A statement of changes to the immigration rules HC2631 is now up and running. Most of the changes came into effect on 1st October, but some will take longer to do so. The important changes are as follows, and I have sent this note to Armin for uploading on our website. Children Children admitted under…
This case is one of a series of interesting cases handled by Gulbenkian Andonian immigration solicitors raising searching points of law with respect to human rights in the context of deportation of foreign criminals. Our client was a citizen of Nigeria who arrived in the UK in 1990 at the age of 13 on a…
If you’ve applied for a visa to visit, live or work in the UK, you will first have to do an interview as part of the application process. This would require you as the applicant, to make an appointment at a UK visa Application Centre in the country you have applied in. If there isn’t…
If you are an EU/EEAS citizen in the UK, applying to the EU Settlement Scheme is a must if you want to remain in the country after Brexit. Recent news has informed us that Boris Johnson has failed to get his version of the Withdrawal Act through the UK parliament and now has reluctantly accepted…
The Tier 1 Investor Visa is a method for high net worth individuals who wish to make the UK their main home as a result of that investment and live here permanently Main Requirements for Tier 1 Investor Visa Under this category, it is not necessary to show that the Visa applicant has any English…
Lindsay Dutton, the mother of Lucy Dutton, the two-year-old who was who caught in a UK immigration black hole some weeks ago when she tried to extend her daughters visa application which was rejected by the Home Office, is “crying with tears of joy” as the Home Office have now reversed the decision and asked her…
A two-year-old toddler is facing deportation in the UK even though both her parents have British passports. Lindsey Dutton, the mother, who is originally from South Africa but now lives in Wales has said that her daughter, Lucy’s, child visitor visa expired in February and the Home Office refused to extend it. Lindsey and Lucy’s…
Immigration solicitors London confirm that thousands of applications made by EU citizens living in the UK for the EU settlement scheme have been unsuccessful, where over 7500 people have not been given “settled status” or temporary leave to remain known as “pre-settled status.” This has raised concerns by immigration lawyers and campaigners about EU citizens…
When making a UK immigration application of any kind it is imperative to get the application right the first time around. If you do not do so you may be subject to complications, uncertainty and a risk of being classed as an overstayer. This is why it is very important to seek the best immigration…
The good character test is a requirement that needs to be met if you want to apply to naturalise as a British citizen and can be considered one of the harder criteria that applicants have to meet during the process. Many think that there is a legal definition for what having a “good character” is,…
