As the Innovator category matures and we rapidly approach the time when applicants are looking towards their future in the UK and making applications for indefinite leave to remain, it is important to know exactly what is required ahead of
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Oral Evidence From Abroad in the Immigration Tribunal
When can the First Tier Immigration Tribunal hear oral evidence from abroad? When the foreign state, from where oral evidence is to be taken, says so. Or rather, when the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) says that the foreign…
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Tier 1 Entrepreneur ILR, Covid & Continuous Residence
In accordance with the current Immigration Rules and the Entrepreneur Guidance, entrepreneurs are unable to settle as Tier 1 Entrepreneurs in the five year route if the Covid pandemic has made them be out of the UK for more than…
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Early Settlement Concession for Young People in the UK
By Timothy Lo
In this post, we look at the recent change in Home Office policy which welcomes young people who were born or brought up in the UK without immigration status to apply for early settlement.
The old rule – which was…
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Criminality, Serious Harm & Immigration Decisions
When making an application for entry clearance or leave to remain (permission to stay) in the UK, migrants must meet various suitability requirements and must show that their application does not fall for refusal or cancellation under the general grounds….The…
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Start-up & Innovator Visas: What Is a Good Business Idea?
By Elana Kaymer
In order to qualify for a UK Start-up or Innovator visa you will need to have a business idea that is innovative, viable and scalable. This is initially required at the endorsement stage; a letter of endorsement from an approved…
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Minister of Religion Visa: Guidance for Religious Organisations
Much like applicants in the Skilled Worker route are sponsored by businesses who hold valid sponsor licences, the new T2 Minister of Religion Visa route enables applicants aged 18 or over to be sponsored as ministers of religion by a…
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What Can I Do (And Not Do) With a Graduate Visa?
The new Graduate Visa route has now been open for four months. This route is designed to allow Students who have completed an eligible UK qualification to stay in the UK to work or to look for work. The Graduate…
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New Requirements for Sole Representative Visa ILR
In the recent changes to the Immigration Rules on 6 October 2021, the Secretary of State drastically changed the requirements for representatives of an overseas business to qualify for indefinite leave to remain.
These changes were implemented with…The post New …
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Retention of residence rights in the event of divorce following domestic violence (X v Belgian State)
In X v Belgian State, Case 390/19, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice updated its position on when it is possible for a third-country national (TCN) victim of spousal domestic violence to retain rights following divorce from the…
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