicitors, for August’s round up of immigration law news. Mala talks through the latest quarterly statistics which show immigration, asylum and citizenship numbers all falling, and why the Supreme Court found an illegal working civil penalty notice to be invalid. We...
BY Jasmine Quiller-Doust
Relying on a mandatory ground for revoking a sponsor licence does not relieve the Home Secretary of her common law duty of procedural fairness, the High Court has ruled. This is so even where no reprehensible conduct or dishonesty is alleged. The case is R (Moon Fish Ltd) v Secretary...
BY Joseph Maggs
Having independent expert evidence in the form of a report can often bolster a case. How much weight a decision-maker gives a report will much depend on its quality, and its quality, in turn, can depend on the instructions. This post sets out some guidance and tips on instructing a...
