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Leave to enter definition

What does Leave to enter mean? leave to enter means the permission given at the UK border that allows a person subject to immigration control to enter the UK. It is defined in the Immigration Act 1971 and Immigration Rules. Leave is granted by an immigration officer on arrival, or treated as granted where the traveller holds entry clearance (a visa). It may be limited or indefinite (indefinite leave to enter), and may carry conditions on duration, work or study, access to public funds, and reporting requirements. Refusal or cancellation may occur under the Rules; conditions can be varied or curtailed by the...

Adequate accommodation under the UK Immigration Rules (Appendix FM and Part 8): exclusive occupation, overcrowding, HMOs, evidential requirements, right to rent, prospective accommodation, and cost

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Adequate accommodation

The duty to evidence ‘adequate accommodation’ for the applicant partner and any family members—even those not named in the application—extends to virtually all applications for leave to enter or remain as a partner, whether under Part 8 or appendix fm (this includes minimum income cases and those based on ‘specified benefits’). It likewise covers applications by children of settled persons, children of individuals with limited leave as a partner, and applications under Appendix Adult Dependent Relative. Under the Rules, it also reaches dependent children applying under Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse, although how strictly this is applied in practice is uncertain. The only family applicants excused from showing ‘adequate accommodation’ are those relying on Appendix FM, para EX.1, or the residual exceptional circumstances in para GEN.3.2. See Practice Notes: Appendix FM: Section EX and Appendix FM: exceptional circumstances cases under para GEN.3. The term is not defined in para 6 of the immigration rules. The relevant provisions of Part 8 and Appendix FM confirm that any accommodation must be owned or occupied exclusively by the parties...

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