UK Visa Sponsorship Letter: Essential Guide & Tips
If you have friends or family members planning to visit you in the UK, they will need to apply for a standard visitor visa before they travel. Visitor visa applicants are required to complete an online form and submit supporting documentation to evidence their eligibility to come to the UK as a tourist. In addition, […]
Spouse Visa Divorce: What Happens to Your UK Status?
If you are living in the UK under a spouse visa, it will be important to understand how your immigration status will be affected in the event you divorce or separate from your British spouse or civil partner. Immigration status: impact on spouse visa after divorce A spouse visa is the permission granted […]
Path from Innovator Visa to ILR: Requirements & Guide
If you are currently running your own business in the UK under the Innovator route, you may be thinking about making Britain your permanent home. To do this, you would need to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). You should apply during the last month of your current permission to be in the UK. […]
UK Working Holiday Visa: Guide to Eligibility & Process
A working holiday visa under the Youth Mobility Scheme allows young people to live, work and travel in the UK for a set period, offering a unique opportunity to experience British culture while earning an income. The Youth Mobility Scheme is available to citizens of specific countries, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Japan. The […]
Professional Relocating: Tips for Employers
Deploying an employee or a team of personnel overseas is a task that requires a high degree of professional relocating expertise, including planning, and knowledge and contacts local to the destination. We look at some of the practical considerations for HR and global mobility teams responsible for implementing overseas relocation projects. Relocation policy […]
Spouse Visa to ILR: Requirements & Process
With indefinite leave to remain (ILR), you can live with your British spouse or partner in the UK on a permanent basis. As soon as you attain ILR status as a spouse, you can become eligible to naturalise as a British citizen – a significant step in securing your family’s future in Britain. In this guide for […]
Child Born in UK to Non-British Parents: Legal Guide
A child born in the UK to non-British parents does not automatically attain British Citizenship. In this guide, we explain the current rules governing immigration status and nationality of children born in the UK, and consider the possible routes for a child to become a British citizen if born in the UK to foreign parents. […]
Dual Citizenship UK: Key Facts & Benefits
Dual citizenship refers to the status of an individual who is recognised by two different countries as holding separate and concurrent citizenship for those two different nations. Each country, however, has its own rules relating to citizenship and the circumstances in which it recognises individuals as having nationality. So while the UK allows its citizens […]
Proof of Freedom from Immigration Time Restrictions
When applying to naturalise as a British citizen, you will need to provide proof of freedom from immigration time restrictions. Before you can provide proof, you will first need to be sure of what exactly this means and what you will need to submit with your application. In this guide for applicants, we explain the […]
English Language Tests for UK Visa Applications
The English language test for UK visas, ILR and citizenship is used to evidence an applicant’s ability to meet the required standard under the Immigration Rules. Applicants from non-English speaking countries must pass an approved Secure English Language Test, (SELT), taken through a Home Office-approved provider, to prove they meet the language requirement of the relevant […]