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…
PR on the basis of self-employment
Applying for permanent residence on the basis on self-employment Obtaining permanent residence gives an applicant the right to live, work and study in the UK without immigration restrictions. An…
Historical case study: Frequent travel did not prevent EEA permanent residence
Historical case study — not current legal guidance. This page records a matter handled under the rules and terminology in force at the time. Routes, requirements and deadlines may since…
UK Naturalisation as an EEA national
UK Naturalisation as an EEA national How can you obtain UK naturalisation as an EEA national? Naturalisation enables you to become a full British citizen, even as an EEA national after you have…
Difference between ILR and PR
ILR, PR – what’s the difference? If you’re looking to settle in the UK and are uncertain about the difference between ILR and PR or about which route is right…
Immigration News & Updates
- Guidance: Multi-factor authentication for UK visa sponsors: SMS manual 13Step-by-step guide to using multi-factor authentication (MFA) when logging into the sponsorship management system (SMS).
- Guidance: Workers and Temporary Workers - guidance for sponsors part 1: apply for a licenceGuidance for sponsors on applying for a licence.
- Guidance: Workers and Temporary Workers: guidance for sponsors part 3: sponsor duties and complianceGuidance for sponsors on sponsor duties and compliance.
- Guidance: Biometric information: caseworker guidanceImmigration staff guidance on managing an applicant's biometric information.
- Prove your English language abilities with a secure English language test (SELT)For visa or citizenship applications, you may need to prove your knowledge of English by passing a secure English language test (SELT).
- 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: National Age Assessment Board: caseworker guidanceImmigration staff guidance on the commencement of the National Age Assessment Board (NAAB).
- Visit the UK as part of a German school tripThe Germany-UK school trip travel information form allows you to bring a group of pupils from a school in Germany to the UK.
- Migration transparency dataData on Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and Passports, Citizenship and Civil Registration performance.