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

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