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UK Visa and Immigration Application Services to Resume

Somewhat paradoxically, as the UK gets ready to impose a 14-day quarantine period on most travellers arriving in the UK from 8 June 2020 (see our earlier posts here and here), the Home Office and its partners...

Who Is Exempt from the 14 Day Coronavirus Quarantine Period?

As part of the public health measures to guard against a second wave of coronavirus infection, from 8 June 2020, most travellers to the UK, including British citizens, will be required to spend 14 days in self-isolation....

Sole Representative Visa: Facilitating Entry or Stay

My prior posts dealt with the new amendments to the sole representative visa category and the anxieties they revealed. Firstly, I considered the changes to ownership and control of the parent company....

Sole Representative Visa: Skills, Experience and Knowledge

As explained in my earlier posts, the amendments to the sole representative visa category revealed four anxieties that the Home Office had, regarding: Majority ownership and control of the parent company by the...

UK visas extended to 31 July 2020 due to coronavirus

The Home Office has today announced that overseas nationals who cannot return home due to the coronavirus outbreak will be able to extend their visas or apply from within the UK to switch to a long-term UK visa...

Sole Representative Visa: Ownership and Control

As explained in my earlier post, the  Secretary of State will significantly tighten the sole representative visa category from 4 June 2020.  I long expected these amendments. Compared to other routes under the...

Tier 1 Investor Visa and Coronavirus

The last few weeks have certainly been eventful for the FTSE 100. The coronavirus pandemic prompted a sell-off that pushed the blue-chip index into bear market territory for the first time since the aftermath of...

UK Visa Fees for Entry Clearance Applications

Entry clearance is a procedure used by Entry Clearance Officers (ECOs) at British overseas missions to check, before a person arrives in the UK, if an applicant qualifies under the Immigration Rules for entry to...

Sole Representative Visa Route to Change from 4 June 2020

In the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules presented to Parliament in May 2020, released last week, the Secretary of State has made clear that she will significantly tighten the sole representative of an overseas...

Public Funds Part 3: Change of conditions to allow access to public funds

In this third post, following on from Public Funds Part 1: Public Funds and Coronavirus and Public Funds Part 2: Claiming Child Benefit we consider how to apply for a change of conditions to allow access to public...

Public Funds Part 1: Public Funds and Coronavirus

No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) is a condition imposed on an individual’s immigration status in the UK, which prevents them from accessing certain benefits and forms of support. This continues to cause concern...

14-Day Coronavirus Quarantine Period Announced

The UK Government has published its roadmap for how and when the UK will adjust its response to the COVID-19 crisis.  Measures to manage the risk of coronavirus transmission include restrictions on international...