PSW is back – international students can now stay in UK for two years after graduation?
An increased focus on genetic research and the prevention of illnesses and disease means that the Home Office is planning to increase the amount of time international students with successful degrees have to find work in the UK after graduating. Students will need to have successfully completed a degree from a trusted UK university […]
The Mortgage Process – A Walkthrough
Buying your first property is bound to be one of the most exciting yet nerve wracking experiences you’ll go through in life. On the one hand you’ll have the chance to make a place your own and will feel a great sense of satisfaction and security in owning your own home, but on the other […]
EU & non-EU: there have been important changes to the UK immigration rules
The Home Office have just announced some changes to the UK’s immigration rules. They will be of particular interest to those wanting to access the EU Settlement Scheme in the wake of Brexit. These changes are fairly extensive, but are definitely worth knowing! Amendments to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS): The Home […]
Losing a British Passport abroad – consequences and solutions
For a lot of people airports can bring on feelings of nervousness and nausea for a vast array of reasons. You want everything to go swimmingly when you are at the airport so that you can get to where you’re going without any hassle, and the cost of plane tickets and the desire to get […]
Applying for Visa’s and Extensions – The Devil is in the Detail
An Indian entrepreneur living in the UK on a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa has had her visa extension denied, due to errors within her forms showing employees payroll information. A core requirement of a successful Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa holder is their obligation to create at least 2 jobs in the UK within the […]
More Brexit confusion – what is happening with free movement?
The Home Office has hinted that EU free movement rules will end immediately if there is a no-deal Brexit on 31 October, sparking mass confusion and offering no concrete information. This change could affect the rights of EU citizens who arrive in the UK from November onward. Former Prime Minister Theresa May was […]
Living together vs Marriage – legal rights breakdown.
In the eyes of many people around the world, marriage does not have to be synonymous with love. Millions of people live together, have children and do all the things married couples do without ever tying the knot. Of course, on the reverse side there are people who see marriage as a very important part […]
Wills and Probate
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Home Office error results in 2,500 students deported!
The Home Office have recently come out about some mistakes and misjudgements on their part which resulted in are 34,000 foreign students being wrongly accused of cheating in an English Language test in 2015. This test was important to their status in the UK and as a result of these errors many of them have […]
Good character testing on youths – a help or a hindrance?
The ‘good character’ tests conducted by the government are carried out with the general public’s interest in mind, with their main purpose being to exclude any non-desirables from being granted citizenship in the UK. It may be safe to say that these tests and those carrying them out, on the whole, would be met with […]