Addressing Delays in Home Office Decision Making - A ‘How To’ Guide for Immigration Practitioners

Introduction

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

This is particularly prevalent in asylum cases, 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 webinar will offer a detailed look at the options available to those facing delays, and 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 webinar will cover the following:

• What is reasonable 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

This pre-recorded webinar will be streamed at 12:30pm on Thursday 20th June 2024 and will remain available to view by delegates who have registered by then for 90 days.