Stephen Baidoe Ansah

Stephen Baidoe Ansah discusses the rules and regulations surrounding UK deportation

Under UK immigration law, deportation orders are used to legally authorise the removal of foreign nationals from the country, regardless of whether they have a leave of stay, such as a visa. However, Stephen Baidoe Ansah, a legal expert says that a person can only be deported in certain circumstances.

These include, according to Stephen Baidoe Ansah if the Secretary of State has reason to believe that the deportation would be in the interests of the public, if the foreign national is a child, civil partner or spouse of someone who is being deported, or if the foreign national is aged 17 years of age or older, and has been convicted of a criminal offence which carries a prison sentence.

After a deportation order has been issued, that person may be held in a detention centre, or alternatively, Stephen Baidoe Ansah says that they may have restrictions placed on their occupation, residence or employment, and may have to report to the police. At this point, the foreign national must be notified of their right to appeal the deportation order.

For those who have been issued an order like this, and wish to appeal it, it's essential to seek legal advice immediately. An appeal can be made under the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act of 2002. The deportation order's restrictions cannot be enforced whilst an appeal is underway, and furthermore, the foreign national cannot be removed from the country.

When a deportation order has been enforced before the foreign national has considered appealing it, they still have the option of applying for a revocation. Then, according to Stephen Baidoe Ansah, if that order to refused, they can then appeal that refusal under the NAA Act of 2002. Because a person in these circumstances, who has not appealed the order before it was enforced, will normally have been removed from the UK, applications to revoke the order are usually brought from overseas.