What is the quickest route to settlement in the UK?
What is the quickest route to settlement in the UK? Settlement, also known as indefinite leave to remain, grants successful applicants the right to live, work and study in the…
Introduction to The Secondment Worker Visa
Introduction The Global Business Mobility (GBM) routes were introduced earlier this year encouraging overseas businesses that wished to establish a presence within the UK. The GBM routes allow overseas businesses…
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
Current guidance on EUSS administrative review, appeals and practical next steps after an EU Settlement Scheme refusal.
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…
Immigration News & Updates
- Guidance: Global Business Mobility routes caseworker guidanceImmigration staff guide for how UK Visas and Immigration considers applications to enter or remain in the UK on the Global Business Mobility routes.
- 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.
- India Young Professionals Scheme visa: ballot systemThis guidance explains how to enter the ballot to apply for the India Young Professionals Scheme visa, and how the ballot system works.
- Guidance: China: tuberculosis test clinics for a UK visaWhere to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in China for your UK visa application.
- Guidance: Windrush Compensation Scheme: full rulesThis guidance explains full details of the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
- Guidance: UK visa requirements: list for carriersInformation for international carriers about visa requirements for passengers travelling to the UK.
- Guidance: Apply for a British Overseas Territory or Commonwealth country visaGuidance on how to apply for a visa for a Commonwealth country or British Overseas Territory.
- Transparency data: UK passport fees transparency dataFees transparency data for all passport application types.
- Guidance: Form T: guidanceGuidance to register as a British citizen if you were born in the UK and lived here until the age of 10.