Glossary
| 1949 Act | Marriage Act 1949 |
| 1971 Act | Immigration Act 1971 |
| 1981 Act | British Nationality Act 1981 |
| 1981 Order | Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 |
| 1988 Act | Road Traffic Act 1988 |
| 1999 Act | Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 |
| 2002 Act | Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 |
| 2004 Act | Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 |
| 2006 Act | Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 |
| 2007 Act | UK Borders Act 2007 |
| ECHR | European Convention on Human Rights |
| NHS | National Health Service |
| OISC | Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner |
| PONI | Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland |
| Non-EEA | non-European Economic Area |
| The Tribunal | First-tier Tribunal |
| Immigration Rules | Rules laid down by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971 |
| SIAC | Special Immigration Appeals Commission |
