Module 1: Understanding the scope of Level 2 workDifferences between Levels 1, 2, and 3; complex and discretionary applications; limits of competence; professional responsibility; and when to refer matters.

Module 2: Sources of UK immigration lawImmigration Act 1971, British Nationality Act 1981, Human Rights Act 1998, Immigration Rules, Home Office guidance, case law, and accurate referencing.

Module 3: Application procedure, validity and immigration statusValidity and eligibility requirements, fee waivers, out-of-time applications, Section 3C leave, switching routes, and calculating qualifying periods.

Module 4: Appendix FM partner applicationsRequirements for spouses, civil partners, genuine relationships, financial requirements, specified evidence, and five/ten-year routes.

Module 5: Parent and child applicationsDirect access, sole responsibility, genuine and subsisting parental relationships, best interests of children, and Section 55 duties.

Module 6: EX.1 and private lifeInsurmountable obstacles, seven-year child cases, very significant obstacles to integration, cultural/social integration, and private-life routes.

Module 7: Article 8 family and private lifeThe scope of Article 8, interference with protected rights, proportionality, Sections 117A-117D, and exceptional circumstances.

Module 8: Applications outside the Immigration RulesCompelling circumstances, leave outside the Rules, evidential thresholds, and identifying weak or unsupported claims.

Module 9: Articles 2 and 3 and medical casesProhibition of torture, serious illness, availability/accessibility of treatment, suicide risk, and medical expert evidence.

Module 10: Suitability, deception and previous breachesPart 9 of the Immigration Rules, mandatory/discretionary refusals, criminal convictions, false documents, and previous overstaying.

Module 11: Domestic abuse and vulnerable applicantsTypes of domestic abuse, supporting evidence, Destitution Domestic Violence Concession, safeguarding, and confidentiality.

Module 12: Long residence, Appendix EU and nationalityTen-year lawful residence, late EUSS applications, British citizenship by birth, naturalisation, and residence requirements.

Module 13: Administrative removal and deportationDifferences between removal and deportation, automatic deportation, unduly harsh consequences, and judicial-review warning signs.

Module 14: Administrative reviewEligible decisions, caseworking errors, time limits, evidence restrictions, and advising on alternative applications.

Module 15: Appeal rights and lodging an appealDecisions carrying a right of appeal, appeal deadlines, Section 120 notices, preparing initial grounds, and limitations on Level 2 work.

Module 16: Detention and Secretary of State immigration bailStatutory powers of detention, risk of absconding, bail conditions, Adults at Risk policy, and unlawful-detention warning signs.

Module 17: Asylum and protection awarenessRefugee Convention principles, well-founded fear, humanitarian protection, trafficking, and modern slavery awareness.

Module 18: Welfare, public funds and right to workPersons subject to immigration control, no recourse to public funds, destitution, illegal working, and employer checks.

Module 19: Ethics and professional standardsActing in the client’s best interests, confidentiality, fees, record keeping, conflicts of interest, and managing client dishonesty.

Module 20: Practical casework and legal draftingTaking complete instructions, creating chronologies, planning evidence, and drafting advice letters and Home Office representations.

Module 21: Assessment techniqueIdentifying legal issues, distinguishing legal rules from factual application, managing assessment time, navigating the Resource Book, and drafting under timed conditions.