High-growth companies that need to employ talented individuals now have a new immigration route open to them. The Scale-up visa route, which opens today, will allow employers that have secured...

Starting 15 October 2024, UK visa and citizenship services will transition to TLScontact. UKVCAS biometrics appointments are unavailable until then, affecting applicants, including those paying for priority services. From 15 October, appointments can be booked through TLScontact.

A Certificate of Sponsorship ("CoS") is an electronic certificate which must be assigned for each migrant worker who wishes to apply under a relevant sponsored worker route.

The term 'ordinarily resident' appears throughout UK immigration and nationality law, yet has never been formally defined in statute. Understanding how ordinary residence is assessed through case law, particularly the landmark Shah test, is crucial for British citizenship applications, settlement routes, and NHS access eligibility.

The UK Student Visa allows applicants aged 16 and over to study in the UK, with specific conditions on work hours, public funds access, and study restrictions. The Child Student Visa covers those aged 4-17 attending independent schools.

In this post, we provide an overview of the other UK immigration routes to indefinite leave to remain (ILR) not covered in our Quickest Ways to Get ILR in the UK blog.

As we have set out elsewhere, the Partner routes (including the Spouse Visa, Civil Partner Visa, Unmarried Partner Visa, Fiance Visa and Proposed Civil Partner Visa) and Parent route...

In an increasingly globalised world, businesses often seek to attract talent from across the globe to remain competitive and innovative. For companies operating in the UK, sponsoring migrants as

The article explains the UK's Sponsor Licence process for religious work, detailing requirements for organisations sponsoring T2 Ministers of Religion or Religious Workers. Topics include application steps, compliance duties, eligibility criteria, specific religious qualifications, and priority processing options.

In MI (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 1711 (18 November 2021), the Court of Appeal recently revisited the question of how the "unduly harsh"...

The fee for a British citizenship application for a child is £1,012. However, the Home Office has recently introduced fee waivers for registration citizenship applications for...

Whilst the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 ceased to have effect on 31 December 2020, their retention for transitional purposes, as well as their references in the definition of Appendix EU...

The Adult Dependent Relative visa category is for those who wish to settle in the UK as adult dependent relatives of British citizens, persons present and settled in the UK, persons with limited leave to remain...

Here at Richmond Chambers we are very lucky to be surrounded by some of the best cultural venues the UK has to offer. There's literally an opera house just down the road!

People turn to surrogacy and/or adoption in the UK or overseas in order to start or expand their families.

The UK Skilled Worker visa is for those who have received an offer of a skilled job from a licensed sponsor in the UK.

In this guide we answer the top 10 most frequently asked questions about applications for British Citizenship for children adopted overseas.

Your adult dependent relative (‘ADR') visa application is denied. Your appeals are dismissed. Your options are exhausted.

In this article, we answer some of the questions that are most frequently asked when applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) as a dependent partner or a dependent child of a Skilled Worker.

The Court of Appeal has delivered its judgment in Akinsanya v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWCA Civ 37, the Secretary of State's appeal against Mostyn J's judgment of last year.