Visiting & Reuniting with Family in the UK: Visa Rules
Family connections draw people to the UK for many reasons. Some relatives want to come for short visits to see children or grandchildren. Others hope to move permanently to live with a partner, parent or child. The rules treat these aims very differently. A short visit to see family is not the same as joining […]
UK Relationship Visas Explained: Spouse, Partner, Fiancé & Dependant Routes
Choosing the correct UK relationship visa affects how quickly you can join your partner, whether you can work, how long you can stay and how you progress toward settlement. Many applicants find themselves trying to compare routes such as the UK spouse visa, the partner visa UK, the unmarried partner visa UK, the fiancé visa […]
UK Earned Settlement: ILR Reform Explained
The UK Government has launched a public consultation examining whether to overhaul the way migrants qualify for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). The package of ideas is presented under the heading “earned settlement” and would, if ever implemented, move the system away from the familiar five-year routes that currently apply to most work and family […]
UK Visitor Visas: What Travellers Need to Know
Travelling to the United Kingdom requires careful planning, particularly where immigration rules are concerned. The UK operates a structured system for visitor visas, with strict limits on permitted activities. Whether you are travelling for tourism, business, family reasons or medical treatment, it is important to understand which visa you need, what it allows you to […]
UK Publishes Asylum Reforms
The UK government’s new asylum and returns policy sets out a substantial reset of the current system. Long term, relatively stable refugee protection is being replaced with a status that is time limited, review based and heavily conditional. Access to support is to be restricted, human rights arguments will carry less weight in many cases […]
Business Implications of a Civil Penalty Fine
For many employers, the first reaction to a Home Office allegation of illegal working is to focus on the number on the page. The size of a potential civil penalty is enough to cause concern on its own. Yet in reputational and commercial terms, the fine is only the opening act. Once an organisation is […]
Immigration Skills Charge UK
The Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) is a levy imposed on UK employers when they sponsor migrant workers under certain visa categories. First introduced in April 2017, the ISC forms part of the government’s strategy to encourage businesses to invest in training the UK workforce while still providing access to skilled talent from overseas where necessary. […]
Child Dependant Visa UK: 2025 Complete Guide
Families often need a clear route for children overseas to live in the UK with a parent. Under the Immigration Rules, a “child dependant” is not a standalone visa label but a set of pathways that sit across different parts of the Rules. Where the parent is British or settled (or on the partner route), […]
Can My Wife Cancel My Spouse Visa?
Under UK immigration law, a spouse visa allows the husband, wife, or partner of a British citizen or a person who is settled in the UK to live together in the country. It is granted under the Family Migration provisions of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules, based on the existence of a genuine and […]
Appendix FM UK Immigration Rules Guide 2025
Appendix FM is the core part of the UK Immigration Rules that governs family-based applications to enter or remain in the UK. It sets prescriptive eligibility and evidence standards for partners, parents, children, adult dependent relatives, and victims of domestic abuse. Because decisions are made against tightly drafted requirements and specified evidence rules, success depends […]