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Right to Rent Check Guide for Landlords & Tenants

All landlords in England are required by law to conduct a ‘right to rent’ check before leasing their property to a prospective adult tenant. The purpose of this requirement, introduced by the Immigration Act...

Leave to Remain Granted on the Private Life Route

In August 2022, Alexandra Pease and Alex Papasotiriou, working together with our team of legal associates, assisted a client who had been without leave since 2014, and who had been unsuccessful in regularising...

UK Visa Application Granted - What Next?

After your entry clearance application for a long-term UK visa is granted, the final plans for your move to the UK have to be made, and often a number of frequently asked questions arise.  For example:  Why is...

Switching from Tier 2 (ICT) to Skilled Worker Route

Under the new Skilled Worker Route in the new Points Based System, Tier 2 Intra-company Transfer (ICT) / Intra Company Transfer Migrants are able to switch into the Skilled Worker route from within the UK....

British Citizenship & Naturalisation - How To Apply

If you are at least 18 years old and have been granted indefinite leave to remain, EU settled status, or have acquired a right of permanent residence in the UK under the EEA Regulations, you may be eligible to...

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...

Scale-up Visa Open for High-Growth Companies

High-growth companies that need to employ talented individuals now have a new immigration route open to them.  The Scale-up visa route, which opens today, allows employers that have secured a Scale-up sponsor licence...

Updated Guidance on Registration of Children as British Citizens by Discretion

Section 3(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (‘the Act’) states that:  ‘If while a person is a minor an application is made for his registration as a British citizen, the Secretary of State may, if...

A Guide to Appendix English Language

In this article we look at how UK visa applicants can meet the English Language requirement for visa applications under Appendix English Language. We look at who needs to meet the Appendix English Language requirement,...

Police Registration Certificate Scheme Suspended

The Home Office has confirmed that the Government has decided to abolish the Police Registration Scheme, with immediate effect.  This means that the Police Registration Scheme is now suspended and foreign nationals...

Upper Tribunal Rejects Points-Based Approach to Article 8 Proportionality Assessment

Immigration judges often need to conduct a balancing exercise to assess where to strike the balance between an individual’s Article 8 right to respect for private and family life and the public interest in maintaining...

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...