The UK Dependent Visa is specifically crafted to cater to the close relatives of individuals already residing in the UK. These family members may include spouses, partners, children, and other dependents. The visa serves as a means to ensure that families can live together and access the various benefits as a result of living in […]
What is the difference between pre-settled and settled status for EU nationals? Compared to pre-settled status, settled status offers a more stable immigration status to nationals of EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein. It is also a mandatory requirement for British citizenship. With pre-settled status under EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), you can spend up to 2 […]
The process of obtaining Indefinite Leave to Remain is a significant milestone for those seeking long-term residency in the UK. It is a distinctive immigration status that bridges the gap between temporary visas and citizenship, providing a stable foundation. What is Indefinite Leave of Remain(ILR)? Indefinite leave to remain (ILR), often referred to as “settlement,” […]
The Government announced a new plan this week to tighten regulations for migrants coming to the UK. It is expected to take effect from Spring 2024. The changes will have a significant impact on sponsors (employers), migrant workers, family visas, and student visas. The new measures include: Family visa: A British or settled person in the UK […]
The UK Government will be increasing the fees for almost all visa and nationality applications, coming into effect at 9am on 04 October 2023. The increases include 15% to most work and visit visas, 35% to student visas, 20% to wider entry clearance visas, and 20% to British citizenship, settlement, and CoS (for workers) and […]
If you have graduated in the UK with a bachelor’s degree or above, you may wish to consider applying for a Graduate visa. The visa once granted would allow you to live and work, including self-employed, in the UK for two or three years. Your partner and dependant child may also apply to join you. […]
The main visa route available for non-British and Irish nationals wanting to work in the UK is now the Skilled Worker visa. The Skilled Worker visa is a sponsorship system: a foreign worker cannot simply apply for this visa unaided. Applicants need a job offer from a UK-based organisation willing to employ them before they […]
UKVI is constantly assessing and checking if employers are meeting their sponsor licence obligation and duties, and if not, they may take action that prevents them from continuing to sponsor overseas workers. Employers may have their licence suspended, downgraded or revoked for non-compliance. In this post, we look at what to do if your sponsor […]
The immigration skills charge (ISC) is a fee that an employer may need to pay if they employ an overseas worker under their sponsor licence. Here we explore how does the immigration skills charge work? When don’t employers need to pay the immigration skills charge? If a worker has one of the following occupation codes, they will […]
Introduced in March 2019, the Innovator visa is one of the latest additions to the UK’s range of immigration options. The Innovator visa is for anyone who wants to set up or run a business in the UK. The business must be ‘innovative’, i.e. something new in the business field. The Innovator visa partly replaced […]
