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<p>The average time taken to clear <del class="ministerial">a case</del><ins class="ministerial">an
immigration appeal</ins> in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
in 2016-2017 was <del class="ministerial">46</del><ins class="ministerial">51</ins>
weeks. The average time taken to clear a case in 2015-2016 was <del class="ministerial">46</del><ins
class="ministerial">35</ins> weeks.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The average clearance
time, which is measured from receipt of an appeal to its conclusion, went up between
2015-16 and 2016-17 because of the Tribunal significantly reducing its outstanding
caseload and clearing older cases during that period. Outstanding caseload has now
reduced from 64,800 in June 2016 to 35,100 at the end of December 2017.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">Immigration includes Managed Migration, Entry Clearance Officer,
Human Rights, EEA Free Movement Family Visit Visa, Deportation and Deprivation of
Citizenship Appeals.</ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">Published average clearance
times are not routinely broken down by appeal type and could not be provided in the
time available.</del></p>
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