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Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa Success Stories

Based in Covent Garden, Richmond Chambers is widely regarded as one of the UK’s leading immigration law firms for creative sector professionals seeking to apply for a Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visa or Tier...

Tier 2 General Change of Employment FAQs

This article was first published prior to the introduction of the Skilled Worker route.  For information on changing employment as a Skilled Worker, see our updated post: Skilled Worker Change of Employment: FAQs Under...

Maternity Action Report: Duty of Care: The impact on midwives of NHS charging for maternity care: September 2019

Background – Charged for Using the NHS? By way of background to this report, in 2004 the government withdrew free access to secondary healthcare for certain groups of overseas visitors.  Following the introduction...

Investor Visa Settlement Investment Requirements

Tier 1 Investor visa holders can apply for settlement or indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK once they have spent a continuous period of 2, 3 or 5 years with leave in the United Kingdom under the Tier 1 Investor...

UK Investor Visa Success Stories

Richmond Chambers is one of the UK’s leading immigration practices for Tier 1 Investor visa applicants.  The work of our immigration barristers on behalf of UK Investor visa applicants has been recognised through...

The Senior President of Tribunals’ Annual Report 2019

The Senior President of Tribunals’ Annual Report was published on 30 October 2019. A copy of the full report can be accessed: here.   The first report by the current Senior President was published in 2016.  ...

Costs in Immigration Judicial Review Proceedings

As outlined in our previous series of blog posts, immigration judicial review allows you to challenge decisions by the Home Office when the decision does not attract a right of appeal or administrative review.  An...

English Language Requirement for Spouse Visas

The English language requirement for partner and parent visas was introduced on 29 November 2010 by then Home Secretary Theresa May, who stated at the time that ‘the new English requirement for spouses will help...

What is a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS)?

This article was first published in August 2019. Read our updated April 2022 guide to Certificates of Sponsorship: Certificates of Sponsorship: All You Need to Know. Migrants moving to the UK on a Tier 2 (General)...

Court of Justice rules on source of income for Derivative Residence applications

On 2 October 2019, the Court of Justice delivered its judgment in Bajratari v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Directive 2004/38/EC) Case C-93/18 which concerns Chen applications and the source of funds...

Sole Representative Visa: The Centre of Operations Test

For a parent company to satisfy the requirements of the representative of an overseas business visa category it must be a genuine commercial enterprise with its principal place of business outside the UK.  Importantly,...

Can a sole representative bring family members to the UK?

Yes, if you are applying for a sole representative of an overseas business visa, you can be joined or accompanied by your dependant family members.   What family members can a sole representative bring to the UK?...