Religious Worker Visa
Religious Worker Visa The new Religious Worker Visa has replaced the T5 (Temporary Worker) Religious Worker Visa. The visa applies to anyone wishing to come to the UK to do…
Refused Visa Application – what next?
Visa Application Refusal – what next? A visa application refusal is not the end of the world, most of the time it is an honest mistake or a simple omission…
Investment in the UK
Investment in the UK In February, the Home Office announced the closure of the Tier 1 Investor visa after security concerns and the realisation that many had acquired wealth illegally…
Representative of an Overseas Business
When is the Representative of an Overseas Business Route Suitable for New Applicants? As of 11 April 2022, this route is exclusively for overseas media representatives posted to the UK…
Citizenship Through Investment
Citizenship Through Investment Citizenship through investment is the process in which an individual can obtain citizenship from an additional country due to their investment in its economy. Many countries offer…
EUSS Administrative Review
EUSS Administrative Review I have been refused the Settlement Status, what next? What is Administrative Review? An administrative review, in other words, is reconsideration of your immigration status, following refusal…
Administrative Review – Home Office
Administrative Review – Home Office An application for a Home Office Administrative Review may be lodged under specific circumstances. This is a request that the initial application be given another…
Delay in Visa Application Process; What are my Options?
Delay in Visa Application Process; What are my Options? When the consular representative during the visa interview finds that more screening is required before the visa may be given, there…
What is the difference between Defined and Undefined Certificates of Sponsorship?
Defined/Undefined CoS – What is the difference? Under the current system, there are two types of Certificates of Sponsorship available: Undefined and Defined. The correct kind must be chosen since…
Changes Under the Global Business Mobility Routes
Changes Under the Global Business Mobility Routes The new Global Business Mobility (GBM) routes were introduced on 11 April 2022. This new category of visas has replaced and consolidated the…
Immigration News & Updates
- Guidance: Illegal working civil penalties: anonymous UK reportThis report shows the number of illegal working civil penalties from 1 April to 30 June 2025.
- Guidance: Illegal working penalties: UK reportA quarterly report listing the fines (civil penalties) for illegal working given to employers in the UK.
- 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.
- Migration transparency dataData on Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and Passports, Citizenship and Civil Registration performance.
- Guidance: China: country policy and information notesGuidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
- Guidance: UK visa requirements: list for carriersInformation for international carriers about visa requirements for passengers travelling to the UK.
- Guidance: Immigration Rules archive: 11 November 2025 to 24 November 2025Immigration Rules archive for 11 November 2025 to 25 November 2025.
- Guidance: Unaccompanied asylum seeking children and leaving care: funding instructionsInstructions to local authorities about funding for the support and care of former and unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC).
- Guidance: Lapsing leave and returning residents: caseworker guidanceImmigration staff guidance on processing returning resident applications.