NEW HONG KONG BN(O) VISA Following the announcement today, the UK government has officially announced the Hong Kong BN(O) visa for BN(O) citizens and their close family members from January 2021. What do we know? You can apply under this route from outside or inside the UK. You can apply for an initial 30 months

Good news for UK housing buyers! Following the government mini financial budget announcement, the Chancellor has announced a temporary holiday stamp duty on the first £500,000 of all property sales in England and Northern Ireland. The tax threshold has been temporarily raised until March 2021 with the view to encourage first time buyers and purchasers

Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that the UK would extend immigration rights for those in Hong Kong with British National Overseas (BNO) status. This move is made following China’s new Security Law which was imposed. Following the Prime Minister’s speech, Dominic Raab, First Secretary of State spoke further about the pathway to UK citizenship. It

The Isle of Man borders continue to remain closed since 27 March 2020. Non-Isle of Man residents who were seeking to enter the Isle of Man for travel reasons will be unable to do so at the moment. For Non-Isle of Man residents who were seeking to permanently move to the Isle of Man to

Britain will change its immigration rules and offer millions of people in Hong Kong “a route to citizenship” if China imposes new security laws, Boris Johnson has said.  Following his writing in the Times, Mr Johnson has said that the UK would “have no choice” but to uphold its ties with the territory. In the Times

UPDATE – UKVCAS SERVICE STATUS – Reopening  26 May 2020 Following government guidelines and Public Health England advice on COVID-19, UKVCAS in conjunction with UKVI will begin a controlled, phased re-opening of Service points from 1 June 2020. Priority is given to customers who had an existing appointment, prior to the suspension of the service, and

New Health Measures at the UK Borders  Due to take affect from 8 June 2020 As per the Prime Minister’s announcement on 10 May 2020, the UK government has now set out the measures that will take place for British Citizens, long-terms residents as well as visitors to the UK.  Note that this measures applies

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 22 May 2020.  Individuals in the UK If you are in the UK and your leave expires between 24 January

The following changes are due to take effect on 4th June 2020 Appendix W Changes to Start Up and Innovator visa  Changes are being made to make it clearer that, to be endorsed, applicants must be founders of their businesses and be relying on their own business plans. Further clarification was also made that an

The UKVI has updated their guidance for individuals in the UK who are unable to return to their home countries and has issued guidance for visa applicants in the UK as of 28 April 2020.  The update added new information for visa holder whom their 30 day visa to work, study or join family has