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UK Visa Processing & Decision Waiting Times
By Paul Richmond - Immigration Barrister

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) has published service standards for waiting times for decisions on visa and immigration applications.  UKVI also publishes up-to-date information on current processing times for...

 visa and immigration applications submitted both within the UK and outside the UK. In this post we take an in-depth look at UK visa processing times, including the Home Office service standards for waiting...

How to Apply for a UK Visa Application Fee Refund
By Thomas Hill - Legal Associate

Most immigration and nationality applications, whether made inside or outside the UK, require payment of a fee. If you have paid a fee, you may later wish to seek a refund. This post sets out the circumstances...

 in which you may be eligible for a refund of your UK visa application fee, and if so, how you can apply for a UK visa application fee refund. Please note that this post does not cover refunds of the...

An Introduction to UK Visas and Immigration
By Harriet Sheves - Legal Associate

It is a widely-acknowledged contradiction that UK laws are detailed, complex and archaic, and yet UK visa applicants often seek (initially at least) to navigate the Immigration Rules without legal assistance. Readers...

 may have already encountered the detailed requirements and evidential rules associated with visa or citizenship applications but may not know the legal principles which govern these. The purpose of this...

A Guide to Using the UK Immigration ID Check App
By Richmond Chambers -

New biometric processes have been introduced by UK Visa and Immigration (“UKVI”) for immigration applications, in alignment with the recently published biometric reuse policy (see Biometric reuse Guidance published...

 in May 2022).  A new application process, which allows biometrics to be registered on a mobile telephone, via the UKVCAS Identity Verification (IDV) mobile app (also known as the UK: Immigration: ID...

UK Visa Requirements for Australian Citizens
By Richmond Chambers -

Many Australian 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 Australia, 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 an Australian with a British parent, grandparent or partner, as well as alternative UK visa options...

Fee Waivers for UK Immigration Applications: Part 2
By Mithula Parayoganathan - Legal Associate

This is the second part of a guide on fee waivers for certain in-country immigration applications, where you apply from within the UK. Please follow this link for Part 1, which covers what fee waivers mean in...

 the context of UK immigration applications, which immigration applications are eligible for fee waivers and how to apply for a  fee waiver.  This post covers the requirements for fee waivers for human...

Fee Waivers for UK Immigration Applications: Part 1
By Mithula Parayoganathan - Legal Associate

This is a two-part post that explains fee waivers the Home Office can grant for certain in-country immigration applications, where you apply from within the UK. Part 1 covers what fee waivers mean in the...

 context of UK immigration applications, which immigration applications are eligible for fee waivers and how to apply for a fee waiver.  Part 2 will cover the requirements of a fee waiver application, the supporting...

TB Test Certificate Guide for UK Visa Applications
By Alexandra Pease - Immigration Barrister

All applicants for long term UK visas from countries where TB is common must be screened for active TB in the lungs as part of their UK visa application.  In this guide to TB screening for the UK we answer a number...

 of frequently asked questions about TB and TB screening requirements for UK visa applications. Do I need to be tested for TB before coming to the UK? A tuberculosis (TB) test is required by an Applicant...

UK Visa Application Fees 2022
By Paul Richmond - Immigration Barrister

If you are applying for a UK visa from outside the UK, you will need to pay a visa application fee as part of your UK visa application.  If you are applying for an extension of stay or indefinite leave to remain,...

 you will also need to pay a Home Office application fee. The exact amount you will need to pay by way of a visa application fee will depend on the type of visa or immigration application you are making,...

Immigration Health Surcharge - What Is It and Who Needs to Pay?
By Tabitha Everett - Legal Associate

The majority of UK visa applicants will be required to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) on top of their application fees. If you are outside of the UK, and applying for limited leave to remain in the UK...

 for more than 6 months, you will need to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge fee unless you fall into one of few exceptions. If you are applying for a visa from within the UK, you will be required to pay...

UKVI Front End Services Under Scrutiny
By Alexandra Pease - Immigration Barrister

An Inspection of UK Visa and Immigration Front End Services (August 2020 – June 2021) was published on 25 November 2021 by David Neal, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration.  The Inspection...

 was presented to Parliament pursuant to Section 50(2) of the Borders Act 2007.  All Inspection Reports are available to access: here. Purpose of the UK Visas & Immigration Inspection The purpose...

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...
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