There was a significant amendment on the student visa in early September 2020 and effective from 1 December 2020. Some major updates are: The requirement on electronic bank statements are simplified that stamps on every page is no longer needed. Maintenance requirement increases from £1,265 to £1,334 each month inside London and from £1,015 to

According to the guidance for landlords on Right to Rent, landlords can perform a rent check online of the prospective tenants starting from 25 November 2020 to relieve the burden on Home Office. Landlords will be able to rent check for   EEA nationals and their family members of the EU Settlement Scheme non-EEA nationals

From 31 January 2021, the UK government will formally introduce the BN(O) visa route for an entry clearance application. You can choose to apply for a 5-years visa or alternatively choose to apply for an initial 30-months visa and to extend for another 30-months. To be eligible for this visa route, you will need to

Following the Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2020 (SI 2020 No. 1086) made today, 6th October 2020, the Immigration Health Surcharge will increase from £400 a year to £624 a year on 27th October 2020. The order also states that applicants for a Health and Care visa are exempt from paying the surcharge. A reduced

The Immigration Health Surcharge will no longer increase from £400 to £624 on 1 October 2020 as originally planned. The planned increase in the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) has been postponed, the earliest it could come into force would be on 15 October 2020. The revised order also provides that applicants for a Health and Care Visa are exempt

For BN(O) citizens enter the UK, Border Force officers may be able to consider granting ‘Leave Outside the Rules’ at the UK border for a period of up to 6 months to you and your accompanying dependants. You can then apply for the Hong Kong BN(O) Visa from within the UK when it is available

As of 5th October 2020, the Tier 4 routes for students will be replaced by the Student and Child Student route (Student routes). These changes are in line with the Government’s plan to create a global visa system which applies equally to individual coming to UK to study, and this includes EEA nationals. The main

Congratulations! You moved to the UK and you have applied for EU Pre-Settled status.  What’s next? EU citizens and their family members will qualify for settled status after completing “ a continuous qualifying period of five years of residence” in the UK. What is a “continuous qualifying period”? This is defined as being a period

UPDATE The UKVI has updated their guidance for individuals in the UK who are unable to return to their home countries and has issued an updated guidance for visa applicants in the UK as of 29 July 2020. Individuals in the UK If you are in the UK and your leave expires between 24 January

This article is a follow up from our previous post here.  Skilled Worker  Anyone coming to the UK for work (including EU citizens) will need to meet a specific set of requirements to score ‘points’. There is no overall cap on the number of who can apply for this Skilled Worker route. This is good