Transpondia Immigration FAQ © provides general information and brochures on the immigration and asylum systems in the UK, and acts as a public archiving service for immigration-related news and other media content.
Transpondia Immigration FAQ © does not provide immigration advice or services to individuals given in connection to a relevant immigration matter; and we do not take up case work that addresses an individual's particular circumstances as they pertain to matters of UK immigration law. We direct individuals in need of help to an adviser or solicitor.
Forgive the pun.
The 'spent leave' rule is a constructive rule often erroneously cited as law and goes along the lines of '...you can only spend 6 months out of any 12 months in the UK as a visitor...'
We have updated the Spent Leave topic with a recent (March 2012) interpretation handed down by the Upper Tribunal. Read it here...
The Centre on Migration Policy and Security (COMPAS) is a think tank resident within Oxford University that performs research and publishes reports about immigration.
Yesterday (15 May 2012) COMPAS published the subject report: "No Way Out, No Way In: Migrant children fall through the net ", and this report is likely to have broad impacts in the shaping of UK immigration policy, if not the EEA as a whole.
We are comfortable in referring Ian Westwood of the Westwood Organisation as a regulated adviser. Reports on him are invariably in agreement about reasonable fees, prompt and professional service, and knowledge of the rules.
His site is at the Westwood Organisation
If you think you might need legal assistance with an immigration application, you can approach this adviser with confidence.