Settled Status: do I need to apply?
“Settled Status” is an application scheme under the UK’s Immigration Rules, intended to provide immigration status to European nationals and…
Family visa
“Beware of the leopard”: finding a way through the UK Visa information labyrinth
“But the plans were on display…” “On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”…
Bad form
Using the wrong immigration application form can have far-reaching consequences. I was recently instructed by a client whose application to…
Easy as 1-2-3?… English tests for UK Immigration
The recent case of a woman refused a visa to join her fiancé in the UK shows how much care…
Switching: a tale of two applicants
A post to describe the very different experiences of two recent applicants for leave to remain in the UK. The…
Continuous residence for settlement in the UK
Academics at Durham University applying for indefinite leave to remain were recently refused on the basis that they had spent…
Here, there and everywhere: applying for a settlement visa
I was contacted by a visa applicant in Cameroon who was ready to attend her appointment and submit her supporting…
Can you apply for a “right to rent”?
The Immigration Act 2014 brought in the concept of the “right to rent”: broadly speaking, landlords can be fined if…
UK family visas: when can you “switch”?
There have been a lot of cases in the media recently highlighting the unfairness of the UK’s Immigration Rules for…
Knowledge of English (or Gaulish) language
This is a short post and probably of limited interest. Still, while immigration applicants are required to prove their skills…
