UK Marriage Visa: Join Your Loved One
In order to live with your spouse in the UK, as a foreign national you will need to apply for a UK marriage visa. While you will naturally want to start the next chapter in your family life quickly and with minimal disruption and expense, the UK marriage visa application process can be complex and […]
Share Code: Prove Your Immigration Status
Anyone wanting to work in the UK has to prove that they have permission to do so. This rule applies to everyone, including British citizens, non-UK citizens who live in the UK and people who come to the UK with a work visa. For any other nationality, an online check must be carried out. Most […]
UK Shortage Occupation List: How Does It Work?
The Shortage Occupation List (SOL) is used by the UK Government to allow more relaxed work visa requirements for certain types of job, making it easier for employers to recruit overseas workers for these roles. The UK is experiencing shortages of skilled workers across many parts of the economy, and through the shortage list, the […]
Tier 2 Sponsor List (How to Find a UK Sponsor!)
Arriving in a new country on a work visa is one of the most common ways to immigrate. The United Kingdom has one of the most highly regulated immigration systems in the world. It uses a system of work visa sponsorship to ensure that foreign national workers are both contributing to the British economy and […]
MN1 Form: British Citizenship for a Child
The MN1 Form is used to register a non-British child (under 18) for British citizenship. Successful applications must show the child satisfies specific requirements as set out under British nationality law. Where the child does not satisfy the legal requirements, it is possible to apply for a discretionary decision by the Home Secretary by demonstrating […]
Form FLR (FP) Extend Your Stay in the UK
If you want to live with a family member in the UK for more than six months, or if you want to extend your stay in the UK for family or private reasons, you have to make an application the Home Office for permission for further leave to remain. If you’re applying to stay in […]
Graduate Visa: How to Stay in the UK
If you’re an international student in the UK and you want to stay in Britain after your studies, you may be eligible for the Graduate visa. The Graduate visa is a post-study work visa designed to help foreign graduates find work in the UK on completion of their studies. This immigration route is also aimed […]
Business Visitor Visa UK Guide
The so-called “business visitor visa” is not a standalone UK immigration category. It is a common term used to describe using the Standard Visitor Visa route to carry out specific, permitted business activities in the UK for a temporary period. These activities are defined under Appendix Visitor of the Immigration Rules and are tightly controlled […]
Seasonal Worker Visa: Temporary Work in the UK
The Seasonal Worker visa is for those looking to undertake seasonal work in the UK within the horticulture or poultry production sectors with an approved scheme operator. The following guide for workers and sponsors alike looks at the requirements and process to apply for a ‘Seasonal Worker visa UK’, with the rules around sponsoring seasonal […]
Skilled Worker Dependent Visa for Family Members
As one of the UK’s most popular immigration routes, the Skilled Worker route provides skilled migrants with the opportunity to live and work in the UK on a long term basis. It also provides a path to settlement. This means that, provided a visa-holder meets the relevant route-specific requirements, they can apply to permanently settle […]