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Immigration Skills Charge - A Guide for Employers

The UK Immigration Skills Charge (“ISC”) is a fee that UK employers must pay for each migrant worker that is sponsored in the Skilled Worker or Global Business Mobility – Senior or Specialist Worker categories, unless an exemption applies.

Compliance Visits: Tips on Preparing For Home Office Inspections

A Home Office compliance visit is a visit by the Home Office either to carry out checks prior to making a decision on your sponsor licence application or an inspection to continue to monitor your compliance during the validity of your sponsor licence. 

What Visa Do I Need To Get Married in the UK?

If you currently reside outside of the UK and wish to marry or enter into a civil partnership in the UK, there are two main routes available: a Marriage or Civil Partner Visit visa or a Fiancé visa. 

Partner Visa Financial Requirement: Savings, Investments and Pensions

For individuals applying under Appendix FM to enter or remain in the UK on the basis of their family life as the spouse or partner of a British citizen or settled person, meeting the UK spouse or partner visa financial requirement is essential.  

Making a UK Spouse Visa Application: 10 FAQs

The UK Spouse Visa route allows married partners of British citizens and those settled in the UK to live together in the UK. It is also open...

What is a Genuine and Subsisting Relationship?

If you are a spouse wishing to join your British or settled partner in the UK, understanding the evidence required for relationship requirements is essential.

Exceptional Circumstances in Appendix FM Family Visa Applications

Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules outlines the main rules for immigration applications based on family life, including settlement routes for Partners and Parents.

Third Party Support in Appendix FM Applications

For those applying for entry clearance or leave to remain in the UK as a partner under Appendix FM, strict financial requirements must be met to qualify.

UK eVisa Rollout: Key Updates and Guidance

A UK eVisa is a secure digital record of a person’s immigration status, replacing physical documents like BRPs and showing visa type, duration, and conditions such as work or study rights.

Good Character Guidance for British Citizenship: 2025 Updates

The Home Office’s new good character guidance for British citizenship, published in February 2025, has faced controversy, legal challenges, and uncertainty over promised changes.

ILR in the UK Based on Family Relationships

This article covers 5-year family-based routes to ILR, other settlement paths, and the 10-year long residence route in the UK, not included in our previous article on quickest ILR routes.

UK Temporary Shortage List Guidance 2025

On 12 May 2025, the government published the Immigration White Paper ‘Restoring Control over the Immigration System,’ announcing raised skills and salary thresholds for Skilled Worker visas, effective 22 July 2025.