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How to Apply for A UK Ancestry Visa

admin2023-01-11T17:25:41+00:00 People from Commonwealth countries often ask whether they can get a British visa on the basis of their country’s historical ties to the UK. The answer is, generally speaking, “no”. But there is one route which is open only to, although not to all, Commonwealth...

High Court Orders Home Secretary to Immediately Increase Asylum Support Rates

admin2023-01-11T17:21:36+00:00 In a powerful judgment given on 21 December 2022, the High Court ordered the Secretary of State for the Home Department to immediately increase the weekly support payments made to asylum seekers to £45. This is the largest ever single increase in the rate of...

Government Announces Review of Civil Legal Aid Market

admin2023-01-11T17:15:58+00:00 The government has announced a review of the civil legal aid market with the aim of supporting long-term sustainability and efficiency. The review will also consider taxpayers’ value for money in any future policy options, as well as how people access the support they need. The review...

A Guide to Making Fresh Claims

zaki_admin2023-01-11T17:18:42+00:00Further submissions or a ‘fresh claim’ is a process for submitting an asylum (or human rights) application where there has been a previous failed claim and all appeal rights have been exhausted. It can be an effective tool for rectifying years of uncertainty for a...