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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...

High Court Considers Cart JR Ouster Clause

Oceana, R (On the Application Of) v Upper Tribunal (Immigration And Asylum Chamber) (Rev1) [2023] EWHC 791 (Admin) is a High Court judgment on a preliminary issue as to jurisdiction in a claim for...

ILR in the UK Based on Family Relationships

In this post, we provide an overview of the routes to indefinite leave to remain (ILR) or settlement not covered in the first of our  two blog posts: Quickest Ways to Get ILR in the UK and 5 Year Work and Business...

Adequate Maintenance Requirement - Appendix FM

In July 2012, the Immigration Rules were changed to implement new requirements for non-EEA nationals applying to enter or remain in the UK under the family migration route. Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules was...

Future of Digital Technology Global Talent Visa Confirmed

It was announced earlier this year, on 31 January 2023, that Tech Nation would cease operations on 31 March 2022 following the Government’s decision to award the Digital Growth Grant of £12.09m to...

Skilled Worker Salary Rate Transitional Arrangements

Changes to the Immigration Rules regarding salary can make extension and settlement applications nerve-wracking for Skilled Workers and sponsor licence holders.  For those originally granted as either Tier...

What is Asylum in the UK?

Asylum and asylum seekers have been near-constant features of the news cycle in the UK for several years now. With the recent introduction of the Nationality and Borders Act, the Rwanda policy and the government’s...