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Life in the UK Test Top 10 Questions
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Here are the top 10 questions that our clients ask us about the Life in the UK test. What is the Life in the UK test? A requirement of your indefinite leave to remain and citizenship application will be to demonstrate...

sufficient knowledge about life in the United Kingdom in accordance with the requirements of the Immigration Rules.  In order to satisfy this requirement you will need to take and pass the Life in the...

Fiancé(e) visa - what do I need to know?
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

If you want to join your partner in the UK and you intend to get married within six months of entering the UK, you may want to consider applying for a fiancé(e) visa. Your partner must be a British citizen in...

the UK, present and settled in the UK, or in the UK with refugee leave or with humanitarian protection. It is important to note that this category is different to the marriage visitor visa. The marriage...

How to challenge a visit visa refusal by Judicial Review
By Richmond Chambers -

The largest category of entry clearance visas granted are visit visas issued to those who want to visit the UK. We are receiving an increasing number of enquiries from those who have been refused a visit visa and...

want advice on how to challenge this. There are few mandatory documents required as part of the application and broad discretion afforded to entry clearance officers (‘ECOs’). This means that visit...

Challenging a Settled Status decision
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

The EU Settled Status Scheme, under Appendix EU to the Immigration Rules, opened to all applicants on 30 March 2019. Many EEA nationals and their family members have applied under the scheme, with a large proportion...

of Settled Status applications being granted. Many have also been granted pre-Settled Status where they have not been in the UK long enough to have obtained Settled Status. However, many have been...

Meeting the financial requirement under Appendix FM with children
By Stefania Patuto - Immigration Barrister

This post was written prior to the amendment to the Appendix FM financial requirement on 11 April 2024 which removed the separate child element to the minimum income requirement. To discuss a UK visa...

application with a child, contact our immigration barristers on 0203 617 9173 or complete the contact form below. There are many different ways to meet the financial requirement under Appendix FM. This post will explore...

How to Appeal a UK Visa or Immigration Refusal
By Alex Papasotiriou - Immigration Barrister

In Part 1 of this comprehensive two-part guide to appealing against a Home Office visa or immigration refusal decision, we looked at which immigration decisions have a right of appeal, what constitutes an appealable...

human rights claim and the circumstances in which the Home Office may prevent an individual from appealing a Home Office refusal decision. We also looked at the online immigration appeal process, time...

Good Character Requirement in Citizenship Applications
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

The British Nationality Act (BNA 1981) contains a good character requirement, which applies to certain applications for registration and naturalisation for those over 10 years old at the date of application.   The...

good character requirement previously only applied for naturalisation applications, but in 2010 this was extended to other routes to citizenship. Definition of Good Character The BNA 1981 does not...

Avoiding Delays in EU Settlement Scheme Applications
By Lucy Katko - Immigration Barrister

A large number of applications for settled status and pre-settled status under Appendix EU, using the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), face significant delays. These delays can persist well beyond the expected waiting...

times as given on the GOV.UK website: “It usually takes around 5 working days for complete applications to be processed if no further information is required, but it can take up to a month.” Although...

Overseas Criminal Record Certificates for UK Visas
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

If you are applying for a UK visa from overseas then as part of your immigration application you may be required to provide the Home Office with an overseas criminal record certificate.  Failing to provide...

an overseas criminal record certificate, or a reasonable explanation for not doing so, may result in your visa application being refused. In this guide we ask: What is the immigration overseas criminal record...

Evidencing a Domestic Violence ILR Application
By Richmond Chambers -

The recent decision of Mr Justice Knowles in R (On the Application Of) Suliman v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWHC 326 is a welcome reminder from the High Court that the demands of fairness...

require that the Home Office consider all evidence in domestic violence applications, and come to proper conclusions on that evidence.  The Forms of Domestic Abuse Domestic violence can happen to and be...

Who is a ‘partner’ in Appendix FM?
By Richmond Chambers -

Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules allows British Citizens and settled persons to bring their ‘partner’ to join them in the UK.  A ‘partner’ is defined as the applicant’s spouse, civil partner, fiancé(e),...

proposed civil partner or a person that has been living together with the applicant for at least two years prior to the date of application.  Spouse A marriage in the UK must be evidenced by a valid...

How to Appeal a UK Visa or Immigration Decision
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

In Part 1 of this comprehensive two-part guide to appealing against a Home Office visa or immigration refusal decision, we look at which immigration decisions have a right of appeal, what constitutes an appealable...

human rights claim and the circumstances in which the Home Office may prevent an individual from appealing a Home Office refusal decision. We also look at the online immigration appeal process, time limits...
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