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Immigration practitioners often talk about CSI but this is nothing to do with Crime Scene Investigation and Las Vegas (well, not in...Read More

A lot of people spend time money and effort in acquiring British citizenship but some people in some circumstances want to renounce...Read More

We would like to announce the sad news that the Tier 1 (Investor) route is now closed to new entrants. Those who...Read More

In some cases a migrant who holds immigration leave to remain in the UK can “switch” their visa to a different kind...Read More

Until a while ago there was a visa called Representative of an Overseas Newspaper, News Agency or Broadcasting Organisation, but this visa...Read More

If the question were posed “What work visas can EEA nationals now apply for?”, the initial answer is simple: the same visas...Read More

This subject got into the news recently because of some proposed provisions in the Nationality and Borders Bill currently going through Parliament...Read More

The Youth Mobility Scheme is a scheme that enables young people (aged 18 to 30) from certain countries or territories or of...Read More

Migrants in the UK in various situations can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), also known as settlement. ILR confers the...Read More

Under the immigration rules a foreign migrant can apply for leave to come to the UK or to remain in the UK...Read More

As we have previously said in this blog, if you are in the UK with immigration leave and you want to extend...Read More

A visa for a spouse, civil partner or unmarried partner may be granted either from outside the UK or within the UK,...Read More

Asylum/Humanitarian Protection/right to work We often read articles in the media about “asylum-seekers”, migrants “claiming asylum” and “refugees”. A lot of the...Read More

“Indefinite leave to remain” sounds as though it is, well, indefinite, but it is not necessarily. A person who holds indefinite leave...Read More

In our previous article “Skilled Worker and Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence” (23 August) we provided a brief overview of the subject. In...Read More

Many years ago, back in the mists of time, there was the “Work Permit” visa. Then a few years ago came the...Read More

It quite frequently happens these days that the Home Office comes up with yet another visa route for entrepreneurs and highly-skilled/highly-qualified people....Read More

Maybe you know the story. There is a family with young children who were born in the UK. They are all overstayers....Read More

The Covid-19 pandemic has, for obvious reasons, disrupted UK immigration very considerably. When the pandemic started migrants who were in the UK...Read More

30 June 2021 was supposedly the deadline for Pre-Settled/Settled status applications for EEA nationals and their family members.  But, like everything else...Read More

Finally it has arrived – the new “Graduate” visa, which looks something like the old Tier 1 Post-Study Work visa but with...Read More

Brexit is done, more or less, and the UK is no longer part of the EU. In the immigration field there are...Read More

Many readers will know about the financial requirement for partner visas, and especially those who have read our blog “Financial requirements for...Read More

There have been in the last few months no less than three decisions from the courts/tribunals about the ten-year continuous lawful residence...Read More

If the relationship between a qualifying person settled in the UK and a migrant breaks down then, legally speaking, the visa that...Read More

“Unmarried partner relationship” has a specific meaning in UK immigration law: a relationship akin to marriage or civil partnership where the parties...Read More

Visa application for partner and sponsor’s stepchild A partner (spouse, civil partner or unmarried partner) can apply for a visa to join...Read More

In every case an applicant applying for a family visa – in most instances a partner or child – will have to...Read More

In recent times there has been some confusing case law about the ten-year continuous lawful residence route to settlement and short periods...Read More

As we explained in our previous article (“Immigration Fee Waiver”, 24 December 2020), in-country visa applicants are able to apply for a...Read More

The Ankara Agreement (more formally known as the European Community Association Agreement), an agreement made between the EU and Turkey, provided UK...Read More

Two cases heard in recent times – the case of “Pathan” in the Supreme Court and the case of “Taj” in the...Read More

The IHS (Immigration Health Surcharge) is an extra fee that many migrants have to pay as part of their visa application fees....Read More

How long is a partner visa valid for?  There is a simple answer to this question: a visa issued to a spouse,...Read More

In our recent post “New grounds for visa refusal” we explained how the “grounds for refusal” section of the UK Immigration Rules...Read More

The Tier 1 Investor visa is not for everybody: the starting point is that you have at least £2 million or equivalent...Read More

The UK Immigration Rules had a significant shake-up in December 2020. A lot of the changes were just to do with structure...Read More

Some immigration applications, if refused, attract the right to Administrative Review. Administrative review is a process whereby a UKVI officer – either...Read More

For many UK visas there is an English language requirement but for some there is none.  As you might expect, there is...Read More

It hardly needs to be said that visa applications are expensive, and rising. There is the visa application fee itself (in many...Read More