In continuation of our Immigration Terminology series, this entry will explain the term of ‘dependant’.

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Further Leave to Remain (FLR) is an extension to your current permission to stay in the UK for a limited time.

You must apply for this extension to your visa before your current visa expires. If you are successful in your application for FLR, your passport will be stamped accordingly to confirm the extension to your visa to remain in the UK for a further limited time.

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As always, we’re back for the Friday Fringe. This is our weekly legal round-up: we’ve got the headlines, the best of our blog and our favourite stories from the fringes.

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Yes, we have no announcement! Just like those grocers’ signs from the war announcing the lack of imported fruits, Damian Green was the government placard announcing the lack of new policy today. Apparently they still want to reduce net immigration to the tens of thousands, and before May policies about that will be announced.

What we did learn is that, in Matt Cavenagh‘s words, “ the current Conservative mindset simply misunderstands the nature of immigration, and its potential, human as well as financial.” With much of the old background music being repeated in different keys the performance was familiar; but it did give an indication of the sort of changes we can expect to hear more about over the next few months.

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At 2.20 am 10th January 2006, Immigration Officers arrived at the house of a Sri Lankan family in Edgware. One hour later the five of them left their home with some of their belongings. They were deported to Germany on the 7.50 am flight, where they have lived ever since. Although Magistrates had granted Immigration Officers a warrant to enter the house, no letter warning them of their deportation was delivered, and no pastoral visit was made. 

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A recent decision by the Court of Appeal (AA (Iraq) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) and Aire Centre (Intervener) [2012] EWCA Civ 23), has highlighted how important it is to give an accurate and truthful account of your travels and circumstances when making a claim for asylum. It brings to the fore how strictly immigration controls are applied, demonstrating the importance to submit a well thought out, truthful, and structured application.

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For those seeking to apply for naturalisation as a British citizen, you may be aware that one of the requirements that you need to demonstrate is that you have sufficient knowledge of language and life in the UK.

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This week’s office talk was given by Henry, and was about the case of Queen (on the application of Medical Justice) v SSHD.

In the decades before the American Revolution a phrase became popular in Ireland, which would eventually be adopted by the American Revolutionaries and come to be a cliché that is fundamental to modern politics: no taxation without representation.

This case could be said to change that to: no deportation without representation.

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