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Adult Dependent Relative Visa Refusal Withdrawn

Earlier this year Alex Papasotiriou and Alexandra Pease, working together with Thomas Hill, one of our dedicated Legal Associates, achieved a successful result on behalf of our clients.  Our clients were refused...

Indefinite Leave to Remain as a Bereaved Partner

Daily reports of death during the Covid-19 pandemic has made many of us think about loved ones, how to protect them and the implications of life without them.  If your leave to enter or remain is dependent...

How to get married in the UK

In order to get married in the UK or enter into a civil partnership in the UK, the majority of individuals must give at least 28 full days notice at a local register office. ‘Giving notice’ at a Register Office...

The UK Family Visa Accommodation Requirement

When applying for entry clearance, leave to remain or settlement under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules to join a partner, parent, dependant child, or as an adult dependant relative in the UK, applicants must...

Understanding Sole Responsibility in Immigration Law

The concept of ‘sole responsibility’ is found in Appendix FM and Part 8 of the Immigration Rules. Careful analysis of the circumstances of a child’s upbringing is essential to work out whether this can be...

Divorce or Separation: Impact on Leave to Remain

January is often referred to as the ‘divorce month’ and according to recent reports 8th January is a popular day to dissolve marriages. There are many who are in the UK with leave to enter or remain and are...

Public Funds Part 2: Claiming Child Benefit

In this second post, following on from Public Funds Part 1: Public Funds and Coronavirus we examine the one benefit that can potentially be claimed by migrants subject to the no recourse to public funds condition...

Meeting the Accommodation Requirement: UK Spouse or Fiance Visa

Whether you are applying for entry clearance or for further leave to remain as a partner under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules an applicant will need to meet an accommodation requirement. What Is the Accommodation...

Fiancé(e) visa: Failure to marry within 6 months

The Fiancé(e) visa allows British citizens and those with indefinite leave to remain to bring their fiancé(e) to the UK in order to get married.  If an applicant is granted leave to enter as a fiancé(e), the...

Fiancé(e) visa - what do I need to know?

If you want to join your partner in the UK and you intend to get married within six months of entering the UK, you may want to consider applying for a fiancé(e) visa. Your partner must be a British citizen in...

Meeting the financial requirement under Appendix FM with children

This post was written prior to the amendment to the Appendix FM financial requirement on 11 April 2024 which removed the separate child element to the minimum income requirement. To discuss a UK visa...

Evidencing a Domestic Violence ILR Application

The recent decision of Mr Justice Knowles in R (On the Application Of) Suliman v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWHC 326 is a welcome reminder from the High Court that the demands of fairness...