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Sponsor Licence Suspended - What To Do Now

Knowing what duties and responsibilities come with having a sponsor licence are essential. If a sponsor fails to understand and comply with these duties, they are putting their licence, and the visa / permission...

Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Visa Application: FAQs

The Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route was launched in January 2021. Eligible applicants are able to apply for a Hong Kong BN(O) Visa visa from within the UK or from outside the UK. In this...

UK Returning Resident Visa - A Practical Guide (2)

This is the second part of our practical guide to applying for a Returning Resident Visa in which we address a number of frequently asked questions regarding returning residence visa applications.  In our previous...

UK Returning Resident Visa - A Practical Guide (1)

There are many benefits to holding Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) or Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), as we examined in this earlier post.  In this post we examine the position for those  who wish to enter...

Global Talent Film & TV Visa or Tier 5 Creative Visa?

Making an application in the Global Talent Film and TV category can be an intimidating process, because not only is it an involved administrative procedure, but this is a category which makes a value judgment about...

Scale-up Worker Visa or Skilled Worker Visa?

On 22 August 2022, the new Scale-up visa route opened. Much like the Skilled Worker route, the Scale-up route is a route to settlement. Both routes require sponsorship by employers holding an appropriate sponsor...

Right to Rent Check Guide for Landlords & Tenants

All landlords in England are required by law to conduct a ‘right to rent’ check before leasing their property to a prospective adult tenant. The purpose of this requirement, introduced by the Immigration Act...

Leave to Remain Granted on the Private Life Route

In August 2022, Alexandra Pease and Alex Papasotiriou, working together with our team of legal associates, assisted a client who had been without leave since 2014, and who had been unsuccessful in regularising...

UK Visa Application Granted - What Next?

After your entry clearance application for a long-term UK visa is granted, the final plans for your move to the UK have to be made, and often a number of frequently asked questions arise.  For example:  Why is...

Dependent Children Born in the UK to a Person on the Private Life Route

In my previous articles, I set out the provisions of Appendix Private Life for limited leave to remain and indefinite leave to remain in the UK. In this article, I will set out the provisions of the new...

Scale-up Visa Open for High-Growth Companies

High-growth companies that need to employ talented individuals now have a new immigration route open to them.  The Scale-up visa route, which opens today, allows employers that have secured a Scale-up sponsor licence...

Updated Guidance on Registration of Children as British Citizens by Discretion

Section 3(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (‘the Act’) states that:  ‘If while a person is a minor an application is made for his registration as a British citizen, the Secretary of State may, if...