UK Immigration News

In 2017, the Home Office introduced a visa concession, known as the Offshore Wind Worker Concession (OWWC). Since its inception, the time-limited concession has been extended a number of times to continue to allow overseas…

On 18th October 2022, a new Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules was published by the Home Office. The changes are wide-ranging with most changes taking effect from 9th November 2022. Areas covered include…

On 4 August 2022, the Police Registration Scheme was fully abolished for foreign nationals. The suspension of the outdated scheme will be welcome news for many.  The scheme previously required certain foreign nationals to visit…

From 12th August 2022, UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) priority services have been reinstated for new overseas customers applying for sponsored work and global talent visas. Work visas normally take 15 working days to be…

The government has now launched its new post-Brexit High Potential Individual (HPI) visa, a scheme designed to attract top graduate students from the best universities around the world.  But the new visa has been criticised,…

Emails have been sent claiming to be from A & Y Law Limited in relation to an immigration matter. What is the scam? Emails have been sent claiming to be from two individual called ‘Govind…

The costs for UK Visas and Immigration applications, as well as nationality applications, are reviewed every year. Different application costs apply to different UK visa categories, depending on whether the application is for entry clearance…

A Statement of Changes to Immigration Rules was issued yesterday along with an Explanatory Memorandum. The Minister for Safe and Legal Migration, Kevin Foster MP, announced a statement regarding the amendments which include changes to…

On 17 February 2022, the Home Office decided to shut the Tier 1 (Investor) Visa route with effect from GMT 16:00 hours, 17 February 2022 for all new applicants. Any new application received after this…