TLScontact Login: User & Troubleshooting Guide 2026
Section A: What is TLScontact? TLScontact is one of the Home Office’s commercial partners for visa application centre services. It supports parts of the overseas application process for UK visas in locations where it has been appointed as the local provider. Which provider applies is determined by the country and city where the […]
Leave to Remain in the UK: Rules & Application Guide 2026
Section A: What does “leave to remain” mean in UK immigration law? Leave to remain is the legal permission granted by the UK Home Office allowing a non-UK national to stay lawfully in the UK following an application made from within the country. Home Office guidance often refers to this as “permission to […]
UK eVisa Explained 2026: Electronic Visas, ETA & How It Works
Section A: What is an eVisa in the UK? The UK eVisa is a secure digital record of an individual’s immigration status and the conditions attached to their permission to be in the UK. It records whether a person has the right to live, work or study in the UK, or rent in […]
Right to Work Share Code: What It Is & How to Get It 2026
Section A: What is a Right to Work Share Code? A Right to Work share code is a 9-character alphanumeric code generated via GOV.UK that allows non-British, non-Irish workers with digital immigration status to prove their right to work online to UK employers. Each code links to the individual’s Home Office record so […]
UK Citizenship Requirements in 2026
Section A: UK Citizenship Eligiblity Requirements Eligibility for British citizenship depends on the statutory route under the British Nationality Act 1981 and how the applicant’s personal history aligns with current Home Office nationality guidance as applied in January 2026. British citizenship is not a single entitlement route. It is accessed through distinct legal […]
UKVI Contact Number & Details 2026
Section A: UKVI Contact Details UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) provides a number of public contact routes for applicants, employers and sponsors who need general information or technical support with an immigration process. The contact routes are not intended to provide legal advice or influence the outcome or timing of an application. It […]
Comprehensive Sickness Insurance Rules
UK immigration compliance increasingly operates at the intersection of workforce planning, right to work enforcement and long-term employee retention. One area that continues to generate confusion, risk and inconsistent decision-making is comprehensive sickness insurance (CSI). While CSI was historically significant under EU free movement law, its relevance under the post-Brexit immigration system is frequently misunderstood […]
EEA Permanent Residence Refused?
EEA permanent residence is no longer a live immigration route, yet confusion around historic EEA rights, EU Settlement Scheme status and right to work evidence continues to create real compliance risk for UK employers. Many organisations still employ EU nationals who arrived in the UK before Brexit, rely on legacy documentation in HR files, or […]
Certificate of Sponsorship 2026: Request, Assign & Amend
Section A: What is a Certificate of Sponsorship? A Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) is a digital record that allows foreign nationals to apply for a visa to work in the UK under certain sponsored categories. A CoS is a unique reference code, not a physical document. Before an employer can sponsor a foreign […]
British Citizenship Application Form (AN) 2026 Guide
The British citizenship application form is often treated as an individual immigration milestone, handled privately by the employee and largely ignored by employers. That assumption is increasingly risky. For HR teams, business owners and sponsor licence holders, an employee’s British citizenship application intersects directly with right to work compliance, sponsorship risk, workforce planning and regulatory […]