Intra-Company Transfer visa (ICT)
The ICT visa allows existing employees of multinational companies to be transferred temporarily from overseas to the companies’ UK branch or linked entity. The role must be at RQF level…
Case study: Long residence and gaps in lawful residence
In the case of Hoque v SSHD [2020] EWCA Civ 1357, the Court of Appeal had provided long awaited guidance in regards to whether or not short periods of overstaying…
British Citizenship and The Right of Abode
The review of Home Office policy on child registration by discretion Five settled judicial review claims brought by teenagers, represented by the Project for the Registration of children as British…
Sponsor licence application: key personnel duties
When applying for a sponsor licence, an employer must nominate staff within their organisation to hold certain positions to manage the sponsorship application. An organisation must appoint the following key…
EU Settlement Scheme: Retain the right of residence
What is the EU Settlement Scheme and a Retained Right of Residence Application? The EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) is a registration process for EU citizens currently residing in the UK.…
Discretionary leave to remain
Discretionary Leave is granted on a discretionary basis outside the Immigration Rules in accordance with the policy guidance set out by the Home Office. Discretionary Leave is intended to cover…
Global Talent visa and what you need to know about it
What is the Global Talent visa? The Global Talent visa came into effect back in February 2020 and replaced the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visa. It should be noted though…
New changes to the immigration rules (HC 1248 4th March 2021)
The Home Office published a Statement of Changes to the current immigration rules (HC 1248). Most of the changes relate to the worker and student visa routes under their new…
Sponsorship Licence Application – Priority Processing
Sponsorship Licence Application was given a ‘priority processing’ system on 12th November 2020. The Sponsorship Application was granted by the Home Office to authorise employment of a non-UK resident. However,…
Administrative review for frontier worker permit
Administrative review is whereby your application for a frontier worker permit has been refused and your refusal letter states that you can apply for your application to be reviewed. You…
Immigration News & Updates
- Guidance: Criminal investigation: caseworker guidanceImmigration staff guidance to the PACE (1984) Order 2013 for criminal investigators in Immigration Enforcement (IE).
- Guidance: Previous breach of UK immigration laws: caseworker guidanceImmigration staff guidance on considering a previous breach of immigration laws.
- Guidance: Digital device extraction policy: caseworker guidanceImmigration staff guidance on the powers and obligations related to the seizure and interrogation of digital media under the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA).
- Guidance: Innovator Founder: caseworker guidanceImmigration staff guidance on how decisions are made about applications from Innovator Founders.
- Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: workersList of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
- Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: studentsList of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
- Guidance: Form AN: guidanceHow to apply for citizenship by naturalisation if you are living in the UK.
- Guidance: Nationality forms guideGuide for nationality application forms if you live in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory, or if you live elsewhere and want to apply by post.
- Guidance: Form MN1: guidanceGuidance to register a child under 18 as a British citizen.
- Guidance: Afghanistan: country policy and information notesGuidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.