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Previous Breaches of Immigration Law as a ‘Suitability’ Issue

‘Suitability’ refers to grounds upon which the Home Office may (i) refuse to grant or (ii) cancel permission to enter or stay in the UK. The rules on suitability can be very complicated and differ between...

Home Office Evidential Flexibility Policy Explained

Evidential flexibility is the name given to the set of provisions allowing decision-makers to take a more pragmatic approach to gaps in evidence. When evidential requirements are nearly met, decision-makers...

Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) Guidance

In this post we look at Biometric Residence Permits or BRPs.  We look at what a Biometric Residence Permit is, who has to enrol biometric information, when a BRP is issued, travelling without a BRP and how to...

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...

UK Visa Requirements for Canadian Citizens

If you are looking for a UK visa for a Canadian citizen then read on. Many Canadian citizens have an ancestral or family connection to the UK which may give rise to a basis on which they can apply for a visa...

Lost or Stolen BRP Card - Here's What To Do Now

A Biometric Residence Permit or BRP can be used to prove your identity, your right to study and right to access public services or benefits.  This article examine the actions that you need to take if your BRP card...

What Is Leave Outside the Immigration Rules?

In this post we examine the possibility of being granted Leave to Remain Outside the Immigration Rules and the possibility of being granted Indefinite Leave to Remain based on the most exceptional compelling...

Police Registration - What You Need To Know

Conditions can be attached to a person’s permission to enter or stay, and this includes a condition requiring a person to register with the police when in the UK.  In this post we look at the requirement to register...

Why Does My BRP Expire on 31 December 2024?

If you have been granted indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the past few years, you will probably have been issued with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) with an expiry date of 31 December 2024. From 1 January...

UK Visa and Immigration Application Services to Resume

Somewhat paradoxically, as the UK gets ready to impose a 14-day quarantine period on most travellers arriving in the UK from 8 June 2020 (see our earlier posts here and here), the Home Office and its partners...

Public Funds Part 3: Change of conditions to allow access to public funds

In this third post, following on from Public Funds Part 1: Public Funds and Coronavirus and Public Funds Part 2: Claiming Child Benefit we consider how to apply for a change of conditions to allow access to public...

A Guide to UK Visa and Citizenship Appointments

What is UKVCAS? UKVCAS stands for ‘UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services’. It is the system for processing immigration applications made from within the UK for leave to remain, including all extension...