Deportation and removal are the two ways a person is made to leave the UK. Deportation follows a criminal conviction or a decision that your presence is not conducive to the public good; removal is for people without leave, such as overstayers and refused asylum seekers. Both can be challenged, and detention while the process runs can be challenged separately. Time is the critical factor: if you have received a notice or removal directions, call us today.
What we help with
- Deportation after a prison sentence: automatic deportation applies to foreign nationals sentenced to 12 months or more. Exceptions exist for long residence, family life and the risk of persecution, but they must be argued with evidence.
- Deportation appeals: challenging a deportation order in the First-tier Tribunal on human rights or protection grounds, including appeals from abroad.
- Revoking a deportation order: applying to lift an order after the required period, or earlier where circumstances have changed.
- Removal and overstaying: regularising status, voluntary departure and the consequences of each for future applications.
- Stopping an imminent removal: urgent representations, injunctions and judicial review when removal directions have been set.
- Immigration detention and bail: applying for bail from the Home Office or the tribunal, and conditions of bail.
- Unlawful detention claims: compensation where detention was unlawful.
- Re-entry bans: how long a ban lasts after removal or deportation and whether it can be shortened.
How we work
Deportation cases turn on evidence of your life in the UK: your family, your children, your work, your health and your record since conviction. We gather that evidence quickly, present it in the form the tribunal expects, and instruct counsel for hearings. Legal aid is available for some detention and deportation work; we advise on eligibility at the first call.
