UK Visas and British Citizenship

1st 4Immigration Ltd is an accredited CPD provider and can be found on the OISC list of CPD providers.  Current CPD courses: Online OISC LEVEL 1 course. CPD 16 core hours.   Classroom OISC LEVEL 1 course. CPD 16 core hours. Weekends 28 February - 1 March and 21 - 22 March 2015.      Classroom Points - Based System (PBS) training course: Tiers, Points, Dependants and qualifying for ILR. CPD 10 core hours. Weekend 28 - 29 March 2015. Self-Employment Income in Visa Applications (by a Self-employed immigration adviser). CPD 6 hours. British Citizenship - a Dream for Many! CPD 7 core hours.   British Citizenship for European/EEA nationals and their Family Members. CPD 5 core hours. Spouse/Partner Visas - Case Studies and FAQs. CPD 6 core hours. The courses are offered by our company, 1 st 4Immigration Ltd, which is a practicing immigration company, registered with The OISC and based in the City of London....

This course is also accredited to award 16 hours of Continued Professional Development  (CPD) for the accredited advisers. Our CPD training courses are accepted by The OISC. This course includes  a mock Level 1 Assessment and real case studies from our practicing OISC-accredited immigration company.   You can download our OISC Level 1 training course to your computer and study in your own time - to prepare for your OISC accreditation and Level 1 Assessment. No need to travel to a classroom, no need to wait for the next date. You can start your immigration training right now! 1st 4Immigration Ltd is a practicing OISC-accredited immigration company, we have designed this   course to be of practical help for those who are preparing for OISC accreditation at Level 1 (Initial Advice) and for compulsory Level 1 Assessment.  It would also be of interest for practicing advisers and immigration lawyers as well as for community g...

We still have places for this very informative and practical 2 -day weekend course at our office in the City of London. Multi Travel Visas Ltd and a sister company, 1st 4Immigration Ltd, are both accredited by The OISC, ref F201100418 and F200800152 respectively. After many years of experience – and hundreds of successful cases – we are offering to share our experience with you to help you prepare for your OISC Level 1 assessment and accreditation. You can read Testimonials on our immigration cases here. TRAINING DATES (we have a class every month) - all available to be booked now. Weekend 31 January - 1 February 2015 Weekend 28 February - 1 March 2015 Weekend 21 - 22 March 2015 Weekend 11 - 12 April 2015 Weekend 16 - 17 May 2015 Weekend 27 - 28 June 2015 Our tutors are our very own OISC-accredited practicing immigration advisers who handle the real cases during the week and teach on weekends. You can read about them on the Tutors page.   Unlike most traditio...

Multi Travel Visas Ltd is an accredited agency with the official French visa centre in London, we have many years of experience of working with French Consulate. We use a separate system of appointments and can provide an appointment sooner than available for the public. FRENCH SCHENGEN VISA: It is possible to obtain a visa within 4 working days from the date of the biometric appointment for most nationals, such as Filipino, South African, Russian, Indian, Chinese, Turkish and most others. It takes longer for some nationals, up to 3 weeks, a list is available on our website: http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/schengen-visa-france.php OTHER SCHENGEN VISAS: German Schengen visa takes 5 working days from the date of appointment. No biometrics, no personal attendance needed. Furthermore, spouses and family members of UK/EU citizens don't have to book tickets/accommodation before applying for this visa. Portuguese Schengen visa takes 1 week from the nearest a...

“Hello Harpreet! Just want to extend my gratitude to you and your team for the assistance in my re-application of my Schengen visa which the French consulate granted me a 2 year visa yesterday. Can't thank you enough.”   This came from Ralph, a national of the Philippines residing in the UK and who is also married to a British citizen. It is possible to obtain a French Schengen visa within 3-4 working days for most nationals, such as Filipino, South African, Russian, Indian, Chinese, Turkish and most others. It does take longer for some nationals, up to 3 weeks, a list is available on our website.   As an accredited agency, we use a separate system of appointments from the public and can usually obtain an appointments much sooner.   Contact us at Multi Travel Visas: http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/schengen-visa-france.php Phone 0871 472 1468 or 07795471483 Email: info@multitravelvisas.co.uk   We reply on the same working day! Or come to our off...

“Dear Lucy, my sincere thanks for helping me apply for my Indefinite Leave to Remain (as a Spouse of a UK citizen, SET M application). It was such a pleasure having Christina assist me on Friday at the Home Office. Her kindness and reassurance together with her knowledge and ability to explain the procedures to me so clearly was wonderful. I could not have asked for a better representative. I will contact you in due course regarding my British citizenship.” This came from Pamela, a South African national who is married to a UK citizen, so we submitted a SET(M) application. Interestingly, Pamela and her husband initially came in the UK on an Ancestral visa and a dependent visa. Then Pamela’s husband registered as a UK citizen, we understand it was on the basis of being born before 1983 to a British mother. Upon receipt of a UK passport, Pamela applied for a visa as a spouse of a settled person (FLR M) and that application happened in early 2013, ie after 9 July 2012. Nevertheless,...

This may compliment our previous post on working after a refusal of a visa and during the appeal. However, many migrants may not, fortunately, have to deal with a refusal while knowing your rights while waiting for a visa affects almost everybody. The answer lies in the rule called Section 3C leave (of the Immigration Act 1971). If you have a visa which is about to expire, and submit a new application inside the UK before this visa expires, Section 3C “extends” your previous visa for as long as it takes to make a decision. It does not matter if your visa expires and you have not heard from the Home Office (UK Visas and Immigration) – because you applied on time. In this case your status remains the same as before, with the same conditions, including the rights to work.    Let’s consider a very common example, we also used it in the previous post to decide hat happens in case if your visa has been refused: you are on a Tier 4 Student visa   which e...

These are common questions and the answer lies in the rule called Section 3C and 3D leave (of the Immigration Act 1971). If you have a visa which is about to expire, and submit a new application inside the UK before this visa expires, Section 3C “extends” your previous visa for as long as it takes to make a decision. It does not matter if your visa expires and you have not heard from the Home Office (UK Visas and Immigration) – because you applied on time. In this case your status remains the same as before, with the same conditions, including the rights to work.    If your new application is refused, and there is a right of appeal, and you submit an appeal on time (within the deadline on your refusal letter), then your status again remains the same as on your old visa. The one which you had before your refusal and it will continue until you have heard a determination on your appeal. This will be under Section 3D.    Let’s consider a very common example: ...

Here is a detailed agenda of our 2-day weekend OISC Level 1 course. For dates and to book visit our website: www.mtv-training.co.uk , the nearest is on Saturday-Sunday 31 January - 1 February 2015 at our office in the City.   PART 1: CRUCIAL TO GET THE BASICS! 2 systems of immigration law: UK law and European law | Types of visas under the UK law | Entry Clearance | Visitor visa | Leave to Remain (also called Residence Permit or Limited Leave to Remain) | Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) | It is possible to lose an ILR, however Indefinite it is | Indefinite Leave to Enter | There is also a Leave to Enter   ’Settlement’ and 2 confusing meanings of this word | Common question:  Passport has expired, do I have to transfer my visa to a new passport | What is Switching? | Common examples when switching is not allowed even though the migrants are desperate to do so | What is the Date of Application and why it is so important? | When is the Date of Application? | ...