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Nationality and Borders Act 2022: Discretionary Adult Registration and Naturalisation Requirements
By Jasmine Theilgaard - Immigration Barrister

The Nationality and Borders Act received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022. The Act has attracted a great deal of media attention for its reforms in a number of areas, including asylum, immigration enforcement,...

 age assessment and modern slavery. However, the Act has also introduced a number of citizenship reforms. This article will focus particularly on the provisions introduced to permit discretionary adult...

Long Residence ILR Application Top Tips
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

If you have been living continuously and lawfully in the UK for 10 years, you may be eligible to apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) on the basis of long residence. This post is designed to give some practical...

 tips when preparing for a long residence ILR application. Know the requirements for 10 year Long Residence ILR To be eligible for indefinite leave to remain on the grounds of long residence, the...

Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR): Frequently Asked Questions
By Olivia Waddell - Pupil Barrister

Not quite British citizenship, and yet more than just a visa…the status of ‘Indefinite Leave to Remain’ has its own specific characteristics. In this post, we take a look at some of the most...

 frequently asked questions from those who have been granted this status, including how to prove it, the rights that it gives you, and how it can be lost or maintained.  Q: What is ILR? A: Indefinite Leave to Remain...

Settlement on the Hong Kong BN(O) Visa Route
By Richmond Chambers -

The Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route has attracted a great amount of attention over the past year. According to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s Six-Monthly Report on Hong Kong,...

 88,000 people had applied for visas under the scheme. Of those applications, 76,176 visas have been granted. According to a further study conducted by the University of Oxford’s Migration Observatory,...

Right of Abode in the UK for Commonwealth Citizens
By Mithula Parayoganathan - Legal Associate

In this post we look at some of the most frequently asked questions about the right of abode in the UK for Commonwealth citizens. This post covers: what the right of abode is, how to find out if you have the right...

 of abode in the UK if you are a Commonwealth citizen and how to prove you have it. What is the right of abode? The right of abode is an immigration status which means a person is free to live in, work in,...

British Citizenship for Overseas Adopted Children
By Wendy Barnes - Legal Associate

In this guide we answer the top 10 most frequently asked questions about applications for British Citizenship for children adopted overseas.  If you are a British citizen and you are considering making an application...

 for British Citizenship for a child adopted overseas then read on to find out more about the requirements for British Citizenship for a child adopted abroad, how to apply for British Citizenship for an...

Early Settlement Concession for Young People in the UK
By Richmond Chambers -

In this post, we look at the recent change in Home Office policy which welcomes young people who were born or brought up in the UK without immigration status to apply for early settlement. The old rule – which...

 was introduced in 2012 – provided that young people (defined as those between the ages 18 to 24) who had spent more than half of their lives in the UK could  apply for settlement after 10 years of...

Criminality, Serious Harm & Immigration Decisions
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

When making an application for entry clearance or leave to remain (permission to stay) in the UK, migrants must meet various suitability requirements and must show that their application does not fall for refusal...

 or cancellation under the general grounds. The general grounds for refusal are set out in Part 9 of the Immigration Rules. They apply to all applications, though there are some limits in their application...

Why Do I Need a BRP Card?
By Geraldine Peterson - Immigration Barrister

We are currently receiving many enquiries about the need for Biometric Residence Permits or cards (BRPs) from people who have held indefinite leave to remain for many years, often evidenced by stamps in...

 expired or lost passports.  For instance, it may come as a surprise to many to discover that a BRP card may be requested, even by current employers, to prove the right to work in the UK.   This post explains the...

British Citizenship and the EU Settlement Scheme - Section 10A of the British Nationality Act 1981
By Jasmine Theilgaard - Immigration Barrister

The deadline for applications under the EU Settlement Scheme passed on 30 June 2021, as discussed in our previous post here. Home Office statistics, published on 21 September 2021, showed that as of 30 June 2021...

 just under 600,000 applications (of 6 million applications submitted) remained pending. This post will address a new section of the British Nationality Act 1981, introduced by the British Nationality Act...

British Citizenship Application Refused - What Now?
By Alexandra Pease - Immigration Barrister

The requirements to become a British citizen are set out in British Nationality Law; the relevant law is mainly in the British Nationality Act 1981. Some children and adult applicants may be entitled to register...

 as British citizens, provided they meet the relevant requirements. Other applicants will rely on the Secretary of State’s discretion to either be registered (children) or be naturalised (adults) as a...

Returning Resident Visa Applications and Covid-19
By Stefania Patuto - Immigration Barrister

The Returning Resident visa is for individuals who have previously held indefinite leave to remain (“ILR”) in the UK, but this leave has lapsed due to absence from the UK of more than 2 years continuously.  Our...

 previous posts have outlined the requirements of this route. In this post, we address the issues surrounding Returning Resident visa applications for those who have been impacted by the Covid-19...
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