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…
Family immigration rules deemed unfair by Home Office Minister
16 February 2015 Home Office Immigration Minister James Brokenshire has recently gone on record as admitting that the spouse immigration rules as they currently stand are unfair to British citizens…
European Court rules on EEA family permits for partners and spouses
18 December 2014 In a landmark ruling based on a case involving a dual British – Irish citizen and his Colombian wife, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has stated…
Changes to income threshold for family visas challenged in Parliament
1 October 2014 Recent High Court decisions have failed to overturn the changes in UK settlement partner and marriage visa application policy which came into effect in July 2012, but…
UKVI Sheffield office to process UK settlement visa applications from Jamaica
30 August 2014 There has been a change of location in the processing of UK settlement fiancee, partner and marriage visa applications from Jamaica and other Caribbean countries. All applications…
English language testing in the family route has changed
1 August 2014 In the past, long term residents of countries listed by UK Visas & Immigration (formerly the UK Border Agency) as having no approved A1 English test centre…
Court of Appeal judgment on minimum income threshold for partners
12 July 2014 The Home Office has welcomed the recent Court of Appeal judgment which upholds the lawfulness of the minimum income threshold requirement for British Citizens and permanent residents…
UK partner and marriage visa processing in Rwanda sees changes
24/03/2014 It has recently been announced that from 25 March 2014 UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) will be working in conjunction with Teleperformance (operating as FedEx) to deliver visa services…
Home Office appeal against High Court ruling on income threshold
11/03/2014 On the 4th and 5th of March 2014, the Court of Appeal heard the Home Office appeal against a previous High Court ruling which judged that the income level…
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