Resources for Immigration status applications, appeals and judicial reviews

Court documents and Evidence

• TOEIC appeal cases 'common documents bundle' (475 pages)

• Index to common documents bundle

• The Home Office witness statements used in all cases against international students, dated 23 June 2014

• Dr Harrison’s report, first served in February 2015 in the case of Gazi

Test case decisions

• Gazi Judgement, dated 22 May 2015

• Qadir Judgement, dated 25 February 2016

Legal Updates and Expert opinions

• Patrick Lewis – Preparing and Presenting ETS Applications

• Michael Biggs – TOEIC 4 Year’s on – some enduring questions

• Update - Directions given for all TOEIC cases in the Court of Appeal on 20 December 2018

Home Office Publications

• The Home Office’s data on ‘ETS cases’ in their ‘Temporary and permanent migration data: February 2016’

• Home Office Guidance - Certification of protection and human rights claims under s94 of NIAA 200, dated 12 April 2017

• Educational Testing Service (ETS): HO caseworker instructions, dated 18 November 2020

Templates and information about Legal Aid

• Template Letter to ETS to make a Subject Access Request for voice clips

• Template Letter to your university to make a Subject Access Request

• UKVI SAR

• Eligibility for Civil Legal Aid (but note that assessing eligibility for legal aid is complex so we would suggest that you seek guidance from a firm with a legal aid contract in immigration and/or public law depending upon whether the case is an appeal or a judicial review)

• Public Law Project guide to applying for Exceptional Case Funding (for Legal Aid in immigration cases): Legal aid Exceptional Case Funding (‘ECF’): Applying without the help of an adviser or solicitor | Database of organisations supporting ECF applications