What a month. Sonia kicked off the podcast with a runthrough of the major policy proposals which came out in November, including the changes to refugee settlement periods and a look at the earned settlement proposals (though not in too much detail as she is doing a full webinar with Colin on the topic for Free Movement members on Wednesday 10 December at 11am). Barry had provided oral evidence to the House of Lords’ Justice and Home Affairs Committee inquiry into Settlement, Citizenship andIntegration the day before we recorded, so he gave us an update on that (as mentioned by Sonia, the call for written evidence is here and the deadline is 26 January 2025).Sonia also ran through some of the lowlights from the latestquarterly statistics and gave updates on the latest eVisa and section 3C leave challenges. Barry looked at a useful post on what MPs are able to help with in immigration matters, and added his expert insights to posts on unmarried partner applications as well as a recent reported case on overseas adoptions. There were also several case updates and much more!Policy (01:20)Home Secretary opens consultation on “earned settlement” Home Secretary announces major asylum and other changes in new policy paper: “Restoring Order and Control”Latest statistics: gaps in Home Office’s family data give cause for concern in light of earned settlement proposals  Procedure (16:15)What can MPs do to help their constituents in immigration and asylum cases? Section 3C leave challenge adjourned for further consideration of impact on childrenPermission granted for judicial review of the Home Office’s eVisa policy  Citizenship (18:55)Man who used false identity to obtain British citizenship loses appeal against deprivation Family (19:50)Adult siblings in Gaza case unable to establish family life under article 8Navigating the unmarried partner route under Appendix FM