Gold Visas Scheme Relaunch With Vetting Proposed
The Government has taken steps to halt the ‘Tier 1 Investor’ visa scheme after it became clear that it was being used to launder the proceeds of criminal activity and tax evasion. Continue reading →
The Government has taken steps to halt the ‘Tier 1 Investor’ visa scheme after it became clear that it was being used to launder the proceeds of criminal activity and tax evasion. Continue reading →
The Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) payment has not been increased by the Home Office since its introduction in April 2015. Continue reading →
On 21 June 2018 Immigration Minister Caroline Noakes announced that EU citizens will be able to apply for settled status in 3 easy steps for less than the price of a passport. Continue reading →
With less than one year to go before Brexit, it has now become clear that EU Nationals living in the UK need to apply for an EEA Permanent Residence card. Continue reading →
It’s now countdown to Brexit, with less than one year to go before it becomes a harsh reality to millions of EU nationals living in the UK and to UK nationals living in EEA member states. Continue reading →
The Council of Minsters has decided on Monday to limit the number of naturalisations of investors granted under the citizenship by investment scheme to 700 a year. The new rules will come into effect this year. Continue reading →
Last week Mr Justice Green, a senior High Court judge, handed down a judgement in which he condemned immigration law firms who resort to litigation as a strategy to thwart removal proceedings for immigrants illegally in the UK, regardless of any merit to their case. Mr Justice Green said that: Continue reading →
In a development that might best be described as better late than never (even if it is more than 40 years late), the Home Office have published a guidance document to help the Windrush generation to regularise their immigration status in the UK. In it, the Home Office give the following advice: Continue reading →
Under current data protection laws, every individual in the UK (whether legally or illegally resident in the UK) has the right to request a copy of the data held by the Home Office on them. To obtain a copy of that data, a person can make a “Subject Access Request” (SAR) to the Home Office and pay a fee of £10. Continue reading →
On my first ever trip to Thorpe Park with my son (who was 8 years old at that time), it soon dawned on us that the we would only get to go on 3-4 of the popular rides during the whole day, as the queues for them were very long. Continue reading →