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Moving your tech business from Silicon Valley to Silicon Roundabout

Silicon Roundabout (or Tech City) may be the plucky younger sibling to the established Silicon Valley, but this hasn’t stopped businesses shunning California’s sunshine shores and flocking to London’s...

New Immigration Measures Affecting Students

The Government has recently announced a series of measures that it says are designed to tackle potential abuse of the student visa system.Contact Us

Tier 1 Entrepreneur: Complying with visa requirements during your stay in the UK

Once your Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa has been granted, it is important that you comply with the requirements of the Immigration Rules throughout your stay in the UK. If you fail to comply with the requirements as...

Adult Dependent Relative Visa: Bringing your parents to the UK

The law in relation to adult dependant relatives changed on 9th July 2012. Two years on, there is still confusion amongst those wishing to bring their elderly relatives to the United Kingdom, about what criteria...

Changes to the Visa System in China

The Government has recently announced a number of improvements to the UK visa system in China, as part of measures to promote the UK’s visa service to key tourism and business partners. The improvements include...

Extending your UK Tier 1 Investor visa: the main requirements

In order to extend your leave to remain in the UK as a Tier 1 Investor, you must show that you have £1 million in the UK, you have invested £750,000 in specified ways within 3 months of your specified date and...

NAO Reports on UK Border and Immigration Reforms

The National Audit Office (NAO) has recently published its report ‘Reforming the UK border and immigration system’, in which it says that the two new Home Office directorates that replaced the former UKBA...

Leave to Remain on Private Life Grounds - Amendment to the Immigration Rules

Since 9 July 2012 the Secretary of State has primarily considered Article 8 claims within the context of the Immigration Rules. Appendix FM to those Rules sets out the circumstances in which entry clearance...

Court Upholds Minimum Income Threshold Appeal

The Court of Appeal has recently upheld the Home Office’s appeal over the lawfulness of the income threshold under the new family migration rules. The minimum income threshold for British citizens to sponsor...

Minimum Income Requirement for Spouse Visas Ruled ‘Lawful’

The requirement for UK citizens to have a minimum income before being allowed to sponsor their spouse’s visa has been ruled ‘lawful’ by the Court of Appeal. In 2012, a Minimum Income Requirement...

Home Office to announce decisions on 4,000 pending partner applications

On 11 July 2014 the Court of Appeal upheld the lawfulness of the minimum income threshold for spouses/partners and children applying in the family route. The income threshold applies to non-EEA national spouses/partners...

Work visa options for artists and entertainers

In a previous article, we looked at the visa options available to artists and entertainers who wish to visit the UK for a short period. In this article, we examine the three main routes under the Points Based System...