Important changes to immigration appeals for family visitors

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Changes to immigration appeals for family visitors

From 25 June or soon after, the full right to appeal a refusal of an application to enter the UK to visit family is removed.

From this date, you will only be able to appeal on human rights or race discrimination grounds. The following family members from abroad are affected by this change:

•spouse or civil partner
•parent, including a mother-in-law or father-in-law
•child, including a stepchild, son-in-law or daughter-in-law
•grandparent
•grandchild
•brother or sister, including a stepbrother, stepsister, brother-in-law or sister-in-law.

Therefore, if you are in the UK and wish to have members of your family visit you from abroad, you may wish to suggest they make their application to enter the UK before 25 June, when they will still have a full right of appeal.

See: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... oyalassent