If you are currently on the Skilled Worker route, your permission to be in the UK is dependent on your employment, with the same employer and in the same role. This is also the case if you still...

The Home Office has announced that as of 06 April 2022, the only way that employers will be permitted to carry out Right to Work checks for certain employees, will be electronically.

On 19 December 2022, the High Court's judgment in the judicial review claims against the government's Rwanda policy was published.

The Temporary Work – Creative Worker visa is open to applicants who wish to work in the creative industry in the UK.

A common question for those who hold Pre-Settled Status in the UK as the spouse of an EEA national is what will happen to their rights in the event of a divorce...

On 6 October 2021, changes will be made to the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) route. These cover a concession for overstaying and changes to the routes for dependent partners and children.

Overseas social workers, care assistants and home care workers will soon be eligible to apply for a UK Health and Care Worker Visa.

Many immigration applications require proof of a family relationship. Although such relationships can often be proven through documentary evidence, there are some circumstances...

Much like applicants in the Skilled Worker route are sponsored by businesses who hold valid sponsor licences, the new T2 Minister of Religion Visa

If your child is coming to the UK to study at an independent school and you wish to accompany or join your child, this guide will set out what you need to know when applying for a Parent of a Child Student Visa.

As we discussed in our earlier post, the UK has a range of immigration routes for sports persons seeking to participate in sporting activities in the UK on either a temporary or long-term basis.

In Part 1 of this comprehensive two-part guide to appealing against a Home Office visa or immigration refusal decision, we looked at which immigration decisions have a right of appeal...

In this post, we discuss accusations of deception in visitor visa applications. Paragraph V 3.1 of Appendix V: Visitor provides that when you apply for entry clearance as a visitor...

UK-based companies that hold a sponsor licence can sponsor foreign employees to live and work in the UK under the Skilled Worker or Global Business Mobility immigration routes. In its published

The British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024 provides a simplified route to British citizenship for Irish citizens, eliminating the need for the Life in the UK Test and potentially lowering fees. The Act allows Irish citizens to register as British citizens if they meet specific residency and character requirements.

In our previous article, we discussed the complexities arising from the case of R (on the application of Roehrig) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 31...

On 13 July 2023, the UK Government announced that the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) will increase by 66%, from £624 to £1,035 per person per year for most main applicants.

A Subject Access Request (SAR) allows individuals to access personal data held by organizations, under the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR. SARs are crucial for retrieving immigration records, residency proofs, and other documents essential for applications.

When your sponsor licence application is approved, your sponsor licence will normally be valid for four years.

The new Graduate Visa route has now been open for four months. This route is designed to allow Students who have completed an eligible UK qualification to stay in the UK to work or to look for work.