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20 January 2021
Categories: Legal News , Immigration & asylum , Covid-19
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LNB news: First Tier Tribunal’s Immigration and Asylum Chamber User guide updated

First Tier Tribunal’s Immigration and Asylum Chamber User guide updated

Lexis®Library update: First Tier Tribunal’s Immigration and Asylum Chamber User guide updated

The First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) has published a January 2021 update to its User guide.

The guide takes account of changes to procedure as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It includes a plan for January 2021 to June 2021.

It also contains three appendices on:

• technology

• the Presidential Practice Statement No 2 of 2020: Arrangements during the Covid-19 Pandemic

• a relevant list of web links of assistance including the judiciary’s response to the coronavirus pandemic​

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 20 January 2021 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.com

Source: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Final-IAC-User-Guide-January-2021-1.pdf

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