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How to Apply for an Exempt Vignette

UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) offers the exempt vignette to people who are exempt from immigration control. The Home Office recommends that in order to avoid delays on arrival in the UK, those who are exempt...

Switching from an Innovator Visa to an Innovator Founder Visa

The Innovator Founder Visa route is a route to settlement for experienced entrepreneurs and business people who want to establish a business in the UK. It replaced the Innovator route on 13 April 2023. The Innovator...

Fishing Jobs to Be Added to the UK Shortage Occupation List

The UK’s seafood sector, known for its high-quality exports such as salmon and Cornish sardines, plays a crucial role in the country’s economy. To ensure that the fishing industry can continue to...

Regaining British Citizenship After Renouncing It

This post focuses on how to regain your British citizenship after renouncing it. There are a number of reasons why you may decide to renounce your British citizenship, including if you wish to gain a nationality...

UK Expansion Worker Visa (GBM) Application Guide

In our earlier post Senior or Specialist Worker Visa (GBM) FAQs, we provided answers to a number of frequently asked questions regarding the Senior or Specialist Worker Visa. In this application guide we look...

British Citizenship for Children of EEA Nationals

Under the British Nationality Act 1981, those born in the UK will be a British citizen if at the time of their birth either parent is a British citizen or settled in the UK or a qualifying territory. The question...

Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence Success Stories

Our business immigration barristers regularly assist UK employers to successfully apply for Skilled Worker sponsor licences, maintain their Skilled Worker sponsor licence at the highest rating and comply with their...

Senior or Specialist Worker Visa (GBM) FAQs

The Global Business Mobility routes allow workers of overseas businesses to send workers to the UK to undertake work on a temporary basis. There are 5 global business mobility routes: Senior or Specialist Worker;  UK...

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

We are often asked ‘what visa do I need to get married in the UK?’.  If you wish to travel to the UK to get married then there are two main immigration routes available:  a marriage visit visa or a fiance...

UK Private Medical Treatment Visit Visa Application Guide

The Private Medical Treatment Visa is for individuals who wish to receive private medical treatment, act as an organ donor or be assessed as a potential organ donor to an identified recipient in the UK.  In this...

Requirements for Indefinite Leave as a Spouse

Spouses or partners of British or settled persons can apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK up to 28 days before they reach 60 months in the UK with leave as a partner so long as they have been granted...

Can I Visit the UK While My Partner Visa Is Being Processed?

The crisis in Ukraine has led to enormous delays in Home Office visa processing and decision waiting times. Applications from outside the UK to settle in the UK as the spouse, partner or family member of a British...