Switching Visas In-Country – COVID-19
Switch to a long term UK visa from inside the UK Are you currently in the UK? Does your leave expire between 24 January 2020 and 31 May 2020? If…
Emigration to the UK: which route should you take?
Routes of emigration to the UK There are many different routes of emigration to the UK, ranging from temporary to long-term visas. In order to establish which visa is applicable…
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
What is the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme? The Job Retention Scheme has been implemented by the government with the aim of paying the salaries of employees who would otherwise have…
New Impacts of COVID-19 on Tier 2 employers
The Impacts of COVID-19 on Tier 2 employers The recent COVID-19 pandemic has caused strict restrictions on travel and this could have implications for complying with sponsor licence duties. If…
Employment Rights During COVID-19
What about my employment rights during COVID-19? Your employment rights during COVID-19 have changed. With the Corona virus crisis (‘the crisis’) detrimentally affecting almost all businesses, this will be a…
Immigration affected by COVID-19
Changes to the Immigration rules due to COVID-19 and restrictions on movement COVID-19 – Visa Extension If you’re a Chinese national in the UK whose immigration status is affected by…
Immigration Health Surcharge To Rise
As a result of the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has introduced a £30 billion plan to help the economy to ensure the UK is kept “healthy and financially…
Case study: Naturalisation as a British Citizen
Our client approached NA Law Solicitors for advice concerning an application for naturalisation as a British Citizen. The client was an Indian national who was born in the UK and…
Case study: Successful Sole Representative Visa Application
Background Our client, a Pakistani national, is the Managing Director of a fast-growing company based in Pakistan. Our client played a significant role in the development of the company from…
Case study: A Successful Standard Visitor Visa Application
Visitor Visa The client was a Colombian national residing in Germany and working as a self-employed freelance consultant. As part of his consulting work, the client was invited to the…
Immigration News & Updates
- Correspondence: Updates on the move to eVisasInformation on the the move from physical immigration documents to eVisas.
- Guidance: Immigration Rules archive: 1 January 2026 to 7 January 2026Immigration Rules archive for 1 January 2026 to 7 January 2026.
- 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.
- Form: Become a British citizen by naturalisation (form AN)Apply for citizenship by naturalisation 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.
- Form: Register child under 18 as British citizen (form MN1)Register a child under 18 as a British citizen 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.
- Form: Apply by post for British citizenship as a person of Chagossian descent (form BIOT)Apply for citizenship as a direct descendant of a citizen of the UK and Colonies who was born in the British Indian Ocean Territory.
- Guidance: Myanmar (Burma): country policy and information notesGuidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
- Migration transparency dataData on Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and Passports, Citizenship and Civil Registration performance.
- Guidance: English language requirement levels for immigration applicationsThis document sets out the English language requirement levels for different visa routes.