Visa refusals happen due to several reasons. You should be careful before and when you are applying for a UK visa or a visa for any other country. It is in your best interest that you take legal help before applying for a visa. This may completely eliminate or significantly reduce the chances of your visa being refused. All this is necessary because a visa refusal may impact your future UK visa applications minimally or significantly. You may face more scrutiny on future UK visa applications or
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Appendix HM Armed Forces, published in April 2024, sets out the immigration rules for HM Armed Forces personnel and HM Armed Forces service leaver personnel and their family members. It replaced the Appendix Armed Forces on 11 April 2024.
In Appendix HM Armed Forces, HM (His Majesty’s) Armed Forces means regular service personnel in the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines, the Army (including the Brigade of Gurkhas), and the Royal Air Force and does not include the Reserve forces.
References to
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The UK family visa is an umbrella category. This covers visas based on various types of relationships. People outside the UK apply for a UK family visa based on close family relationships with a person in the UK who is either a British citizen or has settled status in the UK. Closed relatives include spouse/civil partner, parent, son, and daughter. You can apply for a family visa if you have a close relative in the UK and you want to join them. The various visas that fall under the UK family cat
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Criminal records may not necessarily be a reason for refusal of your ILR and citizenship applications, but they may definitely impact both applications. Hence, you must disclose your criminal record to the UKVI in the first place. Honesty is the best policy.
Indefinite leave to remain and becoming British citizens are both in a way privilege the United Kingdom offers for people who have been in the UK for a long time and meet the relevant requirements of the Immigration Rules or the British N
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If you have ILR or settled status in the UK, you can live, work, or study in the UK indefinitely. Even though ILR status is a permanent status, you may lose it if you stay outside the UK and Island:
If there is a lapse in your ILR and you wish to come back to the UK, you may hav
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The UK skilled worker visa route is for foreign workers looking to work in the UK. The employers hiring foreign workers in specified job roles where the skill set of a foreign worker matches the job requirement. Any UK organization looking to hire foreign workers has to have a sponsor license first. Only a licensed sponsor can issue a certificate of sponsorship to foreign workers. A certificate of sponsorship is a key requirement for both a sponsor and a skilled worker visa applicant.
Another
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Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas), also termed BN (O), contains immigration rules for BN (O) looking to apply for a BN (O) visa. This special visa route allows those from Hong Kong with British National (Overseas) status to live, study, and work in the UK. BN (O) status was given to eligible people before the end of 1997. BN (O) status is valid for the entire life of its holders, but it cannot be passed on to spouses or children. It is not possible for anyone to apply for BN (O) sta
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Visa refusal can be daunting for you. There could be any valid reason for it. For example, you did not submit required documents, the information you provided did not satisfy the Home Office, etc. Hence, it is always in your interest to apply for a UK visa through an expert UK immigration lawyer or agency.
If you apply for a UK visa, you will be sent an email or a letter by the Home Office about their decision on your visa application in a few weeks or months, depending on the visa type. In t
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The UK Government continues to enforce its legal authority to deprive individuals of British citizenship under the British Nationality Act 1981.
According to official guidance published on GOV.UK, the Home Secretary may remove citizenship from individuals if it is deemed “conducive to the public good” or if the citizenship was obtained fraudulently, which includes deception or withholding any information in a previous application.
Under Section 40 of the British
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Appendix Bereaved Partner sets out the requirements for non-UK nationals who want to apply for settlement because their UK spouse/civil partner has died. The purpose of the UK bereaved partner visa is to provide stability and compassion to the surviving partner.
The UK recognizes that uprooting the life after a partner’s death can be unfair and traumatic. This category is found in the UK Immigration Rules under Appendix Bereaved Partner. It sits alongside spouse, partner, and other UK family
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