Home Office confirms significant NHS migrant surcharge increase
7 January 2019 It is no secret that the NHS has been struggling in recent years. They have been burdened by understaffing and a general lack of financial resources to…
Important procedural changes for FLR and ILR applicants in the UK
2 November 2018 There is a rollout of a new Home Office visa service in the UK from 2 November 2018 onwards. It will affect non-EEA nationals applying for indefinite…
Applicants in the US no longer required to send documents to Sheffield
1 October 2018 It has been announced that effective October 2018 applicants in the US are no longer required to send original supporting documents to the UK Visas and Immigration…
Report: unprecedented changes to the UK immigration rules since 2010
1 September 2018 An exclusive report from the Guardian has revealed the full extent of immigration changes since 2010. It found that an astounding tally of more than 5,700 changes…
UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Family Visa Unit under scrutiny
1 June 2018 Since 2015 the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) processing centre in Sheffield has been undertaking caseloads from countries around the world, which were previously handled by the…
UK partner and marriage visa fees to increase effective 6 April 2018
23 March 2018 The UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) have announced that the current visa application fees will be increased at the beginning of April 2018. The UKVI have on…
Mandatory NHS immigration health surcharge for partners to double
7 February 2018 The immigration healthcare surcharge (IHS) was first introduced in April 2015 with the view to provide the NHS with more funds to assist them in the provision…
New UKVI scanning service introduced for some participating countries
12 November 2017 The scanning service was first introduced in early 2017 to aid both efficiency and ease of processing for UK visa applications, including settlement partner, fiancée and spouse…
Applicants in the Philippines now required to undergo mandatory TB screening by IOM centre in Manila
Since the beginning of March 2013, all visa applicants in the Philippines, including dependent children over 11 years old, have been required to be screened for active tuberculosis (TB) as…
New ways to meet the financial requirements as of 10 August 2017
24 July 2017 It has been exactly five years and two weeks since the UKVI introduced life shattering legislation requiring British citizens and permanent residents seeking to sponsor their spouse,…
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