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The Role of Finances in UK Visit Visa Applications
By Emilia Cieslak - Legal Associate

Our clients often ask how much bank balance is required for a UK visitor visa or what financial evidence is needed for a visitor visa. While there are no financial requirements or mandatory evidence for a visitor...

 visa application, Home Office decision makers often cite financial circumstances in refusal decisions. This post aims to demystify the role of finances in visitor visa applications.  How Do Finances Relate...

How is “Discretion” Exercised in UK Immigration Law?
By Thomas Hill - Immigration Barrister

Discretion is a word that crops up frequently in immigration law: applicants and practitioners will note its appearance in everything from Home Office decision-letters and policy documents to judgments of the...

 Tribunals and the Senior Courts. Generally, it is used in its ordinary sense to mean the freedom to make a choice in a particular situation. In many circumstances, Home Office decision-makers will have a...

Court of Appeal: Entry Clearance Refusals Can Breach Article 8
By Alex Papasotiriou - Immigration Barrister

In Saleh Ahmed Handule Ali v Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 372 the Court of Appeal confirmed in principle that the right to respect for a person’s pre-existing private...

 life, developed whilst they were in the UK, can be engaged by a refusal of entry clearance sought in order to return to the UK. Factual Background The appellant, a national of Somalia, born on 1 July...

Innovator Founder Visa: Business Endorsement Requirements Explained
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

The Innovator Founder Visa route is for entrepreneurs who are looking to establish a business in the UK. To be eligible, your business idea must be innovative, viable and scalable and you have an endorsement letter...

 from an approved UK endorsing body or legacy endorsing body. This post will explore the business requirements when preparing an Innovator Founder Visa application. For further guidance in relation to...

Travel outside the UK while waiting for an immigration decision
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

In This Article 1. Introduction to the Immigration Application Process 2. Travel Outside the UK While Waiting for an Immigration Decision 3. Can I Travel Outside the UK While Waiting for a Decision on My Immigration...

 Application 4. What Will Happen if I Travel Abroad While My Immigration Application Is Awaiting a Decision? 5. What Are the Consequences of My Immigration Application Being Withdrawn if I Travel Overseas...

Sponsor Licence Revocation: Insights From New Hope Care Ltd
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

Another sponsor licence revocation case, New Hope Care Ltd [2024] EWHC 1270 (Admin) (24 May 2024), was handed down on 24 May 2024, following a hearing on 16 May 2024.  This follows the important High Court cases...

 of Prestwick Care Ltd & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 3193 (Admin) (14 November 2023) and Supporting Care Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home...

How to Apply for a Parent of a Child Student Visa
By Richmond Chambers -

If your child is between the age of 4 and 11, and is applying for (or currently holds) a Child Student Visa, you may be eligible to apply for the Parent of a Child Student Visa. This visa allows one parent to accompany...

 their child or children to the UK while they undertake studies at an independent fee-paying school. This comprehensive guide looks at the eligibility requirements for a Parent of a Child Student Visa...

Understanding the New ILR Rules for Victims of Domestic Abuse
By Grace Storrie - Legal Associate

As set out in this earlier post, the Immigration Rules on applying for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) as a victim of domestic violence or abuse have recently changed. On 31 January 2024, Appendix Victim of...

 Domestic Abuse (‘Appendix VDA’) came into force, coupled with updated guidance, published on 04 April 2024.  The new guidance includes updated information on how domestic violence or abuse might be...

The Safety of Rwanda Act 2024 Explained
By Anna Bregstein - Immigration Barrister

After months of what is known as parliamentary ‘ping pong’, the third amendment to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill (hereafter ‘the Bill’) was rejected by the House of Commons, resolving...

 the deadlock between the Houses. The latest amendments would have required the UK to set up an independent monitoring committee to report to Parliament before Rwanda could be declared ‘safe’, and to...

British Nationality vs. Citizenship: Understanding the Key Differences
By Taya Sayekaya - Immigration Barrister

Although used interchangeably, British nationality and citizenship are not the same thing. In this first post, we will be exploring the difference between the two terms, identifying the six different types of British...

 nationality and proceeding to briefly look at some of these in further detail, including who they cover and the impact of holding each type of nationality.  What Is the Difference Between Nationality...

Hong Kong BN(O) Visa for Adult Dependant Relatives
By Stefania Patuto - Immigration Barrister

The BN(O) Adult Dependant Relative visa route is for the parent, grandparent, brother, sister, son or daughter of a person  of a BN(O) Status holder (or their dependent partner or household member). This...

 Guide is for Adult Dependent Relatives. We have separate guides for the other applicants:   Hong Kong BN(O) Visa for BNO Status Holders  Hong Kong BN(O) Visa for Dependent Partners of BNOs Hong Kong BN(O) Visa...

Appendix Children: Requirements for Dependent Child Immigration Routes
By David Zuther - Legal Associate

Appendix Children was added to the Immigration Rules following a Home Office Statement of Changes dated 07 September 2023 (HC 1780). This Appendix does not set out any immigration route. Rather, it collects key...

 eligibility criteria that children must meet when applying in a number of different routes, whether as dependent children or on their own.  When Does Appendix Children Apply to Applications as a Dependent...
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