FAQs about deportation from the UK

Did you know that you can be asked to leave the country if you’ve broken the immigration rules? In the United Kingdom, you can either be removed or deported.

Under administrative removal, authorities ask you to leave the country if you’ve overstayed your permission to reside, refused to stay in the UK during the application process or broke any of the rules stated in your visa.

On the other hand, deportation is carried out for the public’s interest, where an individual who’s a national from a foreign country may be removed from the country alongside their family after serving the imprisonment period for a crime.

Following are the steps taken prior to removal or deportation:

Step 1:

They’ll tell you in writing if the Home Office wants you to leave the UK. By describing why you should be allowed to remain in the UK, you may challenge their decision. Your letter will inform you how you can question the decision.

Step 2:

In response, a letter with information indicating how to leave the UK would be sent to you by the Home Office. It will say whether you’re eligible to appeal the decision or not.

If you’re eligible to appeal the decision, you need to hire a legal specialist immigration adviser to look at the case and see if an appeal would work. The case is well supported by reasons such as:

• It’s unsafe for you to return to your hometown because of discrimination against you
• You have family and other influences within the UK.

On the other hand, if you can’t appeal, you’re permitted to place your claims to a judicial review within three months.

If informed that you’re at risk of being removed or deported, you must immediately reach out to an immigration specialist or adviser to legally aid you in challenging the decision in court. Those of you who reside in Wembley, Middlesex, reach out to us at the Wembley Solicitors. We specialise in a range of legal services that include UK immigration law, personal injury claims, family law, children law, landlord and tenant, commercial lease, litigation and criminal law.