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Barrister, writer, campaigner and consultant specialising in immigration law

Author: colinyeo

Posted on 13 March 2014

Immigration barrister and blogger

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Latest from my immigration law blog

Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #132 18 August 2026
Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter! Last week, the government announced the closure of 13 more asylum hotels, which according to the Home Office, saves £51 million. Fewer than 160 hotels are now used to house asylum seekers, down from 400 under the previous government. Ministers are considering raising the caps on how much the Home Office […]
Home Office concedes that trafficking survivors with skilled worker visas can have their leave varied to VTS leave 18 August 2026
Two recognised victims of modern slavery who were left destitute and unable to work have successfully challenged the Home Office’s refusal to grant them leave to remain as trafficking survivors because they still held valid leave as skilled workers. This was despite the fact that the skilled worker visas kept them tied to the employers […]
An appeal brought on behalf of a child without valid instructions is no appeal at all 17 August 2026
The case of AF (child appellant; representation and instructions) Nigeria [2026] UKUT 00274 (IAC) is a stark reminder to legal practitioners that taking valid instructions from a child client, or from someone with the correct authority to give them, is a precondition for legal representation. This article looks at what went wrong in AF’s case, […]

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