Resource Archive

ILPA Members Welcome to the weekly members’ email, with: ILPA News ILPA’s AGM – thank you! Thank you to all those who attended our AGM on Wednesday, and a particular […]

ILPA and GMIAU sent an addendum to previous comments on ‘draft prioritisation policy within Family reunion: for refugees and those with humanitarian protection, version 9.0’ on 16 November 2023. Both […]

ILPA and the3million have sent a joint letter, signed by 55 other organisations, to the Secretary of State for the Home Department and the Minister for Immigration regarding the implementation […]

The latest UKVI Stakeholder Update from the External Relations Team has been published below. It provides information under the following headings:

With many thanks to the members who contributed, ILPA’s response to the Legal Aid Agency’s consultation on proposed changes to the 2018 Standard Civil Contract and Category Specific Rules Immigration […]

Please see the below letter sent to the Home Office on 31 October 2023 regarding the introduction of fee waivers for human-rights based entry clearance applications.

Please see the below joint briefing from civil society on the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023.

This article appears in the September 2023 edition of the Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law, ILPA’s official journal. The authors’ summary is as follows: At a glance Aims […]

With many thanks to the members who contributed, ILPA’s response to the Home Office’s consultation on ‘Biometric registration regulations: changes to the Code of Practice’, submitted on 7 October 2023, […]

ILPA’s Chief Executive, Jonathan Griffin, wrote to the Prime Minister and Home Secretary on 17 August 2023 on behalf of ILPA members to express our increasing concern regarding the safety […]

This article appears in the September 2023 edition of the Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law, ILPA’s official journal. The summary, also by Jo Wilding*, is as follows: ‘The […]

The latest UKVI Stakeholder Update from the External Relations Team has been published below. It provides information under the following headings:

A Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (HC 1780) was published on 7 September 2023 and can be read here, alongside an Explanatory Memorandum. The following minor change will […]

Below is a letter to practitioners and users of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) from Principal Resident Judge Blum, dated 18 September 2023.

ILPA Members Welcome to the weekly members’ email, with updates from the Legal Team, dates for Working Group meetings, September training dates, Government updates and the latest job opportunities. ILPA News Secretariat […]

Below is a copy of the Standard Directions that will be issued by the Upper Tribunal’s Immigration & Asylum Chamber (UTIAC) from 25 September 2023 in all appeal cases where […]

The Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law is delighted to announce the appointment of two new deputy editors to work with the editor, Alan Desmond. The JIANL is the […]

This article appears in the June 2023 edition of the Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law, ILPA’s official journal. The author’s summary is as follows: ‘This article offers a […]

ILPA’s response to the Tribunal Procedure Committee’s consultation on potential changes to rules on Citizens’ Rights Appeals and Rule 22A of the Upper Tribunal Rules can be read below.

ILPA’s Chief Executive, Jonathan Griffin, has written to the Prime Minister and Home Secretary on behalf of ILPA members to express our increasing concern regarding the safety of immigration practitioners […]

ILPA has issued the below Statement on the Safety and Protection of Immigration Practitioners.

Immigration practitioners have an essential role in upholding and supporting the efficiency of the UK’s immigration and justice system. Through discharging their professional ethical obligations, they help protect these systems […]

This article appears in the June 2023 edition of the Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law, ILPA’s official journal. The author’s summary is as follows: ‘On 11 March 2020, […]

The visa data has been updated below with the latest figures. 

Visa fees transparency data for all applications made from outside and within the UK has been updated below with details of fees and unit costs to include the electronic travel authorisation from […]

An inspection of the Home Office’s illegal working enforcement activity has been sent to the Home Secretary for publication and added to details of completed inspections awaiting publication, and active […]

The First-tier Tribunal bail: completing the bail summary guidance has been updated below to reflect the implementation of section 46(8) of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

A news story: ‘The Lord Chancellor and senior judiciary launch a shared vision for the future of the civil and family courts and tribunals system’ has been published below. See also […]

The final grant report, covering the findings of the Legal Support for Litigants in Person (LSLIP) grant, has been published below. See also Legal Updates section above.

The membership information has been updated below.

The Immigration staff guidance on immigration bail has been updated below to reflect the implementation of Section 46(8) of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

The Immigration staff guidance on arranging removals for officers dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK has been updated in line with changes brought by section 46 of the […]