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What Is a 'New Matter' in an Immigration Appeal?

Since many immigration appeals may take months to be heard by the Immigration Tribunal, circumstances will understandably evolve, which could constitute a new matter for the purposes of the appeal.  When appealing...

Updates to the Ukraine Immigration Schemes

The Home Office introduced a number of schemes to support Ukrainian nationals and their family members in response to the war in Ukraine. This post covers the changes to the Ukraine schemes under the Immigration...

UK Child Visa Financial Requirements Explained

While we have recently seen significant increases to minimum income and salary requirements in several immigration routes (see our recent blog posts here and here), there is one small exception to the general trend:...

The Process of Making Changes to the Immigration Rules

As many readers will be aware, on 04 December 2023, the Home Secretary James Cleverly announced that the financial threshold for family visas would change to £38,700. Then on 21 December 2023, following much criticism...

How to Apply for a British Passport: Step-by-Step Application Guide

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on applying for your first British passport from within the UK. Acquiring British citizenship marks a significant milestone, but obtaining your passport solidifies your status...

A Guide to Working in the UK on a Student Visa

While studying in the UK, many international students seek to undertake employment, work placements or volunteer work. When an international student holds a visa granted under Appendix Student or Appendix...

Changes for UK Student Visa Holders Switching to Work Visa Routes

In a previous blog post, we discussed the changes to the Student Visa rules for dependants, which were announced in the government’s Statement of Changes on 17th July 2023. The announcement set out various amendments...

Big Changes to the 10 Year Long Residence ILR Rules

Since 11 April 2024, there has been a(nother) new Appendix to the Immigration Rules: Appendix Long Residence.   The Long Residence indefinite leave to remain route is for a person who has lived in the UK lawfully...

UK Family Visa Financial Requirement: State Benefits and Entitlements

This post explores the requirements for a Sponsor who wishes to sponsor family members to join them or remain with them in the UK, but relies on income from certain entitlements or benefits received due to disability,...

Appendix FM Financial Requirement: Less Than 6 Months’ Payslips?

It is a common misconception that an application by a spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner or fiancé under Appendix FM, which relies on the UK-based Sponsor’s income from employment (or the...

Meeting the Spouse Visa Financial Requirement as a Director of a Limited Company

In July 2012, following on from the report from the Migration Advisory Committee, a minimum income threshold was introduced in respect of sponsorship under the family migration route as set out within Appendix...

Appendix FM Financial Requirement: Variable Income From Non-Salaried Employment

Following previous posts about meeting the financial requirement of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules through cash savings and through self-employment, this post will focus on meeting the income requirement...