What’s Next for Europeans
Is the EEA Settled Status scheme really that simple? When the government first introduced the ‘settled status’ scheme, it was promised to be a simple and straightforward procedure. However,…
Case study: Successful Tier 1 Investor visa application
A successful Tier 1 Investor visa application made by NA Law NA Law Solicitors was approached by a client from China, who owned a successful chain of supply stores…
NA Law obtains PR card for self-sufficient EEA national
Case study: Permanent Residence through self-sufficiency An Italian national contacted us with the intention to obtain a Permanent Residence (PR) card for himself. He had been in the…
Permanent Residence through more than one qualifying activity
How can I settle in the UK by combining more than one qualifying activity? Obtaining permanent residence through more than one qualifying activity gives an applicant the right to…
Permanent Residence as a worker
Obtaining Permanent Residence as a worker in the UK How it works: Obtaining permanent residence as a worker gives an applicant the right to live, work and study in…
Permanent Residence as a student
Obtaining Permanent Residence through being a student in the UK Obtaining permanent residence as a student gives an applicant the right to live, work and study in the UK…
Will it be harder to obtain British Citizenship?
Proposed reforms to obtaining British Citizenship Will it be harder to obtain British Citizenship? Recently, proposed changes to the current process of citizenship have arisen that aim to integrate…
Proposal to increase Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS)
What does the proposal to increase Immigration Health Surcharge entail and how will it affect those wishing to come to the UK? Proposal to increase Immigration Health Surcharge The…
Advantages of applying for PR
Advantages of applying for PR What are the benefits of acquiring PR? If you are an EEA national that automatically has PR, you have the option to choose whether…
EU immigration after Brexit
Post-Brexit immigration EU immigration after Brexit – what happens? It is clear from the latest Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) report that there are going to be significant changes post-Brexit…
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.