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UK Graduate Visa (PSW Visa) Application Guide

The UK Graduate visa (UK Post Study Work Visa or PSW visa) is for international students who have co...

Switching Visas within the UK: Types and Restrictions

Switching visas allows holders of a valid, non-expired visa who are currently in the UK to switch to...

UK Returning Resident Visa Guidance

The UK Returning Resident Visa (RRV) allows foreign nationals who previously held Indefinite Leave t...

What is UK Senior Carer Visa and How to Apply

The Senior Carer visa is one of the UK Health and Care Worker visa routes for overseas nationals wit...

UK Shortage Occupation List (SOL) 2023

The UK Shortage Occupation List (SOL) contains skilled worker jobs that the UK Government deems to b...

UK Visas for Highly Skilled Migrants

While the Tier 1 Highly Skilled Migrant visa UK is no longer available to new applicants, here are s...

UK Business Visa Requirements and Types

A UK business visa allows individuals to come to the UK to carry out activities specifically related...

What is UK Private Life Visa and How to Apply?

UK private life visa gives individuals the right to stay after living and establishing a private lif...

What is the 7 Years Child Immigration Rule in 2022?

Under the current 7-year child immigration rules, a child who was born in the UK and has been contin...

What is the SOC Code?

SOC codes (Standard Occupational Classification codes) are four-digit numbers used by the Home Offic...

What are the 5-year and 10-year Routes to Settlement?

The 5-year and 10-year routes to settlement enable foreign nationals who have lived in the UK for a ...

What to do When Your Sponsor Licence is Suspended or Revoked?

If your sponsor licence has been suspended or revoked, this means that UKVI has concerns about your ...

What is the Domestic Worker Visa and How to Apply

The Overseas Domestic Worker Visa (Domestic Helper Visa) allows foreigner workers work in a private ...

How to apply for British Citizenship with Settled Status

With settled status in the UK under the EUSS, you might be eligible to apply for British citizenship...

What to do if your ILR is Refused?

If your application for ILR is refused by the Home Office it is important to understand the reasons,...

Domestic Violence Visa: Applying for ILR under Domestic Violence Abuse

Understand who can apply for ILR under domestic violence abuse and how to apply based on the domesti...

Turkish Businessperson Visa and Extension Guidance (ECAA Visa)

Find out how to apply for a Turkish Businessperson visa extension, the requirements, and how your de...

How to Apply for Early ILR Concession

Understand how to apply for early settlement concession as an 18 to 24 years old. Learn whether you ...

Types of UK Visas in 2023

If you plan to come to the UK for a long visit or to work, live with family, study, or run a busines...

EU Citizens Moving to The UK After Brexit in 2023

EU nationals who wish to live, work or study in the UK after Brexit into 2023 must apply for a visa....

PBS Dependant Visa Application Guidance

A UK PBS Dependant Visa allows spouses (or unmarried partners) and children of points-based visa hol...

UK Visitor Visa Extension

UK Visitor Visas allow individuals from around the world to come to the UK for a short period for a ...

Set (M) Application Form Guidance for ILR

Set M is an application form used to apply for ILR in the UK as a partner of a person or a parent of...

What is Right of Abode in the UK?

Having the right of abode in the UK means that you live here free from immigration control. Have a l...

Frontier Worker Permit Application Guidance

Frontier Worker Permits allow European nationals who reside in another country but have a job in the...

UK Citizenship by Investment Changes in 2023

With the close of the UK Tier 1 Investor visa, find out what alternatives are available to you for U...

How to Apply for UK Skilled Worker Dependent Visa

In this article, we will explain the details of the Skilled Worker Dependent visa (previously the Ti...

UK Family Reunion Visa Application

UK’s Refugee Family Reunion policy allows family members to join a refugee in the UK. Learn whether ...

No Time Limit (NTL) Application UK: Transfer ILR Status to BRP

No Time Limit (NTL) is a way that a person with indefinite leave to enter (ILE) or indefinite leave ...

Sponsor Licence Renewal Guidance

UK Sponsorship licence must be renewed after 4 years. Understand how you can prepare for the sponsor...

UK’s Point Based System

The UK’s Point Based System (PBS) is a way of ensuring that work, business, and study visas are only...

How to Bring Elderly Parents to the UK

You can bring your elderly parents to the UK and sponsor their stay by applying to the Adult Depende...

BNO Visa Application Guide for Hong Kong British Nationals

The British Nationals Overseas visa (BNO visa) allows British Nationals (Overseas) citizens in Hong ...

What is the New UK Global Business Mobility Visa?

The new UK Global Business Mobility route brings together several existing business visas, such as I...

What is Discretionary Leave to Remain in the UK

Understand what Discretionary Leave to Remain means, circumstances that discretionary leave can be g...

What is Leave Outside the Rules in UK Immigration?

Leave Outside the Rules (LOTR) allows the Home Office to grant permission to migrants under exceptio...

Further Leave to Remain: What is FLR(M), FLR(IR) and FLR(FP)?

Further leave to remain, or FLR means to extend a visa that is due to expire. Find out the differenc...

What is Surinder Singh Route and How to Apply?

The Surinder Singh route allows a foreign national to acquire an EU Settlement Scheme family permit ...

How to Apply for a Replacement If your BRP Card Is Lost or Stolen

Learn how to make an application for a replacement biometric residence permit if yours has been lost...

UK Scale-up Visa Requirements and Application

The scale-up worker visa is a work visa lunched in August 2022, which aimed at those who have high l...

Can I stay in the UK or Get British Citizenship Through My Child?

If your child is British, you do not have an automatic right to UK citizenship. Find out ways you ca...

British Citizenship for Child Born in The UK to Non-British Parents

British citizenship for a child is born in the UK to non-British parents is not always automatically...

How to apply for a British Passport after Indefinite Leave to Remain

Find out how to apply for a British passport after indefinite leave to remain. Learn how long after ...

How to Apply for Retained Right of Residence

Here is some guidance on how to apply for a retained right of residence. Understand what is EEA reta...

British Naturalisation Certificate Guide

A naturalisation certificate is provided when a person gains British citizenship through naturalisat...

British Citizenship Application Fees For 2022

Learn about British citizenship application fees for 2022. Find out if fast-track services are avail...

UK Biometric Residence Permits and BRP Card

Migrants to the UK will most likely be issued with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) as proof of th...

Dual Citizenship and Dual nationality in the UK Explained

Dual Citizenship or Dual Nationality means that a person holds citizenship of two countries at the s...

How to Track your UK Visa Application Status

It can be nerve-wracking to wait for the outcome of your visa application decision. In this article,...

Rules for Overstaying on a UK Visa and What You Need to Do

Overstaying in the country past the expiry date can have serious consequences. But it is not always ...

Can You Lose British Citizenship?

There are certain circumstances whereby UK citizenship can be revoked. We are going to look at reaso...

Spouse Visa After Divorce: What You Need To Know

In this article, we look at the rights that you will have after the breakdown of a marriage and look...

How Much Does It Cost a UK Company to Sponsor a Work Visa?

This article will break down and explain the costs associated with sponsoring skilled workers from o...

What is UK Immigration Skills Charge and Do You Need to Pay?

The Immigration Skills Charge is a fee collected by the Home Office when a skilled foreign worker is...

How to Apply for ILR After 5 Years as a Spouse Visa Holder

You will be able to apply for ILR after 5 years in the UK as a spouse visa holder. However, you cann...

What Are the General Grounds for Refusal?

The “general grounds for refusal” explain the reasons why a migrant may be considered unsuitable to ...

Spouse Visa Refusal Common Reasons and Appeal Process

The reasons why spouse visas applications are refused falls into two main types: eligibility and val...

What Do The Latest Visa Figures Tell Us About Family Immigration to The UK?

In this article, we will take a look at the latest government statistics 1 on how many family visas ...

UK Student Visas Approvals At Record High

Thousands of international students had their studies interrupted due to COVID-19. However, internat...

What Does the Nationality and Borders Bill Mean for British Citizenship?

There has already been a considerable amount of controversy surrounding the Nationality and Borders ...

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