Christopher Desira
@cldesira.bsky.social
• Human rights & Immigration Director @theseraphus.bsky.social
• Legal Services @freemovement.bsky.social
• Trustee @settled.bsky.social
• Advisory Committee member at @ippr.bsky.social & @ilpa.bsky.social
https://www.seraphus.co.uk
• Legal Services @freemovement.bsky.social
• Trustee @settled.bsky.social
• Advisory Committee member at @ippr.bsky.social & @ilpa.bsky.social
https://www.seraphus.co.uk
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📢 New EUSS absence rule: Good news for pre-settled status holders
The Home Office announced has important a welcomed change to the EU Settlement Scheme absence rule for pre-settled status holders.
👉 Read our latest article to understand what’s changing: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
The Home Office announced has important a welcomed change to the EU Settlement Scheme absence rule for pre-settled status holders.
👉 Read our latest article to understand what’s changing: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
New absence rule for EU Settlement Scheme pre-settled status holders - Seraphus
On 24 June 2025, the Home Office published a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules. Included in this statement is a very welcomed change that significantly simplify the absence rule for pre-se...
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July 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
📢 New EUSS absence rule: Good news for pre-settled status holders
The Home Office announced has important a welcomed change to the EU Settlement Scheme absence rule for pre-settled status holders.
👉 Read our latest article to understand what’s changing: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
The Home Office announced has important a welcomed change to the EU Settlement Scheme absence rule for pre-settled status holders.
👉 Read our latest article to understand what’s changing: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
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Kicking off #EUCitizensGathering 2025 in Manchester! 🎉
With more than 30 speakers and 150 participants, it’s set to be an inspiring day.
EU citizens & community leaders are uniting to shape the future of EU-UK relations 🤝
Stay tuned!
With more than 30 speakers and 150 participants, it’s set to be an inspiring day.
EU citizens & community leaders are uniting to shape the future of EU-UK relations 🤝
Stay tuned!
July 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Kicking off #EUCitizensGathering 2025 in Manchester! 🎉
With more than 30 speakers and 150 participants, it’s set to be an inspiring day.
EU citizens & community leaders are uniting to shape the future of EU-UK relations 🤝
Stay tuned!
With more than 30 speakers and 150 participants, it’s set to be an inspiring day.
EU citizens & community leaders are uniting to shape the future of EU-UK relations 🤝
Stay tuned!
Reposted by Christopher Desira
📢 BRP holders: Changes from June 2025
From June, you are no longer be able to use BRPs to prove your immigration status when travelling.
Our latest article explains:
✅ What’s changing
✈️ How it affects travel
🖥️ How to set up an eVisa
👉 Read the full update: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
From June, you are no longer be able to use BRPs to prove your immigration status when travelling.
Our latest article explains:
✅ What’s changing
✈️ How it affects travel
🖥️ How to set up an eVisa
👉 Read the full update: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
Travelling with digital immigration status: June update for BRP holders - Seraphus
As you will likely be aware of, the UK is transitioning into a digital immigration system. We have covered earlier, in 2024, that all physical immigration documents are now being transferred to a digi...
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June 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📢 BRP holders: Changes from June 2025
From June, you are no longer be able to use BRPs to prove your immigration status when travelling.
Our latest article explains:
✅ What’s changing
✈️ How it affects travel
🖥️ How to set up an eVisa
👉 Read the full update: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
From June, you are no longer be able to use BRPs to prove your immigration status when travelling.
Our latest article explains:
✅ What’s changing
✈️ How it affects travel
🖥️ How to set up an eVisa
👉 Read the full update: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
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📢 From February 2025, Seraphus is coordinating the Civil Society #EUSS Alliance—a network of 100+ orgs supporting EU citizens navigate the UK immigration system.
Support is still urgently needed and we’re here to help amplify the work of the sector.
🔗 Read more: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
Support is still urgently needed and we’re here to help amplify the work of the sector.
🔗 Read more: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
The Civil Society EU Settlement Scheme Alliance: Supporting EU Citizens - Seraphus
In February 2025, Seraphus took over the coordination of the Civil Society EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) Alliance from New Europeans UK, who successfully convened the group since 2023. We are excited to...
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May 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
📢 From February 2025, Seraphus is coordinating the Civil Society #EUSS Alliance—a network of 100+ orgs supporting EU citizens navigate the UK immigration system.
Support is still urgently needed and we’re here to help amplify the work of the sector.
🔗 Read more: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
Support is still urgently needed and we’re here to help amplify the work of the sector.
🔗 Read more: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
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⚖️ AI is now being used in the UK asylum system — but is it helping or harming fairness?
From summarising interviews to influencing enforcement, new tools raise serious questions.
Our latest article asks: Innovation or injustice?
🔍 Read more: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
From summarising interviews to influencing enforcement, new tools raise serious questions.
Our latest article asks: Innovation or injustice?
🔍 Read more: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
AI in the UK Asylum system: Innovation or injustice? - Seraphus
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming part of how governments manage immigration and asylum processes. In the UK, where the asylum system is facing record delays, AI is now being used in ne...
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May 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
⚖️ AI is now being used in the UK asylum system — but is it helping or harming fairness?
From summarising interviews to influencing enforcement, new tools raise serious questions.
Our latest article asks: Innovation or injustice?
🔍 Read more: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
From summarising interviews to influencing enforcement, new tools raise serious questions.
Our latest article asks: Innovation or injustice?
🔍 Read more: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
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The UK’s Labour government says it’s “restoring control.”
But the new White Paper reveals a harsh system that risks harming families, students, workers, and communities.
Read more in our latest article by @cldesira.bsky.social:
www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
But the new White Paper reveals a harsh system that risks harming families, students, workers, and communities.
Read more in our latest article by @cldesira.bsky.social:
www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
Promises, Pressure, and Precarity: Immigration in Labour’s Britain - Seraphus
In a move that has ignited fierce debate across the political spectrum and within the business community, the UK government announced significant changes to the immigration system via the Immigration ...
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May 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The UK’s Labour government says it’s “restoring control.”
But the new White Paper reveals a harsh system that risks harming families, students, workers, and communities.
Read more in our latest article by @cldesira.bsky.social:
www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
But the new White Paper reveals a harsh system that risks harming families, students, workers, and communities.
Read more in our latest article by @cldesira.bsky.social:
www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
Our latest Seraphus case study is now on the website!
This client’s story is a great example of how quality legal advice can make all the difference when navigating the immigration rules and Home Office applications👇
This client’s story is a great example of how quality legal advice can make all the difference when navigating the immigration rules and Home Office applications👇
A small mistake in Sokha’s visa form almost cost them their path to settlement.
We fixed the error, built a stronger case, and saved them years of delays and extra fees.
👉 Legal advice matters.
Read how we helped: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
🤝 Need help? Contact us today.
We fixed the error, built a stronger case, and saved them years of delays and extra fees.
👉 Legal advice matters.
Read how we helped: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
🤝 Need help? Contact us today.
Legal advice that protected Sokha’s 5-year route to settlement - Seraphus
One of the core principles of the rule of law is that the law is accessible to everybody and that it should be intelligible, clear and predictable. Unfortunately, the immigration system is not built t...
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May 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Our latest Seraphus case study is now on the website!
This client’s story is a great example of how quality legal advice can make all the difference when navigating the immigration rules and Home Office applications👇
This client’s story is a great example of how quality legal advice can make all the difference when navigating the immigration rules and Home Office applications👇
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🚨 New right to work rules are targeting the gig economy—making life harder for migrant workers already living in precarity.
A “compliant environment” meant to exclude is now reaching further.
Read what this means—and why it matters in our latest article: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
A “compliant environment” meant to exclude is now reaching further.
Read what this means—and why it matters in our latest article: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
The UK’s hostile environment and the gig economy - Seraphus
The UK’s “hostile environment” immigration policy—now officially rebranded as the “compliant environment”—was designed to make life unliveable for undocumented migrants. By embedding immigration check...
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April 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🚨 New right to work rules are targeting the gig economy—making life harder for migrant workers already living in precarity.
A “compliant environment” meant to exclude is now reaching further.
Read what this means—and why it matters in our latest article: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
A “compliant environment” meant to exclude is now reaching further.
Read what this means—and why it matters in our latest article: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
The latest article on our website!
At Seraphus, we see legal aid as essential, that’s why we’ve made a submission to the government’s Civil Legal Aid consultation, calling for meaningful change.
Read our full response here: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
At Seraphus, we see legal aid as essential, that’s why we’ve made a submission to the government’s Civil Legal Aid consultation, calling for meaningful change.
Read our full response here: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
March 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The latest article on our website!
At Seraphus, we see legal aid as essential, that’s why we’ve made a submission to the government’s Civil Legal Aid consultation, calling for meaningful change.
Read our full response here: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
At Seraphus, we see legal aid as essential, that’s why we’ve made a submission to the government’s Civil Legal Aid consultation, calling for meaningful change.
Read our full response here: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
Read our latest article on ILR and the impact of absences. From the UK
Essential information if you are looking to make an application for ILR 👇
Essential information if you are looking to make an application for ILR 👇
🚨 Applying for ILR? Your time outside the UK matters!
If you’ve been away for holidays or work, you should track your absences.
Our article covers:
✅ ILR and continuous residency
✅ How to calculate absences
✅ How to minimise the impact of absences
📖 Read more: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
If you’ve been away for holidays or work, you should track your absences.
Our article covers:
✅ ILR and continuous residency
✅ How to calculate absences
✅ How to minimise the impact of absences
📖 Read more: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
The impact of absences on ILR applications - Seraphus
If you are working towards your Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) UK immigration status, you may already know that time spent outside the UK—even for a holiday or a business trip—might affect your ILR ...
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March 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Read our latest article on ILR and the impact of absences. From the UK
Essential information if you are looking to make an application for ILR 👇
Essential information if you are looking to make an application for ILR 👇
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “A reliable, experienced and professional team!”
⚖️ We’re grateful that clients like Yulia trust us to support them through their immigration journeys.
Well done to Anna, our Legal Services Manager, for her work on this case.
🔗 See how we can help you: www.seraphus.co.uk/personal-leg...
⚖️ We’re grateful that clients like Yulia trust us to support them through their immigration journeys.
Well done to Anna, our Legal Services Manager, for her work on this case.
🔗 See how we can help you: www.seraphus.co.uk/personal-leg...
March 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “A reliable, experienced and professional team!”
⚖️ We’re grateful that clients like Yulia trust us to support them through their immigration journeys.
Well done to Anna, our Legal Services Manager, for her work on this case.
🔗 See how we can help you: www.seraphus.co.uk/personal-leg...
⚖️ We’re grateful that clients like Yulia trust us to support them through their immigration journeys.
Well done to Anna, our Legal Services Manager, for her work on this case.
🔗 See how we can help you: www.seraphus.co.uk/personal-leg...
In our latest Knowledge Centre article, I cover Indefinite Leave to Remain vs British citizenship.
Read more about the differences and benefits via the link below 👇
Read more about the differences and benefits via the link below 👇
📢 ILR or British citizenship – which is right for you? 🤔
For long-term UK residents, choosing between ILR and British citizenship is a big decision.
🔗Our latest guide breaks down the key differences, benefits, and considerations: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
#BritishCitizenship #ILR
For long-term UK residents, choosing between ILR and British citizenship is a big decision.
🔗Our latest guide breaks down the key differences, benefits, and considerations: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
#BritishCitizenship #ILR
Indefinite Leave to Remain vs British citizenship: which is the better choice for long-term UK residents - Seraphus
For many long-term residents the choice between indefinite leave to remain (also known as ‘ILR’ or ‘settlement’) and British citizenship is crucial. At Seraphus, we understand the uncertainties of imm...
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February 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
In our latest Knowledge Centre article, I cover Indefinite Leave to Remain vs British citizenship.
Read more about the differences and benefits via the link below 👇
Read more about the differences and benefits via the link below 👇
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📢If you’re looking to hire international workers, holding a valid sponsor licence is essential.
📚To avoid refusals or losing your licence, you must stay on top of your sponsor obligations.
🔗Learn how to prevent common pitfalls in our latest article:
www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
📚To avoid refusals or losing your licence, you must stay on top of your sponsor obligations.
🔗Learn how to prevent common pitfalls in our latest article:
www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
Applying for a sponsor licence: avoiding refusals and revocations - Seraphus
For businesses looking to hire skilled workers from outside the UK, holding a valid sponsor licence is crucial. However, many employers find their applications refused or, worse, their licences revoke...
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February 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
📢If you’re looking to hire international workers, holding a valid sponsor licence is essential.
📚To avoid refusals or losing your licence, you must stay on top of your sponsor obligations.
🔗Learn how to prevent common pitfalls in our latest article:
www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
📚To avoid refusals or losing your licence, you must stay on top of your sponsor obligations.
🔗Learn how to prevent common pitfalls in our latest article:
www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
Similar to the firm, I have also decided to step away from X.
The platform no longer feels like a safe or constructive space.
Looking forward to engaging here instead!
Read more about why the firm has left X on our website below 👇
The platform no longer feels like a safe or constructive space.
Looking forward to engaging here instead!
Read more about why the firm has left X on our website below 👇
📢We’re stepping away from X.
The platform hasn’t been a safe space for some time, and recent actions by its owner during the presidential inauguration are the final straw.
We look forward to engaging with everyone on this platform moving forward.
Read more: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
The platform hasn’t been a safe space for some time, and recent actions by its owner during the presidential inauguration are the final straw.
We look forward to engaging with everyone on this platform moving forward.
Read more: www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...
We’re leaving the platform X - Seraphus
We have made the decision to stop posting on X, formerly Twitter. This decision has been a long time coming, as the platform has increasingly enabled harmful rhetoric and ideologies under its current ...
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February 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Similar to the firm, I have also decided to step away from X.
The platform no longer feels like a safe or constructive space.
Looking forward to engaging here instead!
Read more about why the firm has left X on our website below 👇
The platform no longer feels like a safe or constructive space.
Looking forward to engaging here instead!
Read more about why the firm has left X on our website below 👇