Wesley Gryk LLP

In a welcome development, the government has announced that the 'citizenship ban' contained in the Illegal Migration Act 2023 has been removed. Our Ilhaan Dirshe explains: gryklaw.com/removal-of-the…

Lots of fantastic training courses coming up with @ILPAimmigration for immigration practitioners. Our Andrew Jones, Diana Baxter, Barry O'Leary and Ciera McCartney are tutors on various courses. For more details and to book: ilpa.org.uk/training-and-e…

We have published several blogs regarding the transition to 'eVisas', which must be completed by the end of the year. We share @the3million's concerns about the roll-out of the scheme, and would encourage everyone to sign their petition.

In our latest blog, Katie Dilger revisits the 'sole responsibility' rule. As she explains, despite new guidance in October 2023 which appeared to be a significant step forward, little appears to have changed in practice: gryklaw.com/the-ongoing-is…

We are delighted that partners Alison Hunter, Barry O'Leary (@BarryAOLeary) and Diana Baxter have retained their recognition in this year's @BestLawyers guide: bestlawyers.com/united-kingdom…

Team WG had a brilliant time celebrating 20 years of the @LondonLegal Walk yesterday evening! There's still time to donate to the London Legal Support Trust's amazing work: londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/wesley-gryk… #LondonLegalWalk2024

The Home Office has started rolling out the move to eVisas. The first step is for migrants to set up a UKVI online account. Our Caroline Asken explains this step of the process, highlighting some important things to consider: gryklaw.com/the-move-to-ev…

Next week, on 18 June, we will be walking the @LondonLegal Walk to support some of the most vulnerable members of society to access life-changing, free legal advice. We appreciate any donations, no matter how small: londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/wesley-gryk… #LondonLegalWalk #AccessToJustice

My thks to ⁦@LegalActionGrp⁩ for letting me rescue on their legal desert island sanctuary this generation old ⁦@UKHouseofLords⁩ case which ⁦@SuellaBraverman⁩ has conveniently ignored in her attempts to undermine the Refugee Convention lag.org.uk/article/215562…

The Home Office is moving everyone with a BRP to an online-only 'eVisa' system by the end of the year. Our Emily Heinrich asks: what about those who have a paper document rather than a BRP? gryklaw.com/the-move-to-ev…

New blog post! Our Jennifer Aitken has provided an overview on what we know so far about the positive changes to the definition of 'partners' under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules: gryklaw.com/a-welcome-chan… #ukimmigration #immigration #legaladvice #partnervisa #appendixfm

⏰ The deadline to apply is one week away: 2 April 2024.

🌟 Meet Barry O'Leary from @WesleyGrykLLP! 🌟 Barry is making waves in #ImmigrationLaw with his unmatched expertise and extensive experience in handling complex immigration issues. 💼 #legal #uklaw #solicitors

The application deadline is 2 April 2024. We are ideally looking for the candidate to start in May 2024. Find out more about the role, including how to apply, here: gryklaw.com/vacancies/

💼PARALEGAL VACANCY 💼 We are looking to hire a full-time paralegal. If you are a graduate interested in immigration law with a commitment to equality, human rights and promoting the rights of migrants, please consider applying.

On 14 March 2024, the government laid down their proposed changes to the financial requirement for partner applications. Our Georgia Rowe explains everything we now know on the new rules: gryklaw.com/increase-in-mi…

Glad to see this issue is finally starting to get some attention theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/m…

Our @BarryAOLeary will be teaching a @freemovementlaw webinar on 24 April, covering exceptional circumstances in family-based immigration applications, with an eye on the increasing financial requirement. Book by 15 March to secure an 'early bird' discount on tickets.