Immigration Law · Connaught Law News

Friday 4 September 2026

Immigration Law · Judgment
Court of Appeal examines sponsor licence revocation in two employer challenges
The Court of Appeal's judgment of 4 September 2026 concerns appeals by a supermarket and a care provider against the revocation of their sponsor licences, and matters to licensed sponsors and the workers they…
4 September 2026

Immigration Law · Judgment
Upper Tribunal reaffirms Tanveer Ahmed and sets out signs of fraudulent appeals
The Upper Tribunal has given guidance on patterns that may indicate fraudulent immigration applications, on late evidence and adjournments, and on how tribunals should treat documents, affecting appellants and those who represent them.
21 August 2026

Immigration Law · Report
Asylum appeals: 24-week target for some First-tier Tribunal cases from 12 August
A 24-week target now applies to new asylum and immigration appeals from non-detained foreign national offenders and people receiving asylum support and accommodation, against a current average wait of 67 weeks.
14 August 2026

Immigration Law · Judgment
Upper Tribunal issues country guidance on Albanian male victims of trafficking
The Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) issued country guidance on 13 August 2026 on Albanian male victims of trafficking, covering profile, risk factors, protection, relocation and refugee status.
13 August 2026

Immigration Law · Report
Bloomsbury Institute’s student sponsor licence revoked after compliance failure
The Home Office has announced that the Bloomsbury Institute, a central London higher education provider, can no longer sponsor international students after failing the Basic Compliance Assessment.
6 August 2026

Immigration Law · Report
Home Office review finds appeals reform cut tribunal appeals but waits rose to 362 days
The Home Office has published its evaluation of Administrative Review, introduced by the Immigration Act 2014, reporting savings for the courts but average processing of 362 days in 2024 against a 28-day target.
31 July 2026
Immigration Law · Judgment
Court of Appeal: adult family life under Article 8 needs more than normal emotional ties
The Court of Appeal in Entry Clearance Officer v BB & Ors considered what counts as family life between adults under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, in an appeal against…
31 July 2026

Immigration Law · Judgment
Court of Appeal considers visitor visa refusal and Article 8 claim of Gaza woman seeking UK treatment
The Court of Appeal heard an entry clearance officer's appeal over a 67-year-old Gaza woman who wants private medical treatment in the UK and says refusing her visitor visa breaches her Article 8 family…
30 July 2026
Immigration Law · Judgment
Court of Appeal rules on EUSS pre-settled status claim by EU citizen’s brother
The Court of Appeal gave judgment on 30 July 2026 on whether a Pakistani man's entry through UK border control in 2019 brought him within the Withdrawal Agreement and entitled him to pre-settled status.
30 July 2026

Immigration Law · Judgment
Court of Appeal hears challenge to Authority to Carry refusal and exclusion direction
The Court of Appeal heard a Pakistani national's challenge to a refusal of authority for an airline to carry him to the UK and to an exclusion direction, in a judgment dated 29 July…
29 July 2026