Immigration News

A new, fast-track visa scheme to attract the world’s top scientists, researchers and mathematicians will open on 20 February 2020. The Global Talent route replaces the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route and for the first time UK Research and Innovation
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Alongside these new routes, the Home Office is also bringing forward reforms to the Tier 1 (Investor) route. The reformed route will better protect the UK from illegally obtained funds, whilst ensuring that genuine investors have access to a viable
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11 March 2019 The Home Office announced that they are introducing two new business visa categories that will replace the Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) and Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) categories in April 2019. These new business visa categories are Start-up and
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On 24 June 2016 the result of the European Union referendum has been confirmed, and the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. The result would have very important implications towards EEA nationals and their dependants that have been
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The Maltese Government enacted a new law allowing third country nationals to apply for indefinite leave to remain/permanent residency (EEA indefinite leave to remain) in Malta subject to the below requirements: Either purchases a property in Malta for 270,000+ Euros
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The Home Office is planning to increase visa fees up to 25% increases for settlement, nationality fees, Tier 1 Entrepreneur, Tier 1 Investor, spouse visas and up to 33% for optional premium services offered by the Home Office such as
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The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has provided some recommendations on how to improve the Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa. In the past we have seen that the Home Office almost always go ahead and implement those recommendations in the Immigration Rules.
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EEA nationals that would like to naturalise as British after living in the UK for 6 years will have to obtain a permanent residence card before they can apply for naturalisation on or after 12 November 2015. Read More!

The main changes to the Immigration Rules are the following ones: Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) - making an amendment to the genuine entrepreneur test for initial applications so that the Secretary of State can make an assessment of any previous investment
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In April 2015, the Home Office introduced a new rule to require applicants to provide an overseas criminal record certificate from any country they have lived in continuously for 12 months or more over the past 10 years. This requirement
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