Blog: Immigration

Graduate visas: Here to stay, for now On 14th May 2024, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) published its Rapid Review of Graduate visas, recommending no changes to this route. What are…

All change from 31.12.2024: eVisas and the end of Biometric Residence Permits If you have been issued with a Biometric Residence Permit, you will have noticed that the expiry date…

Immigration Health Surcharge rising from 6 February 2024 The Home Office announced a 66% increase to the Immigration Health Surcharge in Autumn 2023. On Monday 15 January 2024, the Immigration (Health…

Updated 6 Feb 2024 On 4 December 2023, the Government announced a 5-point plan to cut net migration to the UK.  This included increasing the minimum income requirement…

The Home Office have now confirmed the promised increase in application fees, which will take effect from 4 October 2023. If you are looking to make an application, you may…

**Updated 27 September 2023**     The Home Office have announced changes to their fees for applications made from Wednesday 4 October 2023. There has been no announcement yet on when…

The Government recently announced plans to restrict the ability of family members to join students studying in the UK. The proposed changes to the Immigration Rules will remove the ability…

Private life applications on the basis of 20 years’ long residence in the UK Length of residence in UK For many years it has been possible to apply for permission to…

Right to work checks: what are they and how do you do them? What is a right to work check? A right to work check is a Home Office process to…

This is one of the most common questions our Immigration team are asked. The Home Office has standard processing times for most visa applications. These vary depending…