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Hong Kong BN(O) Visa for BNO Status Holders
By Richmond Chambers -

The BN(O) Status Holder route is for an adult BN(O) who is ordinarily resident in Hong Kong or the UK. The route opens on 31 January 2021.   There are validity, suitability and eligibility requirements that you...

 must meet to make the application. The eligibility requirements include having BN(O) Status, proving your ordinary residence, showing adequate maintenance and accommodation, and providing a TB Certificate...

Transferring ILR Visa to a Biometric Residence Permit
By Stefania Patuto - Immigration Barrister

A Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) is proof of a right to reside, work or study in the UK. It will include the following information: Name Date of birth  Place of birth Biometric information including fingerprints  A...

 photograph  Immigration status.  For those who have obtained indefinite leave to remain but do not have a BRP, a No Time Limits (NTL) application can be made to transfer ILR to a BRP.  When to...

Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR): Frequently Asked Questions
By Olivia Waddell - Immigration 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...

Revocation of ILR which has been obtained by deception
By Richmond Chambers -

Section 76 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 gives the Secretary of State the power to revoke indefinite leave to enter or remain (ILE or ILR) in the United Kingdom in various circumstances including...

 where: … 2) leave was obtained by deception; This provision applies to anyone who has indefinite leave to remain, whatever the reasons for granting ILR. It can therefore apply to those who were...

Deprivation of British citizenship
By Alex Papasotiriou - Immigration Barrister

Who said immigration woes are reserved for the non-British? Section 40 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (“1981 Act”) affords the Secretary of State a power to deprive an individual of their British citizenship...

 on two occasions: If the Secretary of State is satisfied that deprivation is “conducive to the public good” (section 40(2)); or If the Secretary of State is satisfied that the registration or...

Right of Abode in the UK for Commonwealth Citizens
By Richmond Chambers -

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,...

10 Year ILR Based on Historic Long Residence
By Geraldine Peterson - Immigration Barrister

We are often asked when an entitlement to apply for indefinite leave to remain after 10 years’ long residence in the UK expires.  Or, put another way, can an application for ILR be made on the basis of historic...

 long residence? The answer to these questions can be found in the Long Residence Indefinite Leave to Remain guidance:- “Once an applicant has built up a period of 10 years’ continuous lawful residence,...

Life in the UK Test Top 10 Questions
By Richmond Chambers -

Here are the top 10 questions that our clients ask us about the Life in the UK test. What is the Life in the UK test? A requirement of your indefinite leave to remain and citizenship application will be to demonstrate...

 sufficient knowledge about life in the United Kingdom in accordance with the requirements of the Immigration Rules.  In order to satisfy this requirement you will need to take and pass the Life in the...

Good Character Requirement in Citizenship Applications
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

The British Nationality Act (BNA 1981) contains a good character requirement, which applies to certain applications for registration and naturalisation for those over 10 years old at the date of application.   The...

 good character requirement previously only applied for naturalisation applications, but in 2010 this was extended to other routes to citizenship. Definition of Good Character The BNA 1981 does not...

Registration of a child born in the UK as a British Citizen
By Richmond Chambers -

Children born in the UK on or after 1 January 1983, whose parents have only limited leave (for example, visitors, students, Point Based System migrant, refugees granted status after 30 August 2005 and who are granted...

 limited leave initially), or who have a form of limited exceptional leave (for example humanitarian protection, discretionary leave, leave outside the rules), or who have no leave (for example asylum...

UK Visa Requirements for South African Citizens
By Richmond Chambers -

Many South African citizens have some connection to the UK which may give rise to a basis on which they can apply for a visa to move to the UK.  For example, as a citizen of South Africa, you might have a British...

 parent, grandparent, or partner. In this post we look at the options you might have for relocating to the UK as a South African with a British parent, grandparent or partner, as well as alternative UK visa...

Visit Visas and 10 Years Long Residence ILR
By Stefania Patuto - Immigration Barrister

The 10 years long residence route to indefinite leave to remain (ILR) provides a route to settlement based on continuous lawful residence in the UK for a period of 10 years. This post provides an update in the case...

 law addressing continuous lawful residence requirement for 10 year long residence ILR in light of the case of R (Mungur) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 1076. Specifically the...
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