Successful immigration law case outcomes

At Richmond Canter, our immigration barristers have an established track-record of achieving successful outcomes for our clients in both applications to the Home Office (UK Border Agency) and appeals before the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), Upper Tier Tribunal and higher courts.

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The following are just a small selection of the many hundreds of cases in which we have achieved positive results for our clients:

Tier 1 (Highly Skilled Worker)

We obtained leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 1 (General) Migrant for an accountant from China whose application had been rejected by the Home Office because of insufficient maintenance funds.

We persuaded an Immigration Judge to allow the appeal of a businesswoman from Russia who had been refused a Tier 1 (General) Migrant visa because she had claimed Child Benefit in breach of her conditions of leave.

Tier 1 (Entrepreneur)

We successfully assisted a businessman from Iran to obtain leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant.

Tier 1 (Post-Study Worker)

We successfully represented a doctor from India who had been refused leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) Migrant because he had failed to provide sufficient evidence of previous earnings.

Tier 2 (Skilled Workers)

We overturned a decision of the Home Office to refuse a citizen of Pakistan leave to remain as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant after he failed to observe a condition attached to his grant of leave to enter by failing to apply for leave to remain within 6 months of his IED being issued.

We successfully helped a citizen of India to overturn a decision of the Home Office to refuse him leave to remain as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant after it had been decided that his Post-Graduate Diploma did not qualify for an award of points for either 'Qualifications' of 'English Language'.

Tier 4 (Students)

We successfully represented a student from Iran who was refused leave to remain in the UK as a Tier 4 (Student) Migrant because she had failed to produce either a valid visa letter or sufficient evidence of maintenance funds.

We persuaded an Immigration Judge to allow the appeal of a citizen of the United States of America who had been refused leave to remain as a Tier 4 (Student) Migrant because the evidence of maintenance funds was dated more than one month prior to the date of application and did not contain all the required information.

Visitors

We secured a visit visa for a citizen of Nigeria who had been refused leave to enter the UK as a family visitor because the Home Office was not satisfied that he was related to his sponsor or intended to leave the UK at the end of his visit.

We persuaded an Immigration Judge to allow the appeal of a Russian national who had been refused leave to enter the UK as a family visitor on the ground that during a previous visit she had stayed longer than she initially stated that she would.

We overturned a decision of an Immigration Judge to refuse a citizen of Pakistan a visit visa after she failed to mention a previous refusal as a dependent in her application form.

Marriage and Partnership

We were instructed by a Sudanese national who had been refused leave to enter the UK with a view to settlement with her husband. Our client was granted settlement in the UK after we persuaded an Immigration Judge that the Home Office's concerns regarding the genuine nature of the marriage, the intentions of the parties to live together and the adequacy of their accommodation were unfounded.

We secured indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom for a Brazilian spouse of a British citizen where the Home Office alleged that our client had remained in the UK in breach of immigration laws by not studying whilst here on a student visa.

Our immigration barristers and lawyers can advise you today on marriage and partnerships.

Long Residence

We obtained indefinite leave to remain for a citizen of Taiwan on the basis of 10 years continuous lawful residence in the UK even though there was gap of 2 months between his leave to enter expiring and submission of a fresh application for leave to remain.

We obtained indefinite leave to remain for a citizen of Pakistan on the basis of 10 years continuous lawful residence in the UK even though his last period of leave had already expired and he could only accumulate 10 years residence by relying upon a period when he was exhausting his appeal rights.

We advise on all aspects of long residence and immigration law. Call us today on 0203 440 5820 for a free initial consultation.

EEA Free Movement Rights

We obtained a Residence Card for a citizen of Russia as confirmation of a right to reside in the UK as a non-EEA national extended family member of an EEA national exercising Treaty rights in the UK. We persuaded an Immigration Judge that our client and her partner were in a 'durable relationship' even though they had co-habited for less than 2 years.

We overturned a decision of the Home Office to refuse to grant our client a Residence Card as confirmation of a right of residence in the UK as the dependant family member of an EEA national by persuading an Immigration Judge that our client was genuinely dependent upon her EEA family member even though she was in paid employment.

We overturned a decision of the Home Office to refuse to recognise a citizen of Brazil's right of admission to the UK as the spouse of an EEA national by persuading an Immigration Judge that our client was not involved in a marriage of convenience.

Ankara Agreement

We successfully represented a citizen of Turkey in her appeal against a decision of the Home Office to refuse to grant leave to remain in order to establish herself in business in the UK under the Turkey-European Community Association Agreement (ECAA). We persuaded an Immigration Judge that there was no merit in the Home Office's allegation that our client had submitted a fraudulent application.

Deportation

We successfully overturned a decision of the Home Office to make a deportation order in respect of a citizen of Mauritius who had a long history of criminal convictions for violent and dishonest behaviour. We persuaded an Immigration Judge that because our client had spent much of his chlildhood in the UK, had made efforts to address his offending behaviour and now had the support of his family then it would be a breach of his human rights to remove him from the UK.

We successfully quashed a decision of the Home Office to make a deportation order in respect of a citizen of Nigeria who has been convicted of supplying Class A drugs. We persuaded an Immigration Judge that our client did not present a serious risk of re-offending and that it would be a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights to separate him from his partner and child in the UK.

Asylum

We were instructed by a high profile politician from Uganda who sought asylum in the UK on account of his opposition political activities. He was granted refugee status after we persuaded an Immigration Judge that his account was credible and that he faced a well-founded fear of persecution in his country of origin.

We secured international protection for a female citizen of Iran who feared domestic violence at the hands of her abusive husband.

Human Rights

We successfully assisted a citizen of Colombia to secure Discretionary Leave to Remain in the United Kingdom on the basis of his private and family life in the UK even after he had spent several years living in the United Kingdom without lawful status.

We advanced human rights arguments based upon the right to respect for family and private life in the United Kingdom in order persuade an Immigration Judge to allow a citizen of St. Lucia to stay in the UK after the Home Office had declared that his conduct and character meant that it was undesirable for him to be permitted to remain here.

To discover more about how we can help you achieve a successful outcome for your immigration case, call us on 0203 440 5820 or email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . We will contact you promptly for a no-cost no-obligation discussion about your immigration case and the options available to you.