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UK Returning Resident Visa - A Practical Guide (2)

This is the second part of our practical guide to applying for a Returning Resident Visa in which we address a number of frequently asked questions regarding returning residence visa applications.  In our previous...

UK Returning Resident Visa - A Practical Guide (1)

There are many benefits to holding Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) or Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), as we examined in this earlier post.  In this post we examine the position for those  who wish to enter...

Dependent Children Born in the UK to a Person on the Private Life Route

In my previous articles, I set out the provisions of Appendix Private Life for limited leave to remain and indefinite leave to remain in the UK. In this article, I will set out the provisions of the new...

New Guidance on Varying a Settlement ILR Application and Granting Permission to Stay

The Home Office has published new guidance on when a decision maker should vary an application for settlement/indefinite leave to remain and grant permission to stay instead. Settlement: guidance on when to vary...

Applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain: Special Considerations for Closed Categories

In the last three years, the Entrepreneur, Investor and Sole Representative of an Overseas Business category have all closed to new entrants. Those who already have a grant of leave in the category or have applied...

Recent Changes to 10 Year Family Settlement Routes

There have been a number of recent changes to the Immigration Rules relating to Private Life and Family Life applications and Settlement under these routes.  In previous posts we have focused on changes made...

Innovator Visa: Requirements for Indefinite Leave to Remain

As the Innovator category matures and we rapidly approach the time when applicants are looking towards their future in the UK and making applications for indefinite leave to remain, it is important to know exactly...

Early Settlement Concession for Young People in the UK

In this post, we look at the recent change in Home Office policy which welcomes young people who were born or brought up in the UK without immigration status to apply for early settlement. The old rule – which...

New Requirements for Sole Representative Visa ILR

In the recent changes to the Immigration Rules on 6 October 2021, the Secretary of State drastically changed the requirements for representatives of an overseas business to qualify for indefinite leave to remain.  These...

Criminal Convictions and Immigration Applications

There have been recent rule changes affecting most immigration applications made after 1 December 2020 under the immigration rules, and those seeking to formalise their immigration status in the UK by making applications...