The Isle of Man, as well as the Channel Islands, is not part of the United Kingdom. The Islands are officially self-governing dependencies of the British Crown with their own independent jurisdictions.

From 8 January 2026, applicants for the Skilled Worker, Scale-Up and High Potential Individual visas will be required to show knowledge of English to B2 standard in all for components (reading, writing, speaking and listening).

Applications for British citizenship made after 10 February 2025 will normally be refused for persons who previously entered the UK illegally. The length of time spent in the UK since illegal entry will not mitigate the offence...

The government has announced a new set of measures to reduce the number of international students in the UK.

The immigration rules provide for an option of applying for indefinite leave to remain after completing 10 years of continuous lawful residence.

The couple contacted us to find out how they could build their life in the UK.

Challenged with net migration figures, Mr Cleverly, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, has come up with what was described as a most robust proposal designed to reduce net migration figures by… drastically undercutting legal migration.

The Isle of Jersey has its own immigration rules.

Applicants for settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme can now meet continuous residence requirements if they have been in the UK for at least 30 months in the last 5 years before applying.

Immigration rules expressly prohibit passing the cost of sponsorship to the employee. The employer risks losing the licence if caught.

For holders of Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK, Immigration Rules changed quietly in October 2023.

Is there discretion to grant indefinite leave to remain where some of the requirements of the rules are not met?

There is the Long residence rule which allows one to get indefinite leave to remain after 1o years of continuous residence.

It is received knowledge that if you are married to a British citizen, UK spouse visa is your default immigration option.

The new Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules HC 733, includes the following changes to the Skilled Worker route to be effective from 9 April 2025.

On 21 November 2025 the government published a new policy paper, Restoring Order and Control: A Statement on the government's asylum and returns policy...

Earned settlement scheme stipulates a new 10-year baseline requirement for settlement which will apply across most immigration categories and may, in some cases, extend the residence requirement for ILR to 30 years.

There are separate, more generous, rules for dependent parents (and grandparents) of EEA nationals with settled or pre-settled status and EEA nationals who naturalised as British citizens.

In the White Paper published this morning, the Government has announced a Plan for Change, introducing some major immigration reforms. It is the intention of the government to start introducing changes in the coming weeks.

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