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Parent of a Child Visa Application Guide

If you are a parent of a child that lives in the UK, but you live outside of the UK and wish to move to the UK, there is an immigration route available to you.  The Parent of a Child Visa route in...

Can A Skilled Worker Delay Their Work Start Date?

Moving to a different country for a new job is very exciting but also requires a lot of planning and organisation. No matter how organised a person can be, experience shows things may not always go according...

The Quickest Ways to Get ILR in the UK

In this first or two posts, we provide an overview of the quickest ways to obtain indefinite leave to remain (ILR) status in the UK. Other routes, such as the 5, 10, 20 year routes to settlement and how dependants...

False Representations in UK Visa Applications

Making a UK visa or immigration application can be quite a lengthy, and at times stressful, endeavour, made even more so by the possibility of making mistakes. Whilst it is important to be thorough when making your...

Refusals on 'Not Conducive to the Public Good' Grounds

Where an individual’s presence in the UK is non-conducive to the public good, Part 9 of the Immigration Rules sets out that this is a mandatory ground for refusal or cancellation under the suitability requirements....

Right to Rent Immigration Checks: Landlords FAQs

In a previous post, we provided an overview guide to the ‘right to rent’ immigration check requirement which applies to all private landlords and tenants. If you are searching for answers to questions such as...

Home Office Withdraws Human Rights Refusal Decision

Catherine Taroni and Bernie Wood, working together with Olivia Waddell, succeeded in securing a positive result for a client of Richmond Chambers.  Our client had entered the UK as a Visitor. During this visit,...

Entrepreneur Visa Extension & ILR Job Creation Requirement

The Entrepreneur Visa category is no longer open to new entrants. However, existing Tier 1 Entrepreneur migrants can still extend their stay and settle in the UK. In this post we will take a closer look at the job...

High-Growth Business Visas: Expansion v Scale-Up

High-growth and expanding businesses can choose from a variety of business immigration routes to further their growth – but which is the best route for employers? Our previous post compared the Scale-Up and Skilled...

Upper Tribunal Guidance on Deprivation of British Citizenship Appeals

In its judgment published on 20 October 2022 in Berdica (Deprivation of citizenship: consideration) [2022] UKUT 00276 (IAC), the Upper Tribunal considered further the Tribunal’s jurisdiction and approach to deprivation...

Maintaining a Sponsor Licence: Duties & Compliance

When your sponsor licence application is approved, your sponsor licence will normally be valid for four years. The next step is to know how to maintain your sponsor licence. The Home Office will continue to monitor...

Home Office Announces Changes to UK Immigration Rules

In its latest Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (HC719), published on 18 October 2022, the Home Office has announced various changes to a number of UK immigration routes, as well as the introduction...