- September 30 2025
For many non-British nationals residing in the UK with a valid visa, leave under Section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971 provides an important safeguard. Section 3C automatically extends a person's visa while a decision on their application to extend their leave, appeal, or administrative review of any refusal decision is pending. This prevents such a person from becoming an overstayer in the UK. Even though this sounds like a straightforward protection, in reality, there can be a legal grey a...
READ MORE-September 25 2025
The EU Settlement Scheme's continuous residence test is being made significantly more generous for pre-settled status holders by introducing a new absence rule to sit alongside the existing limits....
READ MORE-September 22 2025
If you are awaiting a decision from the UKVI on a UK visa application, you would like to track the progress of your application, as it can be crucial to planning ahead, especially where you are fac...
READ MORE-September 19 2025
Working in the UK can be a dream-come-true life event for many foreign nationals. To work in the UK, you will usually need a work visa or work permit. Working in the UK through most work visas, suc...
READ MORE-September 17 2025
Those who wish to come to the UK (fresh visa) or remain in the UK (visa extension), ILR, BRP, or Naturalisation will need to pay an application fee as part of the process. The Fee is published on t...
READ MORE-September 15 2025
Exceptional circumstances applications are usually UK family visa applications under the partner and parent routes. When you fail to meet the financial or other requirements under Appendix FM of th...
READ MORE-September 10 2025
From the introduction of Appendix FM in July 2012, the requirement for suitability was also introduced. The Suitability requirement works hand in hand with the General Grounds for Refusal provided ...
READ MORE-September 8 2025
Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) UK and British citizenship have some common features. For example, both give you the right to live, work, and study in the UK indefinitely without any immigration c...
READ MORE-September 3 2025
An overseas domestic worker visa allows foreign workers to come to the UK with their overseas employer, who is coming to the UK as a visitor or diplomat posted to the UK. On this visa, overseas dom...
READ MORE-September 1 2025
Visa refusals can be a nightmare, especially if it matters a lot to you. Usually, visa refusal happens for valid reasons such as missing documents, incorrectly filled out application, inability to ...
READ MORE-August 27 2025
If you are a non-UK national, the term “retained right of residence” refers to your ability to continue living in the UK after your relationship with an eligible EU, EEA, or Swiss family member has...
READ MORE-August 25 2025
A UK spouse visa application falls under the UK family immigration route. This means a non-UK resident partner can apply for a UK family visa as a spouse. The person in the UK you are a spouse of w...
READ MORE-August 22 2025
Global Business Mobility Route UK consists of five different types of UK work visas. These visas are designed for employees of overseas companies to enter or remain temporarily in the UK to underta...
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