Immigration
As your professional body, defending the rule of law and championing your interests are at the core of our work. Explore guidance and resources designed to help immigration practitioners keep to date with the fast-changing legal landscape.
Illegal Migration Act
We've raised concerns about the act's impact on the rule of law, access to justice and its compatibility with our international obligations.
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- Changes to the immigration system after Brexit12 Apr 2021
- England and Wales as an open jurisdiction to European and foreign lawyers after Brexit21 Feb 2022
- Exceptional case funding – guidance for solicitors10 Oct 2019
- Legal aid for pro bono clinics13 Aug 2019
- Travelling to the EU on business after Brexit17 Nov 2023
- Victims of modern slavery – guidance for solicitors30 Apr 2020
- Immigration appeals07 Dec 2017
- Immigration judicial review02 Jan 2020
- Statutory defences available to asylum seekers charged with document offences03 Aug 2023
- Illegal Migration Act21 Jul 2023
- Immigration for workers and employers in the UK30 Nov 2021
- Nationality and Borders Act01 Nov 2023
- New plan for immigration09 Jun 2021
- Rwanda asylum partnership15 Nov 2023
- Simplification of the immigration rules01 Feb 2021
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Immigration and Asylum Law Accreditation
Our Immigration and Asylum Law Accreditation is a recognised quality standard for practitioners providing advice under a legal aid contract.
Accreditations
Tier 5 GAE Scheme
If your firm wants to bring workers into the UK on a temporary basis it will need to join the Tier 5 Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) Scheme.