OTS Solicitors’ Managing Partner Oshin Shahiean Obtains Bail For Client Pending Judicial Review
OTS Solicitors is a Legal 500 recommended law firm and has won numerous other awards for our immigration service (including a Global Excellence Award for the Most Trusted in Immigration law). My team and I regularly advise and represent EEA and non-EEA migrants who are in detention or facing deporatation. immigration bail is a vital …
Woman Who Has Lived In UK For 50 Years Facing Deportation
Paulette Wilson has lived in the UK since she was ten. Now 61 years old, the UK Home Office is threatening to deport her back to Jamaica, where she has nothing and knows no one. In October, Ms Wilson spent a week in Yarl’s Wood detention centre before being sent to the immigration removal centre …
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The Silent Plight of Female Migrants
Women have dominated the news in the last few weeks, unfortunately for all the wrong reasons. From the Harvey Weinstein scandal to Dustin Hoffman and the shock resignation of Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, the sexual abuse and harassment of women has once again been brought to the forefront of our consciences. Undoubtedly, as the weeks …
Arrests in Saudi Arabia are “Just The Start” Of An Anti-Corruption Drive
The recent arrest of dozens of Saudi royal figures, ministers and businessmen is just the start of an anti-corruption drive, the Attorney General says.
OTS Solicitors Help Client Gain Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa Without Having To Attend A Home Office Inte
A Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa is one of the most difficult to obtain. Not only do applicants have to have access to the required funds of £50,000 or £200,000, but they also need to pass the Genuine Entrepreneur Test. In 2015, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) released a report that stated the Tier 1Entrepreneur visa …
Help is at Hand – Domestic Violence and Immigration
Imagine you are a young woman coming to the UK to live with your new husband. You met in your home country, fell in love and decided to marry. He is a British citizen, wealthy enough to afford to meet the UK spouse visa minimum income requirement so as to sponsor you to come to …
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Home Office Provides New Guidance on Surinder Singh Route
The Surinder Singh route has long offered hope to married couples who cannot meet the draconian UK Spousal Visa requirements. It has also caused no end of frustration to the Home Office, who have tried to make it more difficult for those settled in the UK to bring over spouses from abroad. On 27th October …
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Crisis in Zimbabwe – Options for Coming to the UK
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the military took control in Zimbabwe. In a statement, Major General Sibusiso Moyo insisted that there was no military coup, however the opposition leader Tendai Biti told Sky News: "If it flaps like a duck, waggles like a duck, then it's a duck. This is a coup, there's …
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What Happens To Your Children When You Divorce?
When a couple decide to end their marriage, the two most pressing questions are: How will we divide our finances; and What will happen to the children? Thankfully, the family law system in the UK is designed to support couples make arrangements for their children following the breakdown of a marriage. However, disputes can arise, sometimes years …
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Short Marriage – Reduced Financial Settlement?
Sharp v Sharp [2017] EWCA Civ 408 Short marriages that end in divorce can result in many questions involving the financial settlement. If a couple has only been married a short period of time (five years or less), should there be an expectation that the presumption of equal division of assets and property applies? In the Court of …
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