Eva Doerr
Eva is a barrister at Garden Court Chambers. She regularly appears before immigration tribunals and the Administrative Court and has particular expertise in retained EU law post-Brexit and refugee law.
Eva specialises in all areas of public and human rights law, with a focus on immigration, asylum, trafficking, immigration detention, community care (including age assessments) and challenges based on the Equality Act.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Eva worked in international disaster relief and development mainly in South Asia and the Middle East. She is a trustee of Refugee Legal Support which runs a pro bono legal clinic in Athens.
Eva is ranked by the Legal 500 2024 as a Tier 1 Rising Star in Administrative Law & Human Rights and Immigration Law. She is also ranked by Chambers and Partners in Immigration Law.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2019
Experience
- Garden Court Chambers, Barrister’s Assistant (2017 - 2019)
- Laura Devine Immigration, Paralegal (2015 - 2019)
Membership
- Administrative Law Bar Association (ALBA)
- Discrimination Law Association (DLA)
- Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA)
Education
- University of Law, GDL and BPTC (2017, 2019)
- King’ College London (2014)
- Freie Universitaet Berlin (2014)
1 Contributions by Eva Doerr
PRACTICE NOTES
EU Settlement Scheme (Appendix EU) applications, UK: validity, ID Document Check app/UKVCAS, residence and family evidence, criminality, processing, eVisas, and family/travel permits
This Practice Note
This Practice Note reviews the process and requirements for lodging applications for settled and pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (the Scheme). It addresses:
the need to make and submit a ‘valid’ application
detailed procedural steps for seeking immigration permission via the Scheme (for European Economic Area (EEA) citizens and non-EEA citizens, from inside and outside the UK)
the Home Office’s ‘EU Exit: ID Document Check’ app
the evidential standards and proofs (covering proof of identity and nationality, residence, and extra documents required for family members)
formal authority for a legal representative to liaise with the Home Office in relation to the application
the ongoing obligation to keep the Home Office updated regarding specified details following the grant of leave
The Practice Note also outlines the application route for family permit applications made from outside the UK. For the purposes of this Practice Note, EEA citizens are those who are nationals of the remaining 27 EU Member States (excluding the UK), together with Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland. Although Switzerland is not part of the EEA, it is, for Scheme terminology, treated as though it were...
Immigration
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