We are very proud to announce that our firm has been awarded a Top Tier ranking in the Legal 500 for the 5th year in a row for our outstanding work on Appeals, Human Rights and Overstay. 2020 has proven to be a very difficult year for many industries due to the impact of COVID-19,…
UK family law – Are assets split 50 50 in a divorce? Many clients seeking our divorce and family law services ask us, are assets split 50 50 in divorce? Top family lawyers in London state that a 50/50 split in a divorce is a myth. It is and has always been a difficult task…
UK Visas – Tier 5 to Tier 2 Switching from the Tier 5 youth mobility visa to the Tier 2 work visa is a fairly common query that our immigration team deal with. In this article, we discuss the main points you need to know when thinking about switching from Tier 5 to Tier 2….
Discretionary leave to remain – We explain it! This article explains the concept of discretionary leave to remain and touches on some very important points including discretionary leave to remain new rules, discretionary leave to remain for children, discretionary leave to remain article 8 and also what happens when there is a home office deportation…
As though there were not already enough immigration rules to contend with, as we approach the end of the transitional period of the Withdrawal Agreement on December 31st, 2020, further immigration rules are in the process of being formulated. The first of these contains new rules with respect to students, on which there will no…
Permanent Residence (which is also known as Indefinite Leave to Remain) means that a person can live and work in the UK for an indefinite period of time once they have been granted this immigration status. There are many ways someone can receive this status, and we consult clients on a weekly basis to discuss…
Can I sponsor my nephew to UK? Well, family members who are settled in the UK (i.e. have permanent residence here or if EU /EEA nationals have settled or pre-settled status here), can in certain circumstances sponsor their nephews or nieces to the UK as dependent family members. A nephew or niece is the child…
What happens if my ILR is refused? Is a question many of our clients ask us when we start their application process. If an application for indefinite leave to remain is refused, then depending on the circumstances surrounding the refusal, the individual concerned should be given a right of appeal by the Home Office to…
Apply for an EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit A person who does not have the nationality of an EU / EEA country (the latter includes all EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway), Switzerland not being an EU or EEA country but having a special status as part of the Single Market), but has a close…
This article discusses the first-tier tribunal appeal process and how this works for those who want to appeal immigration refusal decisions against them. The following appeals currently exist to the first tier tribunal immigration asylum chamber against refusal decisions of the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD), following applications by foreign nationals for…
