16/12/11 15:13
The legal challenge against the English language requirement supported by Liberty and the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants in the case of R(Chapti) v SSHD [2011] EWHC 3370 (Admin) 16 December 2011 failed.
Permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal was granted. The court however did decide that Article 8 (family life) of the European Convention on Human Rights will always be engaged in cases involving the refusal of entry clearance/leave to remain applications involving spouses. Also, it may be arguable that the English language requirement would be a disproportionate interference in that Article 8 protection but it will depend on the individual facts of each case.
More when we have it. Tags: English, Case-law, Family Applications
06/10/10 00:20
Leading lawyers, Rabinder Singh QC and Aileen McColan, advising Liberty say that making spouses pass English language tests could be discriminatory and could amount to a breach of the right to family life under the Human Rights Act. They sight
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20/06/10 20:55
Applicants wishing to demonstrate that they meet the Knowledge of Life in the UK requirement on the basis of an English for Speakers of Other Languages ['ESOL'] qualification must have obtained that qualification from an 'accredited college'.
Read More...09/06/10 21:09
Today, the Home Office announced that it is bringing forward to the autumn a piece of Labour legislation that will deny entry to people from outside the EU who marry British citizens but don't speak English.
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