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UK Child Visa Financial Requirements Explained
By Marika Cash - Legal Associate

While we have recently seen significant increases to minimum income and salary requirements in several immigration routes (see our recent blog posts here and here), there is one small exception to the general trend:...

 the Government has scrapped the requirement for Partner visa applicants to show additional funds for their child dependants, with effect from 11 April 2024. In light of this change, this post examines...

The Process of Making Changes to the Immigration Rules
By Eve Loveman - Legal Associate

As many readers will be aware, on 04 December 2023, the Home Secretary James Cleverly announced that the financial threshold for family visas would change to £38,700. Then on 21 December 2023, following much criticism...

 of a policy that will mean only 40% of people will be able to afford to have family members join them in the UK, the Government altered its plans, announcing that the threshold would first be raised...

How to Apply for a British Passport: Step-by-Step Application Guide
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on applying for your first British passport from within the UK. Acquiring British citizenship marks a significant milestone, but obtaining your passport solidifies your status...

 as a citizen of the United Kingdom. In this article we’ll walk you through each essential step of the British passport application process, from understanding eligibility criteria to gathering required...

A Guide to Working in the UK on a Student Visa
By Richmond Chambers -

While studying in the UK, many international students seek to undertake employment, work placements or volunteer work. When an international student holds a visa granted under Appendix Student or Appendix...

 Child Student to the Immigration Rules, their permission to work will be a limited one. Accordingly, these students must ensure that they work within their permitted hours and avoid engaging in prohibited work. In...

Changes for UK Student Visa Holders Switching to Work Visa Routes
By Nicki Behnamfar - Chambers Administrator

In a previous blog post, we discussed the changes to the Student Visa rules for dependants, which were announced in the government’s Statement of Changes on 17th July 2023. The announcement set out various amendments...

 to the Student Visa application process, the rights of Student dependants and the process of transitioning from a Student Visa to  a work visa. This post will discuss the changes to switching into a...

Big Changes to the 10 Year Long Residence ILR Rules
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

Since 11 April 2024, there has been a(nother) new Appendix to the Immigration Rules: Appendix Long Residence.   The Long Residence indefinite leave to remain route is for a person who has lived in the UK lawfully...

 and continuously for 10 years or more.  Long had the ‘long residence’ provisions been hidden in an all but abandoned section of the numbered Immigration Rules, and this route had been much litigated...

UK Family Visa Financial Requirement: State Benefits and Entitlements
By Geraldine Peterson - Immigration Barrister

This post explores the requirements for a Sponsor who wishes to sponsor family members to join them or remain with them in the UK, but relies on income from certain entitlements or benefits received due to disability,...

 illness, injury or caring responsibilities.   It is important to understand which benefits or entitlements the Sponsor can rely upon to meet the financial requirements for sponsorship, and which they...

UK Partner & Family Visa Financial Requirement: Employment Income
By Anna Bregstein - Pupil Immigration Barrister

Navigating the intricate landscape of UK immigration law can be a daunting task, especially when it comes to meeting the stringent partner and family visa financial requirements outlined in Appendix FM of the...

 Immigration Rules. For individuals seeking entry clearance or leave to remain under Appendix FM by relying on employment income (Categories A and B), understanding and providing the correct evidence is...

Partner Visa Financial Requirement: Savings, Investments and Pensions
By Isabella Reynard - Immigration Barrister

For individuals applying under Appendix FM to enter or remain in the UK on the basis of their family life as the spouse or partner of a British citizen or settled person, there is a financial requirement.  Appendix...

 FM of the Immigration Rules sets out the minimum financial threshold of £29,000. There is no longer a separate child element to the minimum income requirement. The financial requirement can be met in...

How to Satisfy the Partner Visa Financial Requirement as a Company Director
By Isabella Reynard - Immigration Barrister

If applying for an Appendix FM spouse or partner visa, for those seeking to enter or remain in the UK on the basis of their family life as the spouse or partner of a British citizen or settled person, there is a...

 strict financial requirement.  Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules sets out the minimum financial threshold of £29,000. There is no longer a separate child element to the minimum income requirement. The...

eVisa System: Check Your Digital UK Immigration Status Online
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

As we have seen in recent years, UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) have developed and are implementing a digital immigration system. In summary, this means replacing physical documents with an online record of a migrant’s...

 immigration status.  This is known as an eVisa.  From 1 January 2020, applicants who were granted five years limited leave to remain started to receive Biometric Residence Permits endorsed with...

UK Immigration Salary List 2024
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

On 4 December 2023, the Home Secretary announced several changes to the immigration system related to the Skilled Worker route. Amongst these changes, it was announced that, from April 2024, the Shortage Occupation...

 List (SOL) would be replaced with the Immigration Salary List (ISL).  The Immigration Salary List is a list of occupations where a reduced general salary threshold applies to applications on the Skilled...
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