UK Immigration News

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…

Indian tech firms are lining up to get a foothold in the UK as trade talks begin between the two nations. London immigration firm, A Y & J Solicitors, which specialise in arranging visas for…

Thousands more Indian migrants are heading to the UK as the result of a little-publicised change in immigration rules. This year Indian nationals were included in the youth mobility scheme for the first time, meaning…

The Home Office has announced some significant changes in the latest Statements of Changes to the immigration rules, HC 617.  The changes were announced on 10 September 2021 and have come with amendments in many…