UK Visas and British Citizenship

We have just updated this course, and it is better than ever! Even more case studies and answers to commonly asked questions. 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 here: http://www.1st4immigration.com/training/online-oisc-level-1-course.php 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.   1st 4Immigration Ltd is a practicing OISC-accredited immigration company, at the highest Level 3. We have designed this   course to be of practical hel...

"Great service and super efficiency! Highly recommended :)" Qing, Chinese national This came from Qing who applied for her French Schengen visa through us this week. She was issued a multi entry visa for a year within 3 working days.  It is possible to obtain a French Schengen visa within 3-4 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 the German and Portuguese Schengen visas. The good thing about applying through French Embassy is that they tend to issuer longer, multiple-entry, visas. Although you have to go through a very stringent process of application, you may have a visa lasting for several years.  Contact us at Multi Travel Visas: German Schengen visa:  http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/schengen-visa-germany.php Portuguese Schengen visa:  http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/schengen-visa-portugal.php French Sch...

"Professional service from start to finish. My wife and I used 1st4Immigration for her spousal further leave to remain visa and were very impressed with the service we received. From our first consultation, everything was explained to us thoroughly and there was good communication throughout the process. There was also a representative with us on the day who took care of everything with a minimum of fuss. Would highly recommend." Alex, British national This came from Alex who is a British national, he applied for his wife's spouse visa. For an individual advice or to make your application as successful please contact us: info@1st4immigration.com  or visit     http://www.1st4immigration.com/ If you are an Immigration Adviser or a Solicitor please visit our immigration Training and CPD website:   www.1st4immigration.com/training   We have a weekend OISC Level 1 course as well as a Points-Based System course and we also have online training courses,...

“Wow! Why did no-one tell me about them before? Visa sorted within 3 days (the week before Christmas, no less), when I couldn't find a booking at any of the embassy vendors to get a visa. If I hadn't have used MultiTravelVisas, I would have had to cancel my holiday. Well worth the money! 4 minutes in the queue to take biometrics. That was it! Thanks for amazing service, guys! ” This came from Peter who posted a review about our services on Google. He applied for his Schengen visa through us and was issued a multi entry Schengen visa for 1 year by the French consulate in 3 days.  It is possible to obtain a French Schengen visa within 3-4 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 the German and Portuguese Schengen visas. The good thing about applying through French Embassy is that they tend to issuer longer, multiple-entry, visas. Although yo...

"Expeditious and professional service. They definitely over-delivered! I would highly recommend this company." Naureen, Pakistani national This came from Naureen who posted a review about our services on Google, applied for her Schengen visa through us and was issued a multi entry Schengen visa for 6 months by the French consulate in around 10 days.  It is possible to obtain a French Schengen visa within 3-4 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 the German and Portuguese Schengen visas. The good thing about applying through French Embassy is that they tend to issuer longer, multiple-entry, visas. Although you have to go through a very stringent process of application, you may have a visa lasting for several years.  Contact us at Multi Travel Visas: German Schengen visa:  http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/schengen-vis...

" "These guys are great!  They were the only agency able to do our Schengen visa for us in a week and were friendly, professional and honest.  We've used them before and will recommend them any time.  Worth every penny."  Jovonne, South African national This came from Jovonne who posted a review about our services on Google, applied for her Schengen visa through us and was issued a multi entry Schengen visa for 5 years by the French consulate in 3 days.  It is possible to obtain a French Schengen visa within 3-4 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 the German and Portuguese Schengen visas. The good thing about applying through French Embassy is that they tend to issuer longer, multiple-entry, visas. Although you have to go through a very stringent process of application, you may have a visa lasting for several years....

When you are applying for your 1 st Spouse visa, you need the most basic A1 level. This is true whether you are applying outside the UK or switching from another category inside the UK.   After the 1 st Spouse visa you will need an extension. At the moment at that stage you would still need the same A1 level, so at the moment you wouldn’t need to worry about this rule at all. From May 2017, however, you would need to demonstrate a higher A2 level when applying for extension.   After that you could normally apply for a permanent visa. This is where an even higher B1 level would be needed.   For an individual advice or to make an application please contact us: info@1st4immigration.com   or read testimonials on   http://www.1st4immigration.com/testimonials.php   We also have a very good post earlier on the confusion between A1 and B1 level when applying for “settlement”, as many spouses applying outside the UK are ...

In fact, there are only 6 levels: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2. A1 being the most basic and B1 the highest and hardest to score. As much as it may seem the UK Immigration Rules are making these levels hard to understand, it is actually a common European framework known as CEFR. So, there are the same levels in French or Spanish etc. Our of these 6 levels only 3 are used in the UK visa applications. Furthermore, there are 4 components at each level: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. Which level you need depends on the Rules applicable to your UK visa category. It is mentioned in the Immigration Rules for a given visa type. The Rules also say whether you need all 4 components or only some of them. For example, Spouses of UK citizens initially only need a most basic A1 level and only in Speaking and Listening. Tier 1 Entrepreneur migrants need a B1 level in all 4 components. Most migrants applying for settlement need a B1 level too but only in Speaking ...

“The sister company of 1st4immigration. It was easy to communicate and effective service. I got the Multi-travel Visa did not even pop into the office this time. It's reliable service I used for few times. It worth the money for avoid waiting time and have everything smooth. Three year visa for the first time and 5 year this time! Quite happy.” Youhua, Chinese national This came from Youhua who posted a review about our services on Google, applied for her Schengen visa through us and was issued a multi entry Schengen visa for 5 years by the French consulate in 3 days.  It is possible to obtain a French Schengen visa within 3-4 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 the German and Portuguese Schengen visas. The good thing about applying through French Embassy is that they tend to issuer longer, multiple-entry, visas. Although you have to go...

"The 1st4Immigration team gives very thorough advice for my particular Tier 1 application. They have done a very detailed job at preparing, researching, compiling my business plan. For someone like me who have no previous business experience, they help me choose from different financial options available, give me very comprehensive advice on business factors that comply the immigration requirement. My application went through very smoothly and it didn’t take too much waiting before I got the final visa approval. It’s a very professional team." Abigail, Chinese national For an individual advice or to make your application as successful please contact us: info@1st4immigration.com  or visit     http://www.1st4immigration.com/ If you are an Immigration Adviser or a Solicitor please visit our immigration Training and CPD website:   www.1st4immigration.com/training   We have a weekend OISC Level 1 course as well as a Points-Based System course and we also...

"Hi, Thanks for responding to my e-mail. As my Visa application was yesterday morning, it was not possible to commit to your service but I must say that your online blog was VERY CRUCIAL in our decision making. My husband having been established a Limited Company in the UK only 9 months ago, we were unsure whether partial accounts would be acceptable even though he had surpassed the £18,600 financial requirement. What is funny is that we sought the advice of an expert recognised by the Home Office and she simply read to us the contents of the Home Office website that we were already aware of! Her interpretation of a FULL financial year was 12 months. She advised us against attending the Premium service with partial accounts and suggested using a postal service as that would buy us more weeks to get 12 months worth of accounts! Needless to say, my visa was approved in less than three hours, courtesy of clarification from your blog! So why I am telling you all this? I am going ...

"1st4Immigration provide a professional service which takes the stress out of putting together a visa application. We were returning customers for the partner visa and I imagine we'll be back in touch when it comes to the next application. Highly recommended." This came from  Kate , who applied for her partner's visa.  For an individual advice or to make your application as successful please contact us: info@1st4immigration.com  or visit     http://www.1st4immigration.com/ If you are an Immigration Adviser or a Solicitor please visit our immigration Training and CPD website:   www.1st4immigration.com/training   We have a weekend OISC Level 1 course as well as a Points-Based System course and we also have online training courses, including Online OISC Level 1 course and courses focusing on Spouse/Partner visas. All our training courses are CPD-accredited with CPD credit accepted by  OISC.  

"Dear Daniel, Neil, Maggie and everyone at 1st 4 Immigration,   m y ILR card came through the letter box a few minutes ago, words can not express the joy and relief that my family and I are currentl y ex periencing. We have been dancing around the house. Thank you .   My journey to 1st 4 Immigration's offices was borne out of frustration not only with the amount of intertwining and complicated Border Immigration literature but by the numerous amount of professionals including Immigration lawyers who can hardly interpret these regulations. I completely failed to understand why I could not apply for my ILR as my (previous) solicitor of many years had advised as well as objected to a one day application. Finding 1 st 4 Immigration's website gave me profound confidence in contacting them and their prompt reply was unbelievable. They replied on the same day, they answered my queries immediately!   I was a little bit sceptical in confirming an appointment with them but as s...

Join us for this very informative and practical 2-day course at our office in the City of London!   UK Immigration Rules, visas, switching, visas for spouses and partners, what a great idea! 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, accredited at the highest Level 3. 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.   TRAINING DATES:    24th - 25th September 2016 (10am - 4pm). To book please visit this page:  http://www.1st4immigration.com/training/classroom-oisc-level-1-course.php Unlike most traditional courses, ours is conducted using plain...