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A Guide to Making a Windrush Scheme Application

The Windrush scheme was enacted against the backdrop of the Windrush scandal and therefore, to understand why the current scheme exists, who it aims to help and what issues it seeks to resolve, an...

Settlement in the UK on the 20 Year Private Life Route

For many immigrants in the UK, the ultimate goal is to obtain ‘long-term settlement’ or ‘permanent residence’, known as Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) under the Immigration Rules. ILR is generally obtained...

Settlement for Dependent Parents: Appendix EU v. Appendix FM

Both Appendix EU and Appendix FM provide routes to settlement in the UK for dependent parents. Whilst the focus of this post will be on dependent parents, it should be noted that Appendix EU contains provisions...

British Citizenship for Children of Unmarried Parents

Historically, if a father was not married to a child’s mother, he could not pass on his British nationality automatically to his child. This meant that if a child was considered “illegitimate” and had a British...

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...

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...

Residential requirements for naturalisation as a British citizen

Those who make an application for naturalisation as a British citizen under section 6 of the British Nationality Act 1981 must, in addition to other requirements as to immigration status and character, satisfy...

Returning Resident Visa - Top 7 FAQs

In this post we answer some of the questions that are most frequently asked by individuals who previously resided in the UK with Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) and now wish to return following a period of absence.  (1)...

Overseas adoption and British citizenship

The entitlement of adopted children to British citizenship is not a straightforward matter. In some circumstances, adopted children are British citizens automatically from the date of their adoption. In others, the...

British Citizenship by Naturalisation - Top 10 FAQs

If you are at least 18 years old and have been granted indefinite leave to remain or have acquired a right of permanent residence in the UK, you may be eligible to apply for British Citizenship by Naturalisation....

Changes to the Hong Kong BN(O) Household Member Route

The Hong Kong BN(O) Household Member Visa is an immigration route for adult children (aged 18 or over) of a BN(O) Status Holder or a BN(O) Status Holder’s partner, born on or after 1 July 1997, to live, work and...

British Citizenship by Naturalisation: Absences from the UK

The British Nationality Act 1981 allows individuals to naturalise as a British citizen under section 6(1) or 6(2) of the Act.  Although there are strict absence requirements, the Home Office may exercise discretion...