Applicants in Australia and New Zealand to pay NHS surcharge
8 February 2016 New Zealanders and Australians were for a long time exempt from the requirement to pay any kind of surcharge for healthcare received while visiting or living in…
Draft EU agreement may eliminate the EEA Surinder Singh route
17 February 2016 The upcoming referendum over the UK’s position within the EU has significant implications for immigration. Whether Britain votes to stay or to leave, changes are expected that…
UK partner and spouse visa fees set to rise on 18 March 2016
7 March 2016 The UK government announced earlier this year that UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) application fees would increase to reduce reliance on taxpayer contributions. As a result, some…
Children’s Commissioner releases report on financial requirements
14 September 2015 On September 9th 2015, the Children’s Commissioner for England released a report examining the effect the UKVI minimum income requirements for partner visas have on migrating children…
Protests grow over £18,600 income threshold for settlement visas
9 July 2015 Since rules setting out minimum salaries for those wishing to bring a non-EU partner or spouse into the UK on a settlement visa were introduced in July…
New process for issuing Biometric Residence Permits (BRP) in the UK
1 July 2015 When applying for a settlement spousal, civil partnership or unmarried partner visa to enter the UK, successful applicants are now provided with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP)…
Optional settlement priority visa service now available in Russia
25 June 2015 UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) has joined forces with Teleperformance in Russia to expand the settlement priority visa service to include unmarried (de facto) partner, fiancee and…
Marriage notice period increased to 28 days to minimise risk of fraud
1 March 2015 Effective March 2015, the notice of marriage period needed before a couple can marry or enter into a civil partnership in a UK registry office or church…
Mandatory NHS health surcharge becomes effective April 6, 2015
5 April 2015 Temporary migrants have been costing the NHS billions of pounds in recent years and new legislation due to come on stream on 6 April 2015 will seek…
UKVI releases new list of A1 English test providers for partners
1 April 2015 Effective 6 April 2015, there will be major changes to the mandatory English language requirement for most visa applicants wishing to settle in the UK by virtue…
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