UK Visas and British Citizenship

All 1st 4Immigration Ltd Google review can be found here.   1st 4Immigration Ltd is a specialist UK visa and immigration law company. We help customers worldwide to join family, come to work, settle in the UK. Well-respected by clients and colleagues for our in-depth technical knowledge of UK Immigration Rules and “details”, which can make or break your case.   Accredited at the highest OISC Level 3. We have been in business for more than 10 years! Our OISC reference is F200800152, in which 2008 stands for the year of accreditation. We have been registered as a provider of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for immigration professionals since 2012. Office: Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1HN.  www.1st4immigration.com We are here to help if you wish to talk to an Immigration Lawyer or to start the process of preparing your visa application. We work with customers worldwide via What's App, Skype, Facebook, email as well as in person at our office in the City of Lo

Changing from one UK visa type to another is one of the most popular subjects in our immigration work. It is what we call ‘switching', ie changing without leaving the UK.   Normally, the answer lies in the Immigration Rules for the category you are switching into. For example, until December 2020 the work visa rules didn’t allow switching from most categories. Now, however, it is possible to change from almost (but not all) every UK visa under the post-Brexit Points Based Immigration System. Other useful examples:  If you have a Visitor visa, you cannot, normally, switch to a Skilled Worker or a family visa. However, at the moment, it may be possible to do so under Covid-19 concessions, albeit in limited circumstances. You still have to meet the rules, such as having a Sponsor for a work visa, or meeting the Financial Requirement £18,600 for a visa as a spouse/partner of a British citizen, but may be able to secure your status without leaving the UK. The latest Covid-19 policies ca

  #1 Priority visa services are up and running, and are very popular!  Priority and Super Priority services allow to obtain a visa decision within 5 working days or on the next working day respectively, for an additional Government fee. These are for in-UK applications. Eligible categories are visas for spouses/partners of UK citizens, workers including Skilled Worker and Health and Care Worker visa, Ancestral visa, Long residence 10 years and some business/investment categories. Available when you are switching from another category (Student to Spouse; Student to a Skilled Worker etc), extension in the same category and settlement / Indefinite Leave. More can be found here on the Government website.       #2 Graduate visa started on 1 July 2021. Great for international students, UK employers looking for graduates. And also for … unmarried partners of UK citizens who cannot (yet) prove 'living together for 2 years’. So, graduates from UK universities can now stay for 2 years in the

Graduate visa has finally opened on 1 July 2021! Those of us working in immigration law for a long time still call it by its predecessor, Post-Study Work visa. International students, who are in the UK on a Tier 4 or Student visa, can remain for 2 years after completing their course (3 years for PhD graduates).  The highlights: #1 Graduate visa allows to work in the UK in almost any job. No need for sponsorship (no job offer is needed), no minimum salary, no limit on places etc.  #2 You can apply once your university has confirmed a successful completion of your course. You cannot apply before that (such as while waiting for the results) but don’t have to wait for the formal graduation either. Qualifying courses are Bachelor, Master, PhD but also some professional courses, please contact us for details.   #3 You can only apply inside the UK, i.e. switch from a Student visa.  #4 Digital application process with an eVisa. The immigration process has been moving onto a digital domain for

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    The UK Government has been processing visas during all the lockdowns and they have now resumed Priority services in most cases. Contact us now for online application, online consultation and online document submission. Submit your enquiry through the feedback form on  our website .   Eligible in-UK visa categories: - Spouse / Partner of UK citizen: entry visa, switching from another visa, extension, Settlement Indefinite Leave - Skilled Worker, Health and Care Worker and most other work visas: switching, extension, Indefinite Leave - Start-up, Innovator, Global Talent - Tier 1 Investor: switching, extension and ILR - Ancestral visa: Indefinite Leave - Indefinite Leave on the basis of 10 years     Not eligible for Priority services but OK on standard service: - British Citizenship - Hong Kong BNO visa - EEA applications, instead you can register under EU Settlement Scheme that often gives immediate decision - Complex cases   Frequently Asked Questions: How does it work? Decision in

  Here we put a summary of what changed during the past 12 months in the Immigration rules and procedures for a UK Spouse and Partner visas. #1 Application inside the UK if your current visa is about to expire. You still have to submit a new application (online) before your current visa expires. However, you have more time to book an appointment for biometrics and provide your documents. And if you had to wait for a test centre to reopen to take English or Life on the U.K. test, you won’t be penalised for that and can submit it later. Generally, there are concessions on the documents that you cannot provide on time, so you could provide them later.   #2 Absences from the UK due to Covid travel restrictions. If you happened to stay abroad longer than intended because of Covid travel restrictions, it won’t affect your future U.K. visa applications or continuous residency, as long as it was for a reasonable time (consistent with the Governments’ policies). If your visa expired while abroa

There is an exciting development in the UK immigration world - a return of what many of us remember as a Post-Study Work visa.  We remember it from before 2012, so after almost 10 years we are glad to see it back from 1 July 2021 under the new name - Graduate Route . It will be available to graduates from UK universities who have completed a degree level course (minimum Bachelor level).  Benefits:  This visa allows to remain in the UK for 2 years (3 years for Doctoral students) to work for any employer at any skill level as well as set up a business in the UK. It is also a useful visa to buy time, such as to look for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa, or to complete 2 years of living together for an Unmarried Partner visa.  Does it lead to settlement?  No, this visa itself doesn’t lead to settlement (Indefinite Leave) and doesn’t count as a part of the 5-year qualifying period. However, it gives 2 years to look for work, gain the relevant skills, find a Sponsor (employer) and switc

  Immigration work continues, UK visas are issued, visa centres remain open   Visa application centres inside the UK are classified as essential services, so you can still enrol biometrics (fingerprints) as part of your application for a UK visa, settlement or British Citizenship. The casework (considering your documents) continues by the UK Government remotely, with online submission of documents - a process that has been in place for 2 years now (since before Covid). Not forgetting Brexit! We have an exciting new Points-Based Immigration System for work visas that welcomes a wide range of skilled workers from all over the world (not just Europe). The new rules are more flexible, the process is faster. The rules are more technical, such as salary thresholds, but this is where we can help with our expertise. We are still expecting a return of Post-Study Work visas in summer 2021. Also, Hong Kong BNO visa commenced from late January 2021 and we have already processed some successful cas

The Hong Kong BNO visa is now up and running, and we have been submitting the applications. Here are some interesting rules about this visa category that make it different from the others. We remind that it is only for those who hold a British National (Overseas) status. This was inspired by the recently published UK Government rules https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-hong-kong-british-national-overseas but also by some articles in the Press.  #1 Hong Kong BNO visa allows to work, study and live in the UK, and then qualify for settlement. It is a very generous provision that isn't  tied to a Sponsor, be it an employer, a family member or an academic establishment.  #2 BN(O) status doesn't need to be proven by the valid BN(O) passport, it can be an expired document.  #3 Only those who are ordinarily residents in Hong Kong or the UK can qualify. Well, if you are a resident in, say, Australia (as we are often asked), you could come to the