Challenging Home Office Decisions & Delays
This session explores the legal, procedural, and strategic aspects of delay — from understanding what’s ‘reasonable’ to advising clients, avoiding delays, and challenging decisions.
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About The Course
Immigration delays can have serious personal, legal and professional consequences. This essential new session explores what drives these delays, what timeframes are legally and practically acceptable, and how legal representatives can intervene effectively.
Through a practical lens, this course will guide you on identifying unreasonable delay, advising clients on their options, and preparing for potential legal challenges – including judicial review. It will also explore how to escalate priority cases and seek resolution through pre-action steps or constructive alternatives.
Join our practical training on tackling immigration delays. Learn what causes them, what timeframes are acceptable, and how to take action
Joining instructions and links are sent to the email address provided at registration 24 hours in advance.
Course Topics:
- The key causes behind delays in immigration decision-making
- What constitutes a ‘reasonable’ timeframe for different case types
- Strategies to avoid contributing to delays yourself
- Pre-action steps and alternatives to litigation
- When and how to challenge delay via judicial review
- How delays can impact other legal or personal matters
- Identifying priority cases and ensuring they’re treated appropriately


Why Study with Immigration Advice Service?
Immigration Advice Service has been providing professional immigration services for over 10 years in the public, private and corporate sectors.
Who Should Attend:
This course is designed for Legal Professionals
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