What is immigration law

Immigration law is about how and why people from abroad are allowed to come to the UK and how long they can stay here. It is also about what they are allowed to do when they are here, for example, whether they can work, whether relatives can come to the UK to join them afterwards, and whether they can use the National Health Service or claim benefits.

Immigration law is made more complicated because it overlaps with nationality law - that is, the law about who is or is not a British citizen, and the rights of the different types of British citizen. Because these laws are so complicated, it would be misleading to give any general guidelines on them. Instead, this information includes a list of the main problems which may arise.

You can contact a solicitor on this site to seek assistance about any of the below :-

Problems which may need immigration/nationality advice

Among the problems that someone may need advice about are:-

getting permission to stay in the UK longer than s/he originally intended

getting permission to do something which s/he is not at present allowed to do, for example, being allowed to work

bringing relatives into the country, for example, wives, husbands, fiancé(e)s, children

being threatened with deportation from the UK

being held by the immigration authorities in a detention centre

wanting a passport and not knowing whether s/he is entitled to a British passport or some other passport

wanting to apply to become a British Citizen

living here, but wanting to travel, for example, for a holiday and being unsure whether s/he will be allowed back into the UK

whether s/he is entitled to use state services or claim benefits, for example, education, health services, council housing, social security benefits, housing benefits, council tax benefit

the right to vote

being refused entry to the UK when arriving at an airport or port (relatives will be seeking this advice).

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