Shoba is an experienced and dedicated Barrister with a passion for advocacy, which is reflected through her impressive success rate. She has represented clients on many complex legal matters and undertakes work in all aspects of immigration, criminal, human rights, licensing, civil, regulatory and family law.

In this presentation, Shoba explains what Appendix Private Life is and when it came into force, before outlining the mechanics of the different categories of residence it defines. She uses an array of examples from case law to outline the law in practice, before ending her presentation with some useful practical tips.

Key words/topics:

Appendix private life

Suitability and Eligibility Rules including residence requirement

Settlement suitability

Eligibility Requirement

Validity requirements

Leave to remain/ permission to stay for children and Young Adults- qualifying children

Reasonableness test for children and caselaw

Leave to remain / permission to stay for adults

Grant of leave

Very significant obstacle test

ILR/Settlement on private life route

Continuous residence In the UK and permission to stay

KO (NIGERIA) AND OTHERS V SHHD (2018) UKSC 53(24 OCTOBER 2018)

NA (BANGLADESH) AND OTHERS (2021 EWCA CIV 953

Runa [2020] EWCA Civ 514

B.R v SSHD [2010] EWHC 2471 (Admin) Para 22-

NA BANGLADESH 2009 – EWCA CIV 8

ZH (Tanzania) [2011] UKSC 4

EV (Philippines) [2014] EWCA Civ 874.

Zoumbas [2013] UKSC 74

KO (Nigeria) [2018] UKSC 53

Grant of permission to stay

Settlement on the private life route

Continuous residence

Kamara [2016] EWCA Civ 813

Parveen [2018] EWCA Civ 932

AS [2017] EWCA Civ 1284