UK Visas and Immigration: Your Essential Guide

This relates to the latest Home Office Fees 2023 for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), British Citizenship, Child Registration, Naturalisation, BRP Renewal, NTL Application Cost effective from...

This relates to UK Priority and Super-Priority (aka premium or express visa) Service to fast track processing time of settlement, non-settlement, extension, switching and indefinite leave to remain...

This explains the latest UK priority and super-priority (aka premium or express service) visa fees in 2023 to fast track student, spouse, visitor, tourist, work, renewal (extension), switching, and...

This guidance relates to the impact of coronavirus (Covid-19) on travel restrictions, UK entry clearance visa and leave to remain applications. Accordingly, covers the details of travel restrictions...

In 2023, the visa extension or switching processing time UK is usually 8 weeks for Spouse, Partner, Tier 1 Entrepreneur, Skilled Workers (Tier 2), Students (Tier 4), and Visitor. In January 2023,...

In 2023, ILR application processing (waiting) timeline is usually 6 months under Spouse Set M, Partner, Tier 1 Entrepreneur, Skilled Workers (Tier 2), LR Long Distance, No Time Limit (NTL), Afghan,...

This guidance relates to Administrative Review (AR) for challenging Tier 1, Tier 2 work, Tier 4 student, Tier 5 and other types of UK Visa and Immigration refusal decisions by the Home...

This relates to the US visa acceptance and refusal rate in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 for all types of nonimmigrant applications such as B1/B2, H1B, F1, J1, C1, K1 etc. The post also provides the...

This relates to British citizens living abroad statistics from 1990 to 2017. And provides the details of immigrants living in the UK by country of origin. Moreover, the post also tries to answer how...

Apart from reapplications, appeals and administrative review, the immigration judicial review is an effective recourse to challenge and overturn UK visa refusal and 10-year ban decisions. Therefore,...

This relates to Form FLR(IR) for an extension of stay in the UK and FLR(IR) Guidance Notes. Please note: Form FLR(IR) covers different routes for the extension of stay in the UK, some of which,...

In 2023, the non-settlement visa processing time UK after biometrics is usually 3 weeks for visitors, tourists, students, and work applications. UK settlement visa processing time after biometrics...

This guidance relates to UK Naturalisation Requirements for British Citizenship by Discretion. Accordingly, explains the UK naturalisation requirements under Section 6(1) and 6(2) of the British...

This relates to TOEIC Case Update 2017 and highlights the details and implications of the decision Ahsan v Secretary of State, on more than 45,000-50,000 TOEIC test victims, who now can challenge...

This explains: Why UK visa is getting delayed and What are the possible reasons for delays in processing? If UK visa application is straightforward, then UKVI usually processes the application...

This relates to UK Visa maintenance funds requirements for Points Based System Tier 1 HS Migrants, Tier 2 Work, Tier 4 Student and Tier 5 Temporary Workers as per Appendix C of the Immigration...

This relates to bringing an overseas adopted child to the UK. Accordingly, the post provides the details of overseas child adoption requirements, process, approval from Department of Education and...

This guidance relates to UK visa on human rights grounds under the Immigration Rules and outside the Rules. A UK visa application on human rights grounds relates to asylum claim, humanitarian...

This guidance explains: what to do after getting UK visa refusal letter: reapply or appeal? Indeed, after UK visit, tourist, student, work, or spouse visa refusal applicants are not very sure...

This relates to 1-10 Years UK visa re-entry ban under paragraphs 320(7B) and 322(2) due to a previous breach of Immigration Rules such as overstaying, voluntary departure, removals, deportation,...

An applicant gets a 10-year UK visa deception ban under paragraph 320(7A) or V3.6 of the Immigration Rules for using false documents, misrepresentation, fraud, or forgery. Accordingly, the post...

This guidance relates to mandatory and discretionary general grounds for UK visa refusal under paragraphs 320, 321 and 322 of Immigration Rules for PBS and Non-PBS entry clearance, leave to remain,...

This relates to UK visa and immigration statistics 2008-18 for entry clearance, leave to remain (extension and switching) and ILR (settlement) applications. During 2008-18 a total of 30.28M, 3.47M,...