In our earlier post Senior or Specialist Worker Visa (GBM) FAQs, we provided answers to a number of frequently asked questions regarding the Senior or Specialist Worker Visa.

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) has published service standards for waiting times for decisions on visa and immigration applications.

The Home Office has updated its guidance for Workers and Temporary Workers: guidance for sponsors Appendix A: supporting documents.

When a company wishes to employ workers from overseas, they will need to have a sponsor licence to sponsor the workers. This applies to most overseas workers.

We are often asked ‘what visa do I need to get married in the UK?'. If you wish to travel to the UK...

The UK Immigration Rules outline entry and stay regulations, featuring complex legal interpretations and Home Office guidance, while recent changes aim to enhance clarity amid ongoing challenges in application.

The government is seeking to reduce ‘unlawful migration to the UK', by introducing sanctions against those migrating to the UK for humanitarian protection, other than through ‘safe and legal' routes.

If your partner or parent is in the UK on a business/work route and you have accompanied them as a dependant, you may be eligible to apply to ‘settle' in the UK, also known as obtaining...

In this post, we take a look at what activities visitors to the UK can (and cannot) do when they visit the UK for any of the following purposes...

In a previous post, we looked at the process for obtaining refunds of immigration and nationality application fees.

In U3 v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2023] EWCA Civ 811, the Court of Appeal resolved the purported conundrum formed by the notion that, whilst deprivation appeals...

High-growth and expanding businesses can choose from a variety of business immigration routes to further their growth – but which is the best route for employers?...

The Hong Kong BN(O) Household Member Visa is an immigration route for adult children...

On 04 March 2021, the Secretary of State's policy document EU Settlement Scheme: Suitability Requirements was updated (Version 5.0).

The Home Office plans stricter enforcement of sponsor licence requirements, including extended cooling-off periods, longer action plans for compliance, and prohibiting employers from passing sponsorship costs to workers, urging businesses to strengthen compliance practices.

There have been recent rule changes affecting most immigration applications made after 1 December 2020 under the immigration rules, and those seeking to formalise their immigration status...

After your entry clearance application for a long-term UK visa is granted, the final plans for your move to the UK have to be made, and often a number of frequently asked questions arise.

The Private Medical Treatment Visa is for individuals who wish to receive private medical treatment, act as an organ donor or be assessed as a potential organ donor to an identified recipient...

The Home Office has announced that a new Global Business Mobility route will launch in Spring 2022. Consolidating the Intra-Company Transfer visa, ...

The Student visa route is for applicants who are 16 or over and wish to study on a further or higher education course in the UK.