The court was asked whether the ban contained in paragraph 277 of the immigration rules on the entry for settlement of foreign spouses between the ages of 18 and 21 is a lawful way of dealing with the problem of forced marriages.
Judges:
Sedley, Pitchford, Gross LLJ
Citations:
[2011] Fam Law 232, [2010] EWCA Civ 1482
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – Quila and Another v Secretary of State for The Home Department Admn 7-Dec-2009
The claimant, a Chilean national, sought review of a decision not to allow him to stay in the UK as the husband of a British national. He said that the decision was based on him being under 21, and that this was discriminatory, and infringed his . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Quila and Another, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department SC 12-Oct-2011
Parties challenged the rule allowing the respondent to deny the right to enter or remain here to non EU citizens marrying a person settled and present here where either party was under the age of 21. The aim of the rule was to deter forced . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Family, Immigration
Updated: 31 August 2022; Ref: scu.427373
