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Global Talent Visa - Digital Technology Tech Nation Endorsement - Top 10 FAQs

The Global Talent visa route is for talented and promising applicants within the fields of science, engineering, medicine, humanities, digital technology and arts and culture (including film and television, fashion...

Fee Waivers for UK Immigration Applications: Part 1

This is a two-part post that explains fee waivers the Home Office can grant for certain in-country immigration applications, where you apply from within the UK. Part 1 covers what fee waivers mean in the...

How To Apply For A Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence

With the introduction of the Skilled Worker visa, as an employer you now need to secure a Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence. By doing this, you are able to issue Certificates of Sponsorship to potential applicants,...

A Guide to the UK Tourism, Leisure & Family Visit Visa - Part Two

This is the second part of a practical guide to applying for a Tourism, Leisure and Family Visit Visa.  It will address a number of frequently asked questions. Please follow this link to Part One. Can I Bring...

A Guide to UK Home Office Schemes for Ukrainians

Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Since then, what has the Home Office done to protect Ukrainian nationals? This article provides an overview of the policies currently in place to support Ukrainians and...

Children born outside the UK to British mothers

British nationality law has undergone several important changes in recent years, in many cases in order to reflect changes in social attitudes and to correct historic injustices. Section 4C of the British Nationality...

Documents Required for a UK Expansion Worker Sponsor Licence

In a sponsor licence application, companies must prove to the Home Office that they are reliable, organised and dependable, and capable of managing a sponsor licence, which is of course viewed as a privileged position. ...

Preliminary steps for immigration judicial review

Please note that this blog is a part of a series on immigration judicial review. You may wish to refer to the first blog, Judicial review: The basics before reading this. Have all other avenues prior to immigration...

New Right to Work Check Guidance for Employers

As has been set out in a previous post, new provisions came into force on 6 April 2022, which will begin the phasing out of the use of Biometric Residence Cards and Permits (BRC/BRPs) and Frontier Worker Permit...

Applying to an Innovator Visa Endorsing Body for Endorsement

On 29 March 2019 the Home Office introduced the new Innovator visa.  In order to qualify for an Innovator Visa, prospective applicants must receive an endorsement from one of the approved Innovator Visa Endorsing...

The ‘principal home’ requirement in British citizenship applications

The British Nationality Act 1981 allows individuals to naturalise under either Section 6(1) or 6(2) of the Act. If you are making an application under Section 6(1), you will need to demonstrate that your intention...

Humanitarian Protection vs Refugee Status - What’s The Difference?

Both humanitarian protection and refugee status are forms of leave in the UK that are granted to applicants who are endangered or otherwise in need. In short, the two are very similar, and both ensure permission...