Switching from Tier 4 Student to Tier 2 Work Visa
The new Immigration Rules introduced on 29 March 2019 allow students to apply to switch into the Tier 2 category in the UK 3 months prior to the expected completion date of their course. You must be applying from the UK and should apply prior to the expiry of your current Tier 4 visa.
Should I choose Tier 1 Entrepreneur or Innovator?
Although the Tier 1 Entrepreneur category is closed to new entrants, those who hold leave in the Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) route currently or have held it in the last 12 months are still able to apply to enter the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) route and therefore will need to make a choice about whether to …
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New Global Talent Visa announced
Faced with a potential post-Brexit brain drain, the Home Office has today announced the introduction of a new Global Talent visa.
Meeting the financial requirement for a UK spouse visa as a returning spouse – Part 2
This post follows our previous post about meeting the financial requirement for a spouse visa for couples returning from overseas to live in the UK. In this follow-up post, we take a more detailed look at how the requirement can be met through the Sponsor’s employment or self-employment. The rules are both forward-looking and backward-looking.
Spouse visa financial requirement for spouses returning to the UK – Part 1
For a British or settled individual who is relocating to the UK with their non-British or settled partner after spending time overseas, the financial requirement for a spouse visa can be trickier than for couples where the sponsor is already in the UK. In this blog post, we take a look at the specific rules …
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Sole Representative: What does it mean to be recruited outside of the UK?
The Sole Representative of an Oversea Business category is for individuals who are employed by a business outside of the UK who are being sent to the UK by their employer for the purpose of opening and operating a branch or subsidiary of the same business in the UK. In this article we will look …
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Is the public interest in deporting foreign offenders a ‘fixed quality’?
In this post, we consider the approach that the courts have adopted when considering the public interest in deporting foreign offenders.
Good Character and Breach of Immigration Laws
One of the requirements in order to register or naturalise as a British Citizen is to be of ‘good character’. This applies to anyone over the age of 10 at the date of application.
The Post-Brexit Points-Based Immigration System
The first details are emerging of the Government’s post-Brexit points-based immigration system, set to be introduced from January 2021.
Property rental income and the partner visa financial requirement
Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules is family members of British nationals such as unmarried partners, fiance(e)’s, spouses or children coming to the UK. Most people in this category will need to meet a financial requirement as part of their application and the rules set out some specific ways in which those requirements can be …
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