Updates, commentary and analysis on UK immigration and asylum law. Sign up to our weekly email newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2yNDl3r.https://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkpoitd3322qFrom last week: Universities can now subscribe to Free Movement for their students | Colin Yeo https://freemovement.org.uk/universities-institutional-membership/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=universities-institutional-membership30 Apr 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpoitd3322qhttps://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkplnjhnrw2oLong thread alert 🧵 1. Since October 2023, skilled workers and students have been able to ask the Home Office to lift the no recourse to public funds condition on their visas. But very few applications succeed. We've looked at what has happened in practice over the past two and a half years.30 Apr 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkplnjhnrw2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkphsayezi2qIn case you missed it: Key takeaways from the new Iraq country guidance: documentation and Article 3 risks | Maaha Elahi https://freemovement.org.uk/key-takeaways-iraq-country-guidance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=key-takeaways-iraq-country-guidance30 Apr 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkphsayezi2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkpb2rr2fu2mFrom last week: Irregular migration status: a systemic problem | Oliver Fisher https://freemovement.org.uk/irregular-migration-status-a-systemic-problem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=irregular-migration-status-a-systemic-problem30 Apr 2026 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpb2rr2fu2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkp7ddpqyg2hFrom last week: Job Ad: Training Manager, Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) | Free Movement https://freemovement.org.uk/job-ad-training-manager-immigration-law-practitioners-association-ilpa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=job-ad-training-manager-immigration-law-practitioners-association-ilpa30 Apr 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkp7ddpqyg2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkp4m4gpou22New: Skilled workers and students can ask for access to public funds, but few succeed. Here’s what we know — by Caz Hattam https://freemovement.org.uk/workers-students-public-funds-few-succeed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=workers-students-public-funds-few-succeed30 Apr 2026 07:44 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkp4m4gpou22https://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkns6lrwok26In case you missed it: Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #117 | Jasmine Quiller-Doust https://freemovement.org.uk/free-movement-weekly-immigration-newsletter-117/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=free-movement-weekly-immigration-newsletter-11729 Apr 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkns6lrwok26https://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkmxsyilzf24In case you missed it: Tribunals must still assess all the evidence, even where the core issue is not challenged in cross-examination | Ralitsa Peykova https://freemovement.org.uk/assess-all-evidence-cross-examination/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=assess-all-evidence-cross-examination29 Apr 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmxsyilzf24https://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkmr32janr2fFrom last week: Past arrest and beating of Vietnamese protester does not amount to persecution | Ralitsa Peykova https://freemovement.org.uk/arrest-beating-protester-no-persecution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arrest-beating-protester-no-persecution29 Apr 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmr32janr2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkmqv64ttd2oLong thread alert 🧵 1. The long-awaited updated Iraq country guidance has finally landed. AK, AH, and AJ [2026] UKUT 00150 replaces all existing country guidance on Iraq, with significant changes to documentation requirements and Article 3 risk assessments.29 Apr 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmqv64ttd2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkmnaks52g2eLatest post from us: Key takeaways from the new Iraq country guidance: documentation and Article 3 risks | Maaha Elahi https://freemovement.org.uk/key-takeaways-iraq-country-guidance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=key-takeaways-iraq-country-guidance29 Apr 2026 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmnaks52g2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkmk7khr4d2mNew from Free Movement: Key takeaways from the new Iraq country guidance: documentation and Article 3 risks | Maaha Elahi https://freemovement.org.uk/key-takeaways-iraq-country-guidance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=key-takeaways-iraq-country-guidance29 Apr 2026 07:10 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmk7khr4d2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkmjuexaf426Latest post from us: Job ad: Manuel Bravo Project are recruiting | Free Movement https://freemovement.org.uk/job-ad-manuel-bravo-project-are-recruiting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=job-ad-manuel-bravo-project-are-recruiting29 Apr 2026 07:04 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmjuexaf426https://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkmjojgjgv2f🧵 1. Our latest weekly newsletter covers a packed week: the new £662 million UK-France small boats deal, care worker concerns over extended settlement waiting times, and the Law Society's strong criticism of proposed changes to asylum appeals.29 Apr 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmjojgjgv2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkmgv7tupr2oNew from Free Movement: Job ad: Manuel Bravo Project are recruiting | Free Movement https://freemovement.org.uk/job-ad-manuel-bravo-project-are-recruiting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=job-ad-manuel-bravo-project-are-recruiting29 Apr 2026 06:11 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmgv7tupr2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkl35xgdgs26From last week: Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #116 | Jasmine Quiller-Doust https://freemovement.org.uk/free-movement-weekly-immigration-newsletter-116/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=free-movement-weekly-immigration-newsletter-11628 Apr 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl35xgdgs26https://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkkxky2odk23Latest post from us: Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #117 | Jasmine Quiller-Doust https://freemovement.org.uk/free-movement-weekly-immigration-newsletter-117/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=free-movement-weekly-immigration-newsletter-11728 Apr 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkxky2odk23https://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkkucwq26623New from Free Movement: Free Movement Weekly Immigration Newsletter #117 | Jasmine Quiller-Doust https://freemovement.org.uk/free-movement-weekly-immigration-newsletter-117/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=free-movement-weekly-immigration-newsletter-11728 Apr 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkucwq26623https://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkknetsw362fLong thread alert 🧵 1. The Court of Appeal has held that a tribunal cannot treat the absence of cross-examination on a core issue as an implied concession. The case is MR (Pakistan) v SSHD [2026] EWCA Civ 473.28 Apr 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkknetsw362fhttps://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkkh3536qe2fIn case you missed it: Continuous residence under the EU Settlement Scheme: changes to automated settlement process and expanded cancellation policy | Ross Kennedy https://freemovement.org.uk/continuous-residence-euss-cancellation-policy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=continuous-residence-euss-cancellation-policy28 Apr 2026 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkh3536qe2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkkap4w2362cLong thread alert 🧵 1. The Court of Appeal has held that a tribunal cannot treat the absence of cross-examination on a core issue as an implied concession. The case is MR (Pakistan) v SSHD [2026] EWCA Civ 473.28 Apr 2026 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkap4w2362chttps://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkkaa2qnto2cFrom last week: When domestic abuse survivors don’t fit the rules: options and risks | Nath Gbikpi https://freemovement.org.uk/domestic-abuse-survivors-dont-fit-the-rules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=domestic-abuse-survivors-dont-fit-the-rules28 Apr 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkaa2qnto2chttps://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkk5dk2tdu2hLatest post from us: Tribunals must still assess all the evidence, even where the core issue is not challenged in cross-examination | Ralitsa Peykova https://freemovement.org.uk/assess-all-evidence-cross-examination/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=assess-all-evidence-cross-examination28 Apr 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkk5dk2tdu2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkk2bncg3h2qNew from Free Movement: Tribunals must still assess all the evidence, even where the core issue is not challenged in cross-examination | Ralitsa Peykova https://freemovement.org.uk/assess-all-evidence-cross-examination/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=assess-all-evidence-cross-examination28 Apr 2026 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkk2bncg3h2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkhvjcqldu23⏰️Final call!⏰️ It's your last chance to get tickets for Wednesday's webinar with Diana Baxter: Mastering self-employment and director income under Appendix FM. 🗓️ 29 April 🕚️ 11am 💻️ Online via zoom Reserve your place now! https://freemovement.org.uk/product/webinar-mastering-self-employment-and-director-income-under-appendix-fm/27 Apr 2026 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhvjcqldu23https://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkhqdhna5f24From last week: Home Secretary accepts she can grant further leave on the five-year route without the no recourse to public funds condition | Nakita Hedges https://freemovement.org.uk/further-leave-five-year-route-public-funds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=further-leave-five-year-route-public-funds27 Apr 2026 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhqdhna5f24https://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkhpxavo4w2hLong thread alert 🧵 1. The Home Office has expanded its automated settlement process under the EU Settlement Scheme and introduced a new policy for cancelling pre-settled status where continuous residence may have been broken. We have published our analysis of what these changes mean in practice.27 Apr 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhpxavo4w2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkhmm6ddqp23Latest post from us: Continuous residence under the EU Settlement Scheme: changes to automated settlement process and expanded cancellation policy | Ross Kennedy https://freemovement.org.uk/continuous-residence-euss-cancellation-policy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=continuous-residence-euss-cancellation-policy27 Apr 2026 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhmm6ddqp23https://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkhjhjl34w23New from Free Movement: Continuous residence under the EU Settlement Scheme: changes to automated settlement process and expanded cancellation policy | Ross Kennedy https://freemovement.org.uk/continuous-residence-euss-cancellation-policy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=continuous-residence-euss-cancellation-policy27 Apr 2026 07:13 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhjhjl34w23https://bsky.app/profile/freemovement.bsky.social/post/3mkdn2agcja22In case you missed it: Court of Appeal upholds status cessation decision for Congolese refugee | Colin Yeo https://freemovement.org.uk/status-cessation-decision-for-congolese-refugee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=status-cessation-decision-for-congolese-refugee25 Apr 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:xafvr7tzwglanjxfnddvsinq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdn2agcja22