UK Visas and British Citizenship

Join us for this very informative and practical 2-day weekend course at our office in the City of London!   UK Immigration Rules, visas, switching, visas for spouses and partners, what a great idea for a weekend! O r perhaps you would enjoy learning about British Citizenship or Points-Based System, EU/EEA applications and European law?  1st 4Immigration Ltd is a practicing OISC-accredited immigration company, OISC ref F200800152. After many years of experience – and hundreds of successful cases – we are sharing our experience to help you to prepare for your OISC Level 1 assessment and accreditation or, if you are already practicing, to increase your knowledge. You can read Testimonials on our immigration cases here. TRAINING DATES:    Weekend 14 - 15 November 2015 (in time for OISC exam on 23 November). Weekend 12 - 13 December 2015 (in time for OISC exam on 17 December). Weekend 30 - 31 January 2016 (in t...

Multi Travel Visas Ltd can assist with renewing a UK passport using same-day or 1 week service at the Passport Office in London, with the authorisation from you as per the government requirements. We can submit applications on next working day after receiving your documents, there is no need to wait for an appointment. We may also be able to submit on the same day if we receive your documents before 12pm (midday) and they are in order. We can also help if for some reason you are unable to apply yourself. If you don't have time to travel to a Passport Office yourself we can apply on your behalf (you don't have to come to London). If you are living/working abroad you can courier documents to our London office and we can submit them promptly for same-day service. This includes if your passport has run out of pages or if you need to renew not only yours but also/or your child's passport urgently.  Example: British expats living or working in the USA, the Middle East, Asia an...

“Hello Harpreet, the passport(s) arrived this morning and all in good order. Thank you all for an excellent service and job well done. It certainly is a much better way of renewing a passport from overseas and not having the trouble of a 6-8 week wait. Thanks again and best regards.” This came from Nigel, a British citizen residing in Singapore, after he received his brand new passport delivered by DHL, following an application for same-day service which we have submitted on Nigel’s behalf. It is possible to renew a British passport within just 2-3 working days! It is actually same-day service at the UK Passport Office, so with an appointment available as soon as on the next working day the whole process is very fast. And if we have your documents by 12pm, and they are in order (or if you quickly arrange them to be in order, such as to bring new photos), then we can submit on the same working day! Contact us: http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/same-day-british-passport-re...

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   GERMAN SCHENGEN VISA: 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. This is the best Embassy to apply for a Schengen visa for spouse...

"Epic, great news, thanks Sebastian. You, guys, have done a great job, I will definitely use your service again in the future and not hesitate to recommend you on. Many thanks.” These lovely words came from Mikey, who applied for a German Schengen visa through us in London. It is possible to obtain a German Schengen visa within 4 working days from the date of appointment for most nationals, such as South African, Thai, Filipino, Russian, Indian, Chinese and most others. We can also assist with a French and Portuguese Schengen visas. The good thing about applying through German Embassy is there are no biometrics (fingerprints) and there is no need for the applicants to attend a visa centre in London. We do it for you! Plus spouses of UK/EU citizens still do not need to submit tickets and hotel/accommodation booking (unlike when applying to French or Portuguese Embassies). Contact us at Multi Travel Visas: German Schengen visa: http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/schen...

‘Born British’ means you are a British citizen at birth and can just apply for a UK passport (passport book). Registration means applying to the Home Office immigration department to be accepted as a British citizen, having met the specified requirements by law (ie it can’t be done by everyone), paying a fee (currently main fee £749), submitting the required supporting documents, waiting for a decision and then, if it’s successful, being given an official certificate (Certificate of Registration). Only after this can you apply to the Passport Office for a UK passport (passport book).   We also have a post about children and grandchildren born abroad to British expats: http://1st4immigration-visas.blogspot.pt/2015/10/children-born-outside-uk-to-british.html Another post is on ‘other way around’ situations, when a child is born in the UK to foreign parents: http://1st4immigration-visas.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/why-are-some-parents-being-told-your.html Furthermor...

If you are one of the lucky Brits who are living or working in, say, New Zealand or America, what happens if you have a child born while you are there? You may think “Of course they are British because I am British!” Most Brits don’t think too much about it and just apply for their child’s passport to HM Passport Office (via the process for those residing outside the UK). Here we make your life a bit more complicated and explain what nationality law thinks about it. A child born abroad to a British parent is only British (as ‘born and British at birth’) if one of the parents is ‘British otherwise than by descent’. Examples of 'British otherwise than by descent': born in the UK to a British parent(s), born in the UK before 1983 to parents of any nationality (after this the law stopped automatic acquisition of nationality based on the place of birth, unlike, say, in America). You are also ‘British otherwise than by descent’ if you have naturalised, such as you came from India...

“Hi Joanne, my husband received his settlement visa this morning, thank you so much for your assistance and please thank Lucy as well. We are both so happy. ” This came from Natasha, a British citizen who asked us for help to secure a Spouse visa for her husband in Morocco. In this case we used Natasha’s employment in the UK to meet the Financial Requirement, as her salary was meeting the £18,600 threshold required for this type of visa. The next step will be to renew a visa after 2.5 years and then to apply for permanent residency after 5 years. Both steps can be done using same-day service, such as the one we use in Croydon. If you find it difficult to qualify for a Spouse / Partner visa because of the Financial Requirement, you may find this article useful (plus a few similar ones on our blog): http://1st4immigration-visas.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/solution-for-margaret-on-how-to-secure.html    and this one of who is exempt from the £18,600 threshold: http://1...

UK Immigration Rules, visas, switching, visas for spouses and partners, what a great idea for a weekend! Or perhaps you would enjoy learning about British Citizenship or Points-Based System or maybe even EU/EEA applications and European law?  This is a very informative and practical 2-day weekend course at our office in the City of London!  1st 4Immigration Ltd is a practicing OISC-accredited immigration company, OISC ref F200800152. After many years of experience – and hundreds of successful cases – we are sharing our experience to help you to prepare for your OISC Level 1 assessment and accreditation or, if you are already practicing, to increase your knowledge. You can read Testimonials on our immigration cases here. TRAINING DATES:     Weekend 24 - 25 October 2015 (in time for OISC exam on 29 October). Weekend 14 - 15 November 2015 (in time for OISC exam on 23 November). Weekend 12 - 13 December 2015 (in time for OISC ...