Free Movement to end for EU Migrants in the UK on 31st October
The government have stated that if the UK leaves the EU in the event of a ‘no-deal Brexit’, then free movement rights for EU migrants will stop immediately. Under Mrs…
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan urges government to lower EU salary threshold
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has urged the government to change the £30,000 salary requirement for foreign workers, including EU migrants, post-Brexit. If not done, Khan fears that it would ultimately…
A new fast-track immigration plan for foreign scientists announced by PM Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson has announced a new immigration plan for foreign scientists. He states in his announcement that the immigration rules will be changed. This is to make the UK ‘even…
Boris Johnson wants UK to follow Australia’s immigration system
New PM Boris Johnson wants a “radical rewriting of our immigration system” In his early days as PM, Boris Johnson has proposed a new points-based immigration system for overseas workers…
Why the Sole Representative Visa may be the best option for you
Now with the Entrepreneur Visa no longer in existence and with the Innovator Visa having very specific requirements, it may be the case that the Sole Representative Visa is the…
General requirements: Start-up and Innovator Visas
What are the general requirements for the Start-up and Innovator visas? The Innovator and Start-up visa routes are subject to general and specific requirements. To be granted leave with either…
Conditions of Stay under the Start-up and Innovator Visas
What are the conditions of stay under the Start-Up and Innovator visas? For individuals travelling to the UK to stay temporarily or remain as an Innovator or Start-Up visa holder,…
Home Office – more than half of immigration appeals allowed
Over half of immigration appeals are successfully allowed, says Home Office The Home Office has come under fire in recent years due to various immigration scandals, perhaps most notably the…
Problems with the Start-up and Innovator visas
How might the Start-up and Innovator visas potentially cause problems? Following the release of the above visas in March 2019, there is still uncertainty about the logistics of the visas…
Case study: A Successful Permitted Paid Engagement (PPE) Application
How NA Law achieved a successful permitted paid engagement (PPE) application The client approached us with an urgent request to visit the UK from the US on a PPE to carry…
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.