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British Citizenship & Naturalisation - How To Apply

If you are at least 18 years old and have been granted indefinite leave to remain, EU settled status, or have acquired a right of permanent residence in the UK under the EEA Regulations, you may be eligible to...

Dependent Children Born in the UK to a Person on the Private Life Route

In my previous articles, I set out the provisions of Appendix Private Life for limited leave to remain and indefinite leave to remain in the UK. In this article, I will set out the provisions of the new...

Scale-up Visa Open for High-Growth Companies

High-growth companies that need to employ talented individuals now have a new immigration route open to them.  The Scale-up visa route, which opens today, allows employers that have secured a Scale-up sponsor licence...

Updated Guidance on Registration of Children as British Citizens by Discretion

Section 3(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (‘the Act’) states that:  ‘If while a person is a minor an application is made for his registration as a British citizen, the Secretary of State may, if...

A Guide to Appendix English Language

In this article we look at how UK visa applicants can meet the English Language requirement for visa applications under Appendix English Language. We look at who needs to meet the Appendix English Language requirement,...

Police Registration Certificate Scheme Suspended

The Home Office has confirmed that the Government has decided to abolish the Police Registration Scheme, with immediate effect.  This means that the Police Registration Scheme is now suspended and foreign nationals...

Upper Tribunal Rejects Points-Based Approach to Article 8 Proportionality Assessment

Immigration judges often need to conduct a balancing exercise to assess where to strike the balance between an individual’s Article 8 right to respect for private and family life and the public interest in maintaining...

New Guidance on Varying a Settlement ILR Application and Granting Permission to Stay

The Home Office has published new guidance on when a decision maker should vary an application for settlement/indefinite leave to remain and grant permission to stay instead. Settlement: guidance on when to vary...

UK Supreme Court Considers Deportation (Again)

In HA (Iraq), RA (Iraq) and AA (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] UKSC 22, the Supreme Court was called to consider one more time the statutory provisions of section 117C of the Nationality,...

Applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain: Special Considerations for Closed Categories

In the last three years, the Entrepreneur, Investor and Sole Representative of an Overseas Business category have all closed to new entrants. Those who already have a grant of leave in the category or have applied...

Work and Business Visa Routes for Graduates

If you are thinking of the UK visa options available for graduates, you may want to have a look at this post where we set out the various work and business visa options available to graduates.  Graduate Visa When...

EU Settlement Scheme: Suitability Ground Refusals

Primarily, whether an applicant will be refused under the ‘suitability’ grounds in an EU Settlement Scheme application relates to previous criminal conduct, see also the previous article on criminality and applications...