DavidsonMorris Immigration Articles
Tier 1 – UK Visa for Investors and Entrepreneurs
Check if you are eligible to come to the UK under a Tier 1 visa Tier 1 is one of the immigration routes under the UK’s points-based visa system available to individuals from outside the [...]
Tier 2 Visa Sponsorship: Employer FAQs
To hire under the Tier 2 visa route, UK companies must have a valid sponsorship licence. A Tier 2 visa sponsorship licence permits the ‘sponsor’ to recruit nationals from countries outside the EU within specific [...]
Tier 2 Sponsor Licence List: Guide for Workers
Before you can apply for a Tier 2 visa to work in the UK, you first have to secure sponsorship from a qualifying UK employer. The employer must hold a valid sponsorship licence, permitting the [...]
Graduate Entrepreneur Visa: Guidance for Applicants
If you are an international student with a viable idea for a business, you may be eligible to set up your enterprise here in the UK under the Graduate Entrepreneur Visa. The 'Tier 1 (Graduate [...]
Tier 1 Entrepreneur Extension (Application Errors to Avoid!)
We are frequently instructed by Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa holders who have been refused their Tier 1 Entrepreneur extension. It's extremely frustrating, and can result in having to start a new extension application and potentially [...]
Settled Status in the UK – FAQs
Changes to the UK immigration rules will require EU citizens and their family members to secure their long-term status in the UK post-Brexit by applying for settled status. As of 21 January 2019, the scheme [...]
UK Family Visa – Join Your Loved Ones
A UK Family Visa is needed to join a family member in the UK for a period of more than 6 months. Shorter stays will require a standard visitor visa. Do I need a UK [...]
Marriage Visitor Visa (Eligibility & Applications)
A Marriage Visitor Visa is needed if you are a foreign national from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland wanting to travel to the UK to get married or register a civil partnership, [...]
UK Immigration White Paper
New UK work visas set out in UK immigration White Paper The Government’s much-anticipated UK immigration White Paper was published on Wednesday 19 December 2018. The document outlines proposals for a new UK immigration system. In [...]
FLR M Form: How to Extend Your Stay as a Family Member, Partner or Child
You will need to complete the FLR M form if you want to make an application to extend your stay in the UK on the basis of your family life and relationship to either: a [...]
ETIAS – Visa-Free Travel to Europe Post-Brexit
The European Commission has confirmed that UK citizens will be permitted to travel to European countries after Brexit without a visa, provided they hold a valid 'ETIAS'. What is ETIAS? ETIAS (EU Travel Information and [...]
EU Citizens in UK after Brexit: Deal or No Deal Scenarios
The increasing likelihood of a no-deal Brexit is creating further confusion about EU citizens' rights after the UK leaves the European Union. How will a no-deal affect EU citizens in the UK after Brexit? [...]
UK Immigration Rules Changes 2019
Home Office publishes new Statement of Changes to Immigration Rules The Government has announced a number of changes to the UK immigration rules, set to take effect from 10th January 2019. We summarise the main changes below, [...]
UK Tier 1 Investor Visa to be Suspended
The Tier 1 Investor Visa has been temporarily suspended with effect from Friday 7th December. The Home Office has announced it will be halting investor visa applications while an audit is carried out [...]
Sponsor Management System: User Guide
Having been granted a sponsorship licence by the Home Office to hire non-EEA workers in qualifying roles, you will be given access to the sponsor management system (SMS) and assume duties to use and update [...]
UK Attracting More International Female Entrepreneurs
Year-on-year growth in the number of women applying for the UK Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa - Home Office figures An analysis of recent Home Office statistics* suggests increasing numbers of international female entrepreneurs are setting up [...]
How to Get British Citizenship
For individuals who do not automatically hold British nationality by birth or descent, the most common route to getting British citizenship is through naturalisation. Naturalisation is a Home Office application process requiring applicants to evidence [...]
British Citizenship Test – FAQs
A mandatory requirement when applying to naturalise as a British citizen is that applicants pass the British citizenship test as well as having a language qualification in English at B1 CEFR or higher, or its equivalent. [...]
How to Apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK
Indefinite leave to remain grants you the right to live and work in the UK free from immigration restrictions. It also puts you on the pathway to becoming naturalised as a British citizen. To apply [...]
Residence Card UK – What Applicants Need to Know
Extended family members of EEA nationals are required to hold a UK residence card to prove their immigration status. A UK residence card is not however a mandatory requirement for direct family members of EEA [...]