What is the Immigration Health Surcharge?
Priti Patel has confirmed that only some workers in the health and care systems will benefit from an exemption from…
UK Visas
Testing times: English language tests during coronavirus lockdown
When you apply for a UK visa or leave to remain, you might have to take an approved Secure English…
No recourse to public funds: no safety net?
If you have are granted limited leave to enter or remain in the UK, this will usually come with a…
Tempting new Home Office coronavirus policy
POST UPDATED 1 MAY 2020 The Home Office has issued guidance about extending permission to be in the UK if…
Immigration advice during COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak
I have suspended face-to-face meetings with clients due to the Coronavirus outbreak. If you have already instructed me in your…
A bitter pill: Immigration Health Surcharge to increase
The Government has announced in today’s budget that the Immigration Health Surcharge (“IHS”) will increase to £624 per year in…
Immigration concessions for Coronavirus COVID-19
The Home Office has introduced some immigration concessions related to the Coronavirus COVID-19. There are a number of concerns that…
“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.”…
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…
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…