UK immigration rule has been designed to accommodate most of the applicants seeking leave to remain in the UK. However, there are certain circumstances where the UKVI caseworkers have to use their discretion to grant leave to remain even though an applicant does not meet the immigration requirements. This is known as leaving outside the rules (LOTR).
LOTR can be used in specific circumstances where there is compassionate, compelling, or exceptional grounds are applicable. For example: it coul
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If you come to the UK on the basis of a partner visa then divorce can complicate things if you wish to apply for ILR. This is because in a situation where you are divorced, your UK-based partner would no longer be a sponsoring partner anymore and thus your visa as a dependent or spouse ends, which then compels you to leave the UK.
If you are in the UK on a spouse or dependent visa of a UK-based partner then you may lose your right to stay in the UK. This i
...By visaandmigration.com - 6 months ago
UK partner visa also known as a UK spouse visa or UK unmarried partner visa allows the non-UK resident applicant to join a partner who is a UK permanent resident or British citizen. If the sponsor partner receives PIP, it can significantly impact the financial requirement for the UK partner visa application. PIP stands for Personal Independence Payment. This is a welfare benefit replacing Disability Living Allowance for people between the age of 16 and State Pension Age. The UK Sponsor (British
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A UK visit visa is valid for a period of 6 months. You can visit the UK for tourism, visiting family and friends, medical treatment, etc. on a visit visa. There are no mandatory financial requirements for a UK visit visa; however, the Home Office quite often rejects visit visas on the basis of financial circumstances.
For a successful visitor visa, several requirements must be met. One of them is financial requirement. You must have sufficient funds to cover all expe
...By visaandmigration.com - 6 months ago
Nobody wants a visa refusal. But for various reasons, a refusals outcome is handed to numerous applicants every year inside and outside the UK. The reasons can be that the applicant has not submitted all required documents, not submitting correct documents, submitting false documents, oversight of application form or documents by ECO etc. So, what are the options available to applicants when their visa application is refused? !--more-- Well, each applicant has three choices generally in such a s
...By visaandmigration.com - 7 months ago
A child born in the UK may be a UK citizen automatically or they may have to be registered as a British citizen depending on when they were born and what was the immigration status of their parent in the UK.
A child born in the UK on or after 1 January 1983 will be a British citizen automatically if one of their parents was either a British citizen or had ‘settled’ (i.e. indefinite leave to remain or EU set
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The UK Government has put in place requirements for UK employers/businesses to obtain a sponsorship licence if they intend to hire a foreign worker from outside or inside the UK. There is no need to have a company in operation for a certain length of time to apply for a sponsor licence.
A business intending to apply for a sponsor licence must meet the following requirements –
By visaandmigration.com - 7 months ago
The global business mobility visa allows foreign companies to establish their presence in the UK and/or transfer their staff to the UK. This is a special category for which UK-based companies first need to acquire a global business mobility sponsorship license, after which they can issue a certificate of sponsorship to foreign workers. This route was opened in April 2022. There are 5 sub categories under this visa route.
This has replaced the old intra-company
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After Brexit in 2019 Appendix EU Family permit was incorporated. The appendix is a consolidated version of Immigration rules. The appendix EU applies to EU nationals and non- EEA nationals who wish to travel to the UK to join their EEA national family members in the UK after March 2019. Applicants apply for EUSS Family Permit to join their EU family member in the UK. You can come to the UK for only 6 months.
The family members of relevan
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The graduate visa route came into existence in July 2021. If you went to the UK on a student visa you may be progressed to a graduate visa for 2 years after you complete the study. UK graduate
visa holders who hold a PhD or another doctoral qualification will have permission to stay in the UK for three years.
Under this visa category international students can stay and work in the UK for 2 or 3 years without being sponsored by a UK-based employer provided they have completed a qualifying cou
...By visaandmigration.com - 8 months ago
