In September 2024, Queensbury’s immigration team successfully overturned a 10-year ban on entry to the UK for one of our clients, who had been refused entry as a visitor earlier this year.

Our client, a Chinese national, sought entry to the UK in February 2024 to attend a one-week business meeting, Unfortunately, the agent handling his application in China failed to disclose that the client had previous summary convictions. This oversight resulted in a 10-year ban to enter the UK.

10-year bans are notoriously difficult to remove.

Our team constructed a robust appeal on the client’s behalf, arguing that the convictions in question were for minor summary offences that occurred many years ago, backed by caselaw evidence and therefore should be considered “spent”. Moreover, we emphasised that the application was submitted by the agent and therefore our client had no intention of misrepresenting his circumstances.

After considering our submissions, the Home Office agreed to overturn the 10-year ban, granting our client the right to enter the UK.

Immigration Rules: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-part-9-grounds-for-refusal