UK Immigration Rules- minor changes on 13th March 2014

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There were some changes to the rules on family life. This has come up in discussion here on a number of occasions, and is worthy of mention ( in bold type ) :

Changes to the Immigration Rules relating to family life

7.33 The following minor changes and clarifications are being made to the

Immigration Rules relating to family life:

To make clear that non-EEA national fiancé(e)s and proposed civil partners of

EEA nationals who do not have a right of permanent residence in the UK

cannot apply for entry clearance as a partner under Appendix FM to the

Immigration Rules. Such persons cannot enter the UK under the EEA

Regulations unless they have been in a durable relationship with the EEA

national for at least 2 years, which is comparable to the requirement for entry

clearance as an unmarried or same sex partner under Appendix FM;

To clarify that an applicant for Indefinite Leave to Remain under paragraph

298 of the Immigration Rules can be granted a period of limited leave if they

fail to qualify for Indefinite Leave to Remain because they are unable to meet 15

the Knowledge of Language and Life in the UK requirement or because of

minor criminality;

To clarify which children applying under the adoption rules in Part 8 of the

Immigration Rules are subject to the minimum income threshold requirement;

To make clear that an applicant applying for limited leave to remain under the

5-year partner or parent route in Appendix FM only needs to meet the English

language requirement once and does not need to demonstrate they meet the

requirement every time they apply for limited leave under those routes;

The full Command paper is attached.

Tony M

HC_1138.pdf