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  • Confidentiality
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JUSMOUNT & CO SOLICITORS

We specialise in all Immigration matters and in particular:

Family Migration

The requirements of Immigration Rules with regard to Family migration pose their

own challenges which are not easily comprehensible. We tailor our services to the

needs of each individual client and provide exceptional standards of service. The

focus always is on the clients’ needs and making the immigration process easy and

affordable.


It cannot be overemphasised that one of the trickiest parts of applying for a UK visa

as a spouse or partner are the financial requirements. Appendix FM of the

Immigration Rules contains minimum financial requirements of annual earnings-

 £29000-00 (subject to change) - to be met in entry clearance or leave to remain

applications.


The rules for leave to enter and remain are similar, and we will mainly deal with leave

to enter, occasionally highlighting the different requirements applicable to leave to

remain applications. The evidential requirements under Appendix- FM-SE need a

keen eye and meticulous preparation. We make it our business to successfully take

you through the maze of the complex requires for entry clearance through to further

leave to remain and settlement.


Please contact us for: 

  • Entry clearance applications from abroad – such as fiancé/Spouse/unmarried
  • partner
  • In country leave to remain applications or extension applications
  • Indefinite leave to remain (ILR) / settlement applications and appeals:
  • Human Rights applications and appeals including Article 8 family life
  • British Nationality/citizenship and registration as British Citizens
  • Asylum appeals ( No Legal Aid)
  • Further submissions  including Article 8 family life
  • Family reunion applications and appeals
  • Travel document applications
  • Domestic violence applications and appeals
  • Long residence applications (10 year route and 20 year Private life route)

EEA/EU LAW in Post Brexit Context

We offer comprehensive services to EEA nationals and their family members in

relation to all aspects of EEA Regulations and EUSS (European Union Settlement

Scheme). We understand complexities related to the Directives and the EUSS

regime. We offer advice and representation with post Brexit focus.

EEA Cases (Family Permit)

A family permit refers to an entry clearance visa was available to you if you were the

family member or extended family member of an EEA national and that EEA national

was  in the UK exercising their ‘Treaty rights’ or will be coming to the UK to exercise

their ‘Treaty rights’.


Following Brexit this route finished on 30 June 2021. However, there are many

refusals for granting Family Permits under EEA Regulations where the applicants

have been granted Right of Appeal (ROA).

EUSS Family Permit

A family permit under EUSS is still available to you if you were the close family

member before 31 December 2020 of an EEA national and that EEA national was  in

the UK exercising their ‘Treaty rights’

UK Residence & Permanent Residence Card

Non-EEA national family members and/or extended family members of an EU

national exercising their treaty rights are eligible to apply for EUSS residence card

once they are in the UK following entry clearance or have formed relationships within

the UK in accordance with the guidelines applicable following Brexit . The mandatory

evidence  in this context is the evidence of their relationship to the EU national and

also evidence that the EEA national is exercising his/her treaty rights in the UK. The

validity of a residence card is 5 years, after which the family member can apply for

permanent residence in the UK alone or in line with the EU national sponsor.There is

no English language requirement or requirement to have passed the Life in the UK

test to apply for a permanent residence card.

EEA Appeals

There is an ever-increasing body of case law related to EEA cases. We

understand the complexities of the rules in this area and work with expert

Counsels in this area to provide a competent and quality representation at the

hearings. 

We specialise in filing appeals under EEA Regulations and representations under

the EEA Regulations at the Immigration and Asylum Chamber. All appeals are

now being filed on the online portal of the IAC known as  MyHMCTS.


T: 01217738911

M: +44 7828386632

Email - contactus@jusmountsolicitors.co.uk

EUSS Appeals & Challenges

The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020 at 11 PM followed by a

period of transition ending on 31 December 2020. EU citizens and their family

members who wish to remain in the UK after 30 June 2021 needed to apply for an

immigration status to remain lawfully in the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme

(EUSS). The scheme has seen a high number of applications . Given the

complexities of the applications several of them do not succeed. The application

under EUSS originally only allowed an administrative review to challenge any

case working errors. The Home Office has however introduced The Immigration

(Citizens Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 on the 31st January 2020

which now entails a right of appeal to the Immigration and Asylum Chamber.

Challenging a decision under EUSS

EU nationals and their family members may have different options if the Home

Office has decided to refuse any application under the EU Settlement Scheme.


  • To reapply for free with new evidence
  • Apply for an administrative review as per the right given
  • Appeal the decision to the First Tier Tribunal, IAC for all refusals for the applications  made on or after 11 PM on the 31 January 2020

Administrative Review

Administrative review refers to a process to request the  Home Office decisions to

be reconsidered on grounds that they were incorrectly granted pre-settled status,

when they believe they qualify for settled status, or on eligibility grounds. (Notably

there is no right of administrative review against refusals on suitability grounds

e.g. criminality) . An application for administrative review can be submitted from

inside or outside the UK within 28 days of the date of the decision or within 7 days

if the applicant is detained in the UK.


The process for Administrative Review under the EUSS allows an applicant to

submit further evidence, which will then be considered alongside the evidence

submitted along with the original application. There is a fee payable of £80. The

fee will be refunded if the review is successful on merit but not in case the

decision is overturned on the basis of new/additional evidence submitted at the

time of Administrative Review.

Appeal at the FTTIAC

An applicant may challenge a decision under EUSS failing to grant a settled or

pre-settled status or an EUSS family permit / travel permit as set out by the

Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, if such an

application was made on or after 11 PM on the 31 January 2020. The appeal must

be made within 14 days from the date the decision was sent if the person is in the

UK or 28 days if the person is outside the UK.

Point Based Immigration System

It was on 31 December 2020 that Freedom of movement between the UK and EU formally

ended. The UK has now implemented a points-based immigration system that treats all EU

and non-EU citizens equally. If the Employers want to hire anyone from outside the UK,

excluding Irish citizens,  they will need to apply for permission in advance  i.e. a sponsor

licence to hire most eligible employees from outside the UK.


Under the points-based immigration system, anyone coming to the UK for work must

meet a specific set of requirements for which they will score points. Visas are then

awarded to those who gain enough points. The system provides flexible

arrangements for UK employers to recruit skilled workers from around the world

through a number of different immigration routes.

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