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Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #138
Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter!The transcript of the Home Secretary’s evidence to the Home Affairs Committee was published last week. She said the new settlement policy and any transitional arrangements will follow later this year and ‘in good
Suitability refusals: understanding mandatory re-entry bans
The Home Office can impose a mandatory refusal period, also known as a re-entry ban, on people who have previously breached immigration law or used deception in their application for leave. Refusal periods can last one year, two years, five
New single protection interview guidance published
The Home Office has published new guidance today on the process that merges the asylum screening interview and the substantive interview into one. This was originally announced in statement of changes HC 259 where it was referred to as ‘merged
Court of Appeal upholds sponsor licence revocation despite unlawful genuine vacancy finding
The Court of Appeal has dismissed two sponsor licence appeals in R (J’s Supermarket Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and R (Prestige Social Care Services Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA
High Court quashes Afghan judge’s ARAP refusal over case reporting evidence
The High Court has quashed the fourth refusal of an Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) application made by a former Afghan Anti-Terrorism Court judge. The case is MUF v Secretary of State for Defence [2026] EWHC 2108 (Admin).The
Home Office crackdown on care providers: from exploitation to routine compliance issues
The Home Office has driven sponsor licence revocations in the care sector to a record high. Since 2024, the government has framed this as a crackdown on rogue sponsors, intended to protect overseas care workers from exploitation.Yet, in my own
IAA overhauls competence assessments and registration process
A decision that an appeal is abandoned is ‘preliminary’ and cannot be appealed
In Guerrero v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 953, the Court of Appeal held that a First-tier Tribunal decision to treat an appeal as abandoned under section 104(4A) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum
Modern slavery victims on Skilled Worker visas to receive major new relief, but implementation details are key
Earlier this month, the Home Office announced a major new relief for migrant workers on the Skilled Worker visa. From 8 October 2026, Skilled Workers who have been referred into the National Referral Mechanism for modern slavery and received a