Category Archives: European law

English tea and cake to tempt Bulgarians

Posted on May 23, 2013 by dmblog

The Foreign Office is launching a “GREAT” campaign in Bulgaria with a series of British weeks between 26 May and 11 June 2013, months before the UK’s borders are opened to Bulgarians. Having worked with hundreds of Bulgarias from 1997 … Continue reading →

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Changes to the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006

Posted on September 3, 2012 by dmblog

On 16 July 2012, the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 changed. It now gives effect to various judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) including the cases of: Chen (C-200/02), Ibrahim (C-310/08) and Teixeira (C-480/08) … Continue reading →

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Are you an EEA national or dependent on one?

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

With effect from yesterday, the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 have changed. The amended regulations detail the rights of EEA nationals and their family members to enter and reside in theUKand will also confirm the criteria for rights to … Continue reading →

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Turkey’s EU future

Posted on August 1, 2011 by admin

A Commons committee are urging the Home Office to order an official assessment of the likely scale of legal migration if Turkey joins the European Union. The home affairs committee has also said that much more should be done to … Continue reading →

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Major ECJ ruling affecting Non EEA parents with dependent children

Posted on March 11, 2011 by admin

In the case of Gerardo Ruiz Zambrano v Office national de l’emploi (ONEm), the ECJ has ruled that a parent who is a third country national must be given right of residence and are also exempt from having to obtain … Continue reading →

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