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Colin Yeo

Barrister, writer, campaigner and consultant specialising in immigration law

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Posted on 13 March 2014

Immigration barrister and blogger

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  • Successful legal challenge for survivor of trafficking forced to steer small boat across Channel 31 July 2026
    The Home Office has conceded an important judicial review claim brought by a survivor of trafficking who had been forced at gunpoint to pilot a small boat across the Channel. The concessions made in this claim for judicial review offer a foothold for challenging the prosecution of people who arrive on small boats, many of […]
  • Fee waivers: what can you do if you cannot afford to pay your immigration application fee? 30 July 2026
    Immigration applications are extremely expensive. Most requests for permission to stay in the UK (other than under the points-based immigration system) now cost £1,407. In addition, applicants may need to pay an immigration health surcharge (£1,035 a year for adults and £776 for children). On average, therefore, migrants will need to spend just short of £4,000 to get […]
  • Secret Home Office policy capping trafficking leave at 12 months declared unlawful 29 July 2026
    The Upper Tribunal has ruled that the Home Office unlawfully operated a secret, unpublished practice of limiting many recognised victims of trafficking to 12 months’ permission to stay in the UK while they recovered from exploitation. The judgment also explains why the now-published version of that practice survived challenge. The case is R (TK) v […]
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