The Centre for Turkey Studies (CEFTUS) will be holding a public forum with Mr Saad Saeed, Solicitor Advocate at Aman Solicitors Advocates on the recent changes to the indefinite leave to remain (ILR) under the Turkish European Communities Association Agreement (ECAA) Business Persons category. Other speakers TBC.
This event will take place between 7 -9 PM on Tuesday, 24th April 2018 in Committee Room 9 of the House of Commons.Please note that security checks are required to enter House of Commons, we kindly ask you to arrive at 6:30 PM, allowing the event to start and end on time.
This event is kindly hosted by Sir David Amess, Conservative MP for Southend West.
On the basis of the Veli Tum and Mehmet Dari case, Turkish citizens were immune from further restrictions on establishing businesses in the UK since the UK became a signatory of the Ankara agreement by joining the European Economic Community in 1973. The British government’s decision to suspend ILR applications under the ECAA, otherwise known as the Ankara Agreement, comes after a decision by the Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber in March 2017 that permanent residence does not in fact fall under the ‘stand still clause’. Rather, limited leave to remain is deemed sufficient to fulfil the Ankara Agreement.
The number of Turkish ECAA businesspersons accepted under this agreement during the period of 2007 to 2017 was 29,205 although the number of people living in the UK under this agreement is expected to be higher as this does not take into account the dependents of the applicants or the number of applications in 2018 and the change in the status of the agreement is likely to have a significant effect on the Turkish business community in the UK leaving a significant number of the community in limbo.
In this event, our keynote speakers will discuss the Home Office’s recent announcement and the impact on the Turkish and Kurdish communities in the UK.
We look forward to welcoming you to this event.
CEFTUS
Speaker Biography
Saad Saeed has been working in the legal field for over 16 years. He has been a qualified solicitor for over 10 of those years and a Solicitor Advocate (Higher Courts Civil Proceedings) for over 6 years. He currently works as a Solicitor for Aman Solicitors Advocates in their Wembley office. Saad specialises in the fields of immigration and employment law. Saad has a keen interest in the Ankara Agreement in the immigration context and has a vast array of experience regarding the Ankara Agreement, having advised numerous individuals about making applications for entry clearance, leave to remain, and indefinite leave to remain. Saad has also represented many individuals in the Tribunals when their applications for leave have been refused. Saad was the instructing solicitor in the case of ZY (Turkey) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] EWCA Civ 65 and also represented Kadir Ascioglu in the Court of Appeal case of Ascioglu v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 1183.
Other speakers TBC.
The views of our speakers do not necessarily represent the views of the Centre for Turkey Studies.
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