Immigration Sources, Rules and Applications
The structure and sources of immigration law, effective Rules navigation, applications inside or outside the Rules, forms, fees, evidence and statutory extension.
How to prepare for the Level 2 assessment
Apply current protection law to detailed client scenarios, marshal evidence, write precise representations and identify the exact point where Level 3 or Judicial Review referral is required.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Primary and secondary legislation, Immigration Rules, case law and published policy have different authority and must be applied at the correct date.
Exam cue: Fix the legally relevant date and identify the controlling source before advising.
Concept 2
A protection client may also need analysis of a Rules route, an outside-Rules policy, validity, suitability, eligibility, form, fee and supporting evidence.
Exam cue: Separate a Rules application from an outside-Rules or discretionary request.
Concept 3
Timing, prescribed procedure and a valid application affect status, statutory extension and the client's exposure to enforcement.
Exam cue: Build a submission checklist covering form, fee, identity, evidence and deadline.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Treating a Home Office policy as if it could override legislation or the Rules.
Guardrail: Do not let a persuasive merits analysis cross the current professional boundary.
Assuming asylum-category authorisation removes the need to check adjacent immigration law.
Guardrail: Do not let a persuasive merits analysis cross the current professional boundary.
Relying on a remembered form or route after the resource-book control date.
Guardrail: Do not let a persuasive merits analysis cross the current professional boundary.
Memory anchors
Source Ladder
Distinguish legislation, Rules, case law and policy before applying them.
Date First
The current rule and policy version must match the legally relevant date.
Inside or Outside
Identify whether the request is under the Rules, outside them or discretionary.
F-FIED
Form, fee, identity, evidence and deadline support a valid filing.
Route Cross-Check
Read the route with definitions, suitability and specified-evidence rules.
Status Consequence
Application validity and timing can change permission, conditions and enforcement risk.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
A Home Office policy conflicts with an Immigration Rule. Which source controls the legal criterion?
What law date governs technical answers in this practice bank?
Answer all questions to submit.
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