PUTTING TO AND TO TOGETHER
“If you decide to stay in the UK, you should apply for the necessary permission to stay to regularise your stay.” IS THE SAME AS If you decide to stay…
EXCEPTIONAL ASSURANCE CONCESSION
CLOAK AND DAGGER
GARDEN COURT – 11 January 2024 ”The advice that he “can remain in UK until a decision is made” did not imply that he would not be an overstayer.”
AFTERSHOCK
When the Home Office publishes a really useful guide.
AT ODDS
GARDEN COURT – 11 January 2024 “A reasonably competent lawyer would also have advised that success under this route was not guaranteed, and the Defendant did so.” OUR COMMENTS Conflating…
PLANTED THE SEED
Three legal firms have no problem admitting that staying in the UK during the pandemic would lead to a criminal offense.
LAUGHING STOCK
WEIGHTMANS – 2 August 2023 “Section 3C leave permits an applicant who has submitted a valid in time visa application to remain in the UK under the terms of their…
OUT IN THE COLD
GARDEN COURT – 11 January 2024 “Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for UK visa applicants and temporary UK residents” as of February 2021 stated in relevant part “You’ll be able to submit…
LEAD A HORSE TO WATER
Paragraphs 39E(5) and 39F were added to the immigration rules – to prevent adverse consequences due to overstaying (emphasis added). KENNEDYS LAW – 27 September 2023 “We accept that Paragraph…
THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT
HOME OFFICE SHORT TERM If you intend to leave the UK but have not been able to do so and you have a visa or leave that expires between 1…
FRUSTRATION
The vague “Covid-19 concession”, referred to in UK Migration Lawyers’ Client Care Letter, successfully distracted ‘highly paid and qualified’ solicitors and barristers. Instead of focusing on the law (Paragraphs 39E(5)…