British Immigration Practice Handbook

This book covers most aspects of British Immigration Law. The First Edition of this book was bought mainly by Practitioners at all levels of Immigration Practice, including Barristers, Solicitors and Practitioners registered with the OISC. It was also used by those who got registered with the OISC and those passed the LSC/SRA Exams. The First Edition of British Immigration Practice Handbook was released on 01 November 2011. It was completely sold out by 16 June 2012. A decision was made not to reprint but to release the second edition.
Since the First Edition there have been a lot of significant changes to the law: Changes to the Immigration Rules coming into force in October 2012; Changes to the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 effective from 19 July 2012; Changes to Part 8 of the Immigration Rules dealing with family members effective from 09 July 2012; Changes to Part 7 of the Immigration Rules dealing with Long Residence and Domestic Workers; Changes to Tiers 4 and 5 of the Points Based System; Changes to appeal rights for family visitors effective from 09 July 2012 with full rights of appeal for family visitors set to disappear in 2014; Changes to the Maintenance requirements across the Points Based System. Changes to the amount a Tier 2 (General) Migrant would have to be earning to qualify for settlement in 2016 to mention a few. The Second edition takes all of these changes into consideration. This book is aimed at those intending to practice British Immigration Law. It is a practical book. It states the legal requirements, the procedure for applying, the application forms and documents required for most Immigration and Nationality Applications.
It explores all areas of British Immigration Law in detail. It covers British Nationality Law, EEA Immigration Law, Asylum Law, Human Rights Law, All Visitors visa categories, Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 4, Tier 5, Long Residence, Returning Residents, Domestic Workers in Private Households, Representatives of Overseas Business, Application Forms, Criminal Offences, Detention and Bail, Deportation, Administrative Removal, Appeals, General Grounds for Refusal, Curtailment, Race Relations, Professional Conduct, Public Funding, Welfare Benefits, Fiance and Proposed Civil Partners, Spouse and Civil Partner, Unmarried and Same - Sex Partner, Children of British Citizens or those settled in the UK, Children adopted by British Citizens or settled residents, Children of Temporary residents, Right of Access to children, Parents, Grandparents and Other Dependant Relatives aged over 18, Victims of Domestic Violence, Partners of Points Based System Migrants, Children of Points Based System Migrants as well as Other Family Members of Refugees and those granted Humanitarian Protection. The updated Immigration Rules and the New EEA Regulations are also provided in full.