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…
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…
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