Court of Appeal dismisses human rights challenge to Immigration Rule

17 Apr 2013 12:57 PM

The Home Office was successful in defending Immgiration Rules changes introduced to test migrants English language capabilities.

The Court of Appeal announced at 10am, on Friday 12 April, that it had dismissed an appeal by Mrs Saiqa Bibi and Mrs Saffana Abdulla Mohammed Ali in their Judicial Review challenging the lawfulness of part of the family Immigration Rules.

Judgment

The Court of Appeal’s judgment came as a result of legal challenge against the rule, introduced in November 2010, which requires that spouses and partners must demonstrate a basic knowledge of the English language before being granted a visa to enter or remain in the UK.

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