Introduction to UK immigration law and becoming an immigration advisor has 15 learning hours of self-paced study. This free course is designed to introduce UK immigration law and advice and has been designed for anyone with an interest in this area. It is likely to be of particular interest to anyone considering becoming an immigration adviser.This course has been designed by The Open University and HJT Training professionals, who specialise in immigration law. It is divided into 5 sessions of study with each session covering a specific topic which is relevant to immigration law and advice. It provides links to the relevant sources of law on that topic. All teaching materials are delivered online and include opportunities for you to self-assess your own progress, for example, through self-test activities.In addition, you will have developed several practical and professional skills.Each session also has its own learning outcomes; things that you should be able to do following your study on that session. These learning outcomes provide a more detailed version of the overall course learning outcomes.The course is designed for flexible study and enables you to study at your own pace. Each session has a final consolidation section which encourages you to self-assess your own progress.
Overview
Syllabus
- Course guide
- Introduction
- 1 Course learning outcomes
- 2 Preparing to study
- 2.1 Time management
- 2.2 Thinking about your own learning style
- 2.3 The learning cycle
- 3 Course structure
- References
- Contributors and acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Session1Session 1: The UK’s legal systems: sources of immigration law
- Introduction
- 1 The UK’s legal system
- 1.1 Reserved matters
- 2 Law-making and the UK Parliament
- 2.1 Primary legislation
- 2.2 Delegated or secondary legislation
- 2.3 Immigration Rules
- 3 Sources and classification of immigration law
- 4 Other classifications of law and the constitution
- 4.1 Criminal law and civil law
- 4.2 Public law
- 5 The court structure
- 6 Asylum and Immigration Tribunals
- 6.1 How tribunals work
- 6.2 Process and grounds for appeal to the First-tier Tribunal
- 7 Keeping up-to-date with immigration law
- 7.1 Primary legislation
- 7.2 Structure of legislation
- 8 Immigration Rules
- 9 Case law
- 10 What is the OISC?
- 11 Consolidation
- References
- Session2Session 2: Introduction to UK immigration law
- Introduction
- 1 An overview of UK provisions for immigration law
- 2 Key principles of immigration control and asylum law protections
- 3 Primary UK immigration legislation
- 4 Amending primary legislation
- 5 Secondary legislation
- 6 Immigration Rules
- 7 Statements of Changes
- 8 The Law Commission’s 2019 report
- 9 The role of the Home Office
- 10 Consolidation
- References
- Session3Session 3: Human rights and immigration law
- Introduction
- 1 Human rights and the ECHR
- 2 Human Rights Act 1998
- 2.1 The HRA and the ECHR
- 2.2 Declarations of incompatibility
- 2.3 Public authorities
- 3 UK immigration law and the HRA
- 4 UK immigration law and the ECHR
- 5 UK immigration law, the 1951 Refugee Convention and other international treaties
- 6 Keeping up-to-date
- 7 The Home Office
- 8 Consolidation
- References
- Session4Session 4: Level 1 OISC immigration and asylum advisers
- Introduction
- 1 The provision of immigration advice
- 2 What is the OISC registration scheme?
- 3 The responsibilities of an immigration adviser
- 4 Providing advice and registering as an adviser
- 4.1 Qualified individuals
- 4.2 Registration
- 5 The OISC’s Code of Standards
- 6 Taking instructions
- 7 Tips for taking instructions in a client interview
- 8 Consolidation
- References
- Session5Next steps
- Looking ahead to the OISC Level 1 qualification
- References
