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On 5th March 2026, in what was an extremely busy day(!), the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, laid before Parliament her Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 1691, introducing a series of amendments...

When you are preparing your application for a Sponsor Licence, there are various factors to consider. Our previous article, Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence: New Rules on Pay and Fees...

We frequently receive enquiries asking, ‘My child was born in the UK, can they become a British citizen?' In this article we will explore whether a child born...

In our previous blog post, we discussed the closure of the route for British Citizens to make applications under the EU Settlement Scheme for family permits for their family members to return with or join them in the UK.

The Home Office has introduced the most significant changes to the Sponsor Management System since 2020, including mandatory multi-factor authentication and the phased withdrawal of Level 2 User roles. These amendments demonstrate a clear shift toward treating SMS governance as an integral part of sponsor compliance, requiring employers to actively manage system access and internal controls.

In a unanimous decision by Lord Reed and Lord Lloyd-Jones, with whom Lord Hodge, Lord Briggs and Lord Sales agreed, the Supreme Court has...

The article explains the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) process, detailing hearing procedures, who attends, and key roles, offering guidance to those navigating the UK's immigration appeals, whether represented or self-represented.

There have been a number of recent changes to the Immigration Rules relating to Private Life and Family Life applications and Settlement under these routes.

On 9 April 2024, the Home Office issued guidance for handling immigration applications affected by the Coronavirus Extension Concession and Exceptional Assurance Concession. The guidance clarifies how these concessions apply to entry clearance, permission to stay, and settlement, ensuring applicants are not penalized for pandemic-related overstays.

A no time limit application enables individuals with indefinite leave to remain in the UK to transition to eVisas, replacing legacy documents by 2025. It validates immigration status, mitigating future border issues and ensuring digital verification.

If you are a spouse who wishes to join your British or settled partner in the UK, understanding the specified evidence for the relationship requirements set out in Appendix FM...

Although used interchangeably, British nationality and citizenship are not the same thing. In this first post, we will be exploring the difference between the two terms...

Reaching ten years in Switzerland is an important milestone, but it is not the same as qualifying automatically for Swiss citizenship. For ordinary Swiss naturalisation, residence is necessary, but it is only one part of the assessment. An applicant must also satisfy permit, residence-counting, integration, language, conduct, financial and local procedural requirements before Swiss citizenship can be granted.

We recently examined, in Parts One, Two, Three and Four of our Practical Guide to Immigration Appeals and in First-tier Tribunal Onward Immigration Appeals – A Practical Guide...

If you are 18 or over and have successfully applied to become a British citizen you will need to attend a citizenship ceremony. Citizenship ceremonies were introduced in 2004 and are arranged by local authorities.

In Part 1 of this two-part series on visa application mistakes, we looked at how an ‘innocent mistake' in a UK visa application is distinguished from a false representation in the Home Office caseworker guidance.

The Home Office has introduced a formal definition of "operating or trading" for sponsor licence applications, ending years of uncertainty for businesses seeking to demonstrate their eligibility.