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 […]
The Magic of the Make a Wish Foundation
The ethos of our company, from the very beginning, has always been to help people. Whether it is working hard on an immigration case to reunite families, assisting a young couple to make their first steps on the property ladder, or educating vulnerable people of their rights in the workplace, we want everyone to know […]
EU Spouses of British Citizens – What does Brexit mean for you?
The result of the 2016 referendum had a lot of people feeling on edge for many different reasons, but some groups definitely had more substantial and tangible fears than others. Right near the top of this ‘stress pile’ lie the spouses of British citizens from EU countries. Everyone, understandably, feared the worst. Assumptions were […]