Index card R (BEL) v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

R (BEL) v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

Hearings

England & Wales

28 Jul 2025 [2025] EWHC 1970 (Admin); [2025] 4 WLR 103; [2025] WLR(D) 424, KBD (Chamberlain J)

Subject Matter

IMMIGRATION — Leave to enter — Application — Palestinian family residing in Gaza applying for leave to enter United Kingdom — Secretary of State confirming leave to be granted subject to biometric enrolment at visa application centre — Nearest accessible facility in Jordan reachable only by travelling via Israel — Such travel requiring prior approval of Israeli Government generally granted only at request of third state — Secretary of State refusing consular assistance to facilitate family’s travel — Whether refusal of consular assistance irrational, procedurally unfair or inconsistent with policy — Whether interfering with claimants’ right to family life — Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), s 6, Sch 1, Pt I, art 8

[2025] EWHC 1970 (Admin); [2025] 4 WLR 103; [2025] WLR(D) 424, KBD

Commentary

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