MN1 Form: British Citizenship for a Child
The MN1 Form is used to register a non-British child (under 18) for British citizenship. Successful applications must show the child satisfies specific requirements as set out under British nationality law. Where the child does not satisfy the legal requirements, it is possible to apply for a discretionary decision by the Home Secretary by demonstrating […]
Form FLR (FP) Extend Your Stay in the UK
If you want to live with a family member in the UK for more than six months, or if you want to extend your stay in the UK for family or private reasons, you have to make an application the Home Office for permission for further leave to remain. If you’re applying to stay in […]
Skilled Worker Visa Guidance
The Skilled Worker Visa is the primary work-related visa category under the new Points-Based Immigration System available for those seeking to move to the United Kingdom. At first, the Skilled Worker Visa process may seem daunting, but once you have confirmation of an eligible job from an approved employer it is overall a simple application […]
Global Talent Visa Applicant Guidance
The Global Talent visa is an unsponsored work visa for leaders or potential leaders in recognised fields. In this way, the Global Talent route is also helping to provide a pool of top global talent from which UK-based businesses can easily recruit highly-skilled migrant workers. The following guide to the UK Global Talent visa examines […]
Graduate Visa: How to Stay in the UK
If you’re an international student in the UK and you want to stay in Britain after your studies, you may be eligible for the Graduate visa. The Graduate visa is a post-study work visa designed to help foreign graduates find work in the UK on completion of their studies. This immigration route is also aimed […]
Seasonal Worker Visa: Temporary Work in the UK
The Seasonal Worker visa is for those looking to undertake seasonal work in the UK within the horticulture or poultry production sectors with an approved scheme operator. The following guide for workers and sponsors alike looks at the requirements and process to apply for a ‘Seasonal Worker visa UK’, with the rules around sponsoring seasonal […]
Skilled Worker Dependent Visa for Family Members
As one of the UK’s most popular immigration routes, the Skilled Worker route provides skilled migrants with the opportunity to live and work in the UK on a long term basis. It also provides a path to settlement. This means that, provided a visa-holder meets the relevant route-specific requirements, they can apply to permanently settle […]
Certificate of Sponsorship to Work in the UK
When applying for a UK work visa, many of the available immigration routes designed for overseas nationals coming to the UK to undertake employment are sponsored routes. This means that before being able to apply for a visa, you will need the offer of a suitable job and to be assigned a valid certificate of […]
How to Complete Form SET M
Foreign nationals living in the United Kingdom on various visas, including Family Visas on the Partner and Parent routes, are subject to time limits in line with their permission to live in the UK. This means that you and your dependents are subject to immigration control and do not possess all the rights and responsibilities […]
UK Scale Up Visa Guide
The Scale up visa is aimed at overseas workers taking up roles at high-growth UK businesses. As a part-sponsored and part-unsponsored work route, the Scale up route provides overseas nationals with the flexibility to either remain with their sponsor for the validity of their visa or to transfer over to another UK-based business, in this […]
