The two-year cohabitation requirement for unmarried partners eased
1 May 2024 There have been some important changes to the unmarried partner visa category that took place on 31 January 2024. In order to qualify for a UK settlement…
The minimum income threshold and IHS fees are set to increase shortly
23 January 2024 The UK Parliament approved a law increasing the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) fees, which will become effective on 6 February 2024. This means that anyone submitting a…
UK family visa applicants can now anticipate shorter processing times
1 September 2023 Although the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact visa processing times, we are starting to see some improvements. In recent years, processing times have increased…
UK government announces significant visa processing fee increase
25 July 2023 The government has announced that immigration fees will increase for most UK visa applications with the aim of raising £1 billion to fund public sector pay increases.…
UKVI priority visa service resumes for marriage visa applications
11 January 2023 The current situation in Ukraine resulted in UK family visa applications being put on hold and the UKVI decision times vastly delayed. Most of the UKVI staff…
UK family visas: end of year summary
27 December 2022 In just a few days, we will reach a complete year past the uncertainties of COVID-19 and be approaching a second year into the post pandemic period. As…
UKVI announces increased processing times for family applications
There has been a noticeable increase in processing times for family applications in the past few weeks as UK visas and Immigration (UKVI) is prioritising applications from Ukrainian refugees. As…
UK family visa processing amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
25 December 2021 Since February 2020 the world has been all but halted by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has affected all areas of life including international travel and…
Coronavirus COVID-19 update: latest immigration news and changes
15 July 2020 Over the last few weeks we have seen a drastic change within the UK immigration sector as it relates to some of the Home Office requirements to…
COVID-19 pandemic and UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) update
10 April 2020 Since February 2020 the world has been all but halted by the global coronavirus pandemic COVID-19. The pandemic has affected all areas of life including international immigration…
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