We regularly receive telephone calls and emails from people experiencing delays by the Home Office processing their visa and immigration applications.

Further to the December 2023 announcements (covered in my blog here), yesterday, on 14 March 2024, the Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules HC590 was finally published.

In summary, Appendix V of the Immigration Rules provides for 4 types of Visitor including Standard Visitor: for example Tourism and Visiting Family, Permitted Paid Engagement Visitor, Transit...

On 9 April 2025, new Immigration Rules under Appendix Skilled Worker came into force. Further to our article, New Immigration Rules for Skilled Workers: Further Challenges for Self-Sponsorship, the Home Office...

Those in the UK under the Skilled Worker route, or looking to apply in this route, may be happy to know that the general salary thresholds for the route are to increase from 12 April 2023.

In its OPEN Judgment in D5, D6 & D7 v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Deprivation/exclusion – Substantive) SC/176/2020, SC/177/2020 & SC/178/2020, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission...

In the ever-evolving landscape of international law, a notable recent occurrence is the delivery of Advocate General Emiliou's Opinion...

Spouses or partners of British or settled persons can apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK up to 28 days before they reach 60 months in the UK with leave as a partner so long as they have been granted leave...

The Global Talent visa route is for talented and promising applicants within the fields of science, engineering, medicine, humanities, digital technology and arts and culture (including film and television, fashion design and architecture) sectors.

On 08 March 2023, the government proposed the new Illegal Migration Bill in an attempt to stop people coming to the UK ‘unlawfully' by ‘unsafe and illegal routes' such as on small boats crossing the channel.

The UK care sector continues to rely heavily on sponsoring migrant workers to address persistent staffing shortages.

The "disposal" of an appeal by the Upper Tribunal, namely whether the appeal should have been remitted to the First-tier Tribunal rather than retained at the Upper Tribunal for remaking...

Global Talents visas are known to be particularly beneficial for people working in film and television.

The article outlines the UK's Global Talent route, detailing its endorsement process, benefits, and eligibility criteria for talented individuals in various fields, emphasizing its flexibility and potential for settlement.

Making an application for endorsement is the necessary first-step in an application for a Global Talent Visa in the field of arts and culture.

The Windrush scheme was enacted against the backdrop of the Windrush scandal and therefore, to understand why the current scheme exists, who it aims to help and what issues it seeks to resolve...

On 11 November 2021, the Home Office published guidance for its caseworker titled ‘The Ethical Decision-Making Model', described as a tool to help Home Office staff...

The British Nationality Act (BNA 1981) contains a good character requirement, which applies to certain applications for registration as a British citizen and naturalisation as a British citizen for those over 10 years...

In this post, we look at the reasons why a UK visa may be cancelled by the Home Office, what happens if a UK visa is cancelled by the Home Office, when cancellation of a UK visa...

Occasionally, at Richmond Chambers we receive enquiries from clients facing a challenging dilemma. A relative has arrived for a visit and either their condition...