After a short, practical introduction in Chapter 1 (which includes a list of useful websites), the book deals with British nationality and the right of abode in the United Kingdom in Chapter 2. This is followed by a detailed analysis of immigration controls in Chapter 3. The unique immigration status of EC and EEA nationals and their family members is considered in Chapter 4, along with how a family member of a British citizen who has engaged Treaty rights might use EC rather than domestic law to enter the UK. The next four chapters then address the key immigration categories of entry to the UK, including new chapters on visitors and students under the Tier 4 points based system. Asylum seekers and refugees are considered in Chapter 9. Enforcement of immigration law and the appeals system are dealt with in the last two chapters. The appendices contain key resource documents such as the Immigration Rules, the Immigration (EEA) Regulations 2006 and materials on the points based system.

This new edition includes coverage of many important developments including details of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009; the new definition of public funds in para 6 of the Immigration Rules; the interpretation of reg 12(1)(b)(i) of the I (EEA) Regs 2006; a new Chapter 5 on visitors (general, children, students, business people, academics, professors etc); a new Chapter 6 on Tier 4 Students; changes to working in the UK under Tiers 1, 2 and 5; changes to the sole representative category; and administrative review of entry clearance under the points system.

New cases in this edition include: ZH (Bangladesh) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2009) (long residence); Bigia v Entry Clearance Officer (2009) (dependency on EEA national); CS (Brazil) v Secretary of State for the Home Depoartment (2009) (settlement); AM (Somalia) v Entry Clearance Officer (2009) (third party support); JS (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2009), Al-Sirri v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2009), KJ (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2009), EN (Serbia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2009) and MH (Syria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2009) (asylum); RB (Algeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2009), A (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2009) and DS (India) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2009) (human rights).

Contents

Introduction
British Nationality and Right of Abode
Immigration Status
EEA Nationals
Visitors
Students
Employment, Business and Investment
Family Reunion
Asylum-seekers and Refugees
Deportation and Administrative Removal
Immigration Appeals and Judicial Review
Immigration Rules
Appendices