3 Points on Licence: Can You Get UK Citizenship? 2026
If you have 3 points on your driving licence, you can usually still apply for British citizenship. A single minor motoring offence, such as a speeding offence resulting in three penalty points, will not normally lead to refusal, provided the matter is properly disclosed and there are no wider concerns about your conduct. The key […]
How to Check Someone’s Immigration Status in the UK 2026
Checking someone’s immigration status is a legal requirement for UK employers to ensure that an individual has the right to work in the country. This obligation sits at the core of the UK’s illegal working enforcement regime and is governed primarily by the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, alongside detailed Home Office guidance on […]
Senior or Specialist Worker Visa UK Guide 2026
Section A: What is the Senior or Specialist Worker Visa? Under the UK Immigration Rules, foreign national employees being assigned to a UK business that is linked to their overseas employer will need to apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa. The Senior or Specialist Worker visa is one of five Global […]
Employment Case Law Update April 2026
Collective redundancy consultation Ellard & Ors v Alliance Transport Technologies Ltd [2025] EAT 169 The Claimants were employed by a manufacturing business employing approximately 51 staff. The company entered administration on 2 May 2023. On that same day, 15 employees were dismissed as redundant. A further round of dismissals followed on 5 […]
Sponsor Change of Circumstances Form 2026
Section A: Sponsor Licence Change of Circumstances Among the compliance duties that sponsor licence holders have to meet is the requirement to inform the Home Office of certain changes in circumstances relating to sponsored workers and to the organisation itself. Failure to meet this duty can result in enforcement action, potentially impacting your […]
UKVI Expands Daily Priority Capacity for Sponsor Change Requests
UKVI Increases Daily Sponsor Change of Circumstances Priority Service Capacity UKVI has increased the daily allocation for its post-licence priority change of circumstances service. Sponsors can now access a minimum of 120 priority requests each working day, up from the previous lower threshold of 100 daily slots. Under the previous allocation, the daily […]
Post-Licence Priority Service | 2026 Fast-Track Sponsor Requests
Section A: What is the post licence priority service? If your organisation has a sponsor licence to employ overseas workers under the Worker and/or Temporary Worker routes, you are required to meet certain compliance duties. This includes notifying the Home Office of certain changes relating to your organisation and your sponsored workers within […]
Sham Visa Marriages: Impact on Genuine Couples
Reports of Sham Visa Marriages Being Promoted in Social Media Groups Media reports indicate that individuals are attempting to use informal online networks, including Facebook groups, to arrange marriages for immigration purposes. In some cases, posts explicitly refer to “contract marriages” or requests for British citizens willing to marry in exchange for immigration […]
Innovator Founder Visa UK Guide 2026
Section A: What is the Innovator Founder Visa? The Innovator Founder route is for entrepreneurs who intend to establish and grow a UK business that is new to the market, viable and capable of scaling. Entry is via endorsement from an approved body that assesses both the business and the applicant. Applications can […]
Sponsor Action Required: UKVI Urgent Information Requests
Section A: UKVI Issuing Urgent Sponsor Compliance Requests UKVI is contacting sponsor licence holders by email, under the subject ‘Sponsor Action Required’, requesting detailed payroll and employment information relating to sponsored workers. These requests require a substantive response within a short timeframe and include an explicit warning that failure to respond may result […]