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An Immigration Practitioner’s Guide to Challenging Delays in Home Office Decision Making - Learn Live

Length
1.5 hours
Next course start
19 June, 2024 See details
Course delivery
Virtual Classroom
Length
1.5 hours
Next course start
19 June, 2024 See details
Course delivery
Virtual Classroom

Course description

Recent years have seen an increasing number of applications before the Home Office taking months, if not years, to be concluded.


Protection cases are most gravely affected, with the average waiting being approximately 20 months, but we see lengthy delays in family applications, delays in issuing certificates of sponsorship and in decisions on nationality matters.


Presented by barrister Sandra Akinbolu of 36 Public, this session will examine the options available to those facing delays and will provide a step-by-step guide to challenging such delays. Consideration will also be given to what to do in cases of real urgency.

Upcoming start dates

1 start date available

19 June, 2024

  • Virtual Classroom
  • Online
  • English

Outcome / Qualification etc.

Following all MBL courses, a certificate of attendance will be provided for those who are required to evidence their CPD activity to a professional body.

Training Course Content

Introduction

Recent years have seen an increasing number of applications before the Home Office taking months, if not years, to be concluded.

Protection cases are most gravely affected, with the average waiting being approximately 20 months, but we see lengthy delays in family applications, delays in issuing certificates of sponsorship and in decisions on nationality matters.

Recent changes to the immigration system in family and business routes have added to those delays and the protection and trafficking teams are now years behind schedule.

This new virtual classroom seminar will briefly look at the reasons behind the delays and will offer guidance on how to try to avoid adding to the delay.

Presented by expert speaker Sandra Akinbolu of 36 Public, this session will examine the options available to those facing delays and will provide a step-by-step guide to challenging such delays. Consideration will also be given to what to do in cases of real urgency.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

  • What is behind the delays?
  • What is a reasonable amount of time in what types of cases?
  • How to avoid contributing to delays
  • Alternatives to legal challenges
  • Pre-action steps
  • Challenging delay decisions by way of JR
  • Impact of delay on other matters
  • Priority cases - how to identify them and how to ensure they are properly addressed

Expenses

From £144
MBL Seminars Limited
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WC1V 7QT London

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