Immigration & Asylum Chamber – First Tier Tribunal
On 15 February 2010, the Immigration and Asylum Chambers were established in both tiers of the Unified Tribunals framework created by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. The new chambers replace the former Asylum and Immigration Tribunal. The First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) is an independent Tribunal dealing with appeals against decisions made by the Home Secretary and his officials in immigration, asylum and nationality matters.
The main types of appeal dealt with at the IAC are made against immigration and UK Border Agnecy decisions to:
•Refuse a person asylum in the UK
•Refuse a person entry to, or leave to remain in, the UK
•Deport or Remove someone already in the UK
Appeals are heard by one or more Immigration Judges who are sometimes accompanied by non legal members of the Tribunal. Immigration Judges and non legal members are appointed by the Lord Chancellor and together form an independent judicial body. We hear appeals in a number of hearing centres across the United Kingdom. The First-tier Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber (FTTIAC) forms part of the Tribunals Service, an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice. The implementation of FTTIAC in February 2010 superseded the former Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT). The purpose of the IAC is to hear and decide appeals against decisions made by the Home Office in matters of immigration and asylum. Appeals are heard by one or more Immigration Judges and are sometimes accompanied by non legal members of the Tribunal. Immigration Judges and non legal members are appointed by the Lord Chancellor and together they form an independent judicial body. Appeals are heard in a number of hearing centres across the United Kingdom.
We specialise in all aspects of Immigration Law Appeals to the Immigration & Asylum Chamber, First Tier Tribunal. If you have received a decision to refuse your immigration application you may have a right of appeal. Appeal rights in immigration law must usually be exercised within a set timeframe from the date of the decision. This timeframe can be a short as 5 days. Where you have received such a decision you will want and need to act fast. We can offer you a free 30 minute telephone consultation and in urgent cases will also offer you a same day appeals service which means you could be minutes away from filing your immigration appeal, simply by calling us on 020 8401 7352.
We are also experts at presenting appeals and will always ensure that your best interests are represented at your appeal hearing. Most of the advocacy conducted for our clients is done in-house, by our own expert immigration solicitors. This helps to reduce the costs of the work for our clients and means that you will always be represented by the same person, from your first meeting at our offices, through to your appeal hearing at court.
If you need fast expert advice on an immigration decision by the UKBA, call us now on 020 8401 7352 for your free 30 minute telephone consultation.
