UK Visas and British Citizenship

From March 2012 ILR applications will become biometric (fingerprints will be needed), same as Tier 1, 2, PSW or Spouse/Partner now. Because more visa categories will be 'squeezed' in the same number of appointments it will mean a much reduced number of Premium service appointments and much higher prices! APPLY NOW! Until March our company, 1st 4Immigration, can submit ILR applications every Tuesday WITHOUT APPOINTMENTS! This (submission without appointments) is going to stop in March and we would have to book a biometric slot which are very limited now and will be even more limited next year due to UKBA staff cuts. http://www.1st4immigration.com/  

After years of our practical experience - and many successful cases! - 1st 4Immigration is offering to share our extensive knowledge with other advisers and solicitors. We do not just teach the Rules - we practice them on day-to-day basis! Dates and detailed programme on our website: http:// www.1st4immigration.com/ immigration-training-courses.ph p Level 1 course includes a mock Level 1 Assessment. Level 2 course includes examples of scenarios used at Level 2 exam. All courses include examples from our real cases and a Questions&Answers session (prepare your questions in advance to win a prize!). An author of the best question/case study emailed in advance would receive a voucher to redeem against our service for Schengen visas, UK visas, visas to Russia, India, China, Saudi Arabia, Iran and others. The course is offered by our company, 1st 4Immigration Ltd, which is a practising immigration company, registered by The OISC at a highly respectable Level 2. We are also accre...

In January 2012 French Embassy in London will start issuing biometric Schengen visas. It will mean compulsory appearance of all applicants - to provide fingerprints. It will bring back the old problem of having to wait for weeks for an appointment to submit your documents (and biometrics!), not having enough appointments and long queues and waiting. We predict there will be a long (weeks or even months) wait for an appointment to submit the documents and long queues on the day. APPLY NOW! As long as we submit your documents before that we could apply using our special system for agencies, which allows to process most visas within 4 working days. http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/   Tel 0871 472 1468. Email info@multitravelvisas.co.uk  Officially accredited by the French Embassy in London.

After years of our practical experience - and many successful cases! - 1 st 4Immigration is now offering to share our extensive knowledge with other advisers and solicitors. We do not just teach the Rules - we practice them on day-to-day basis! OISC Level 1 Training Course, Saturday 17 th December. OISC Level 1 Training Course with 8 hours CPD, Saturday 5 th January. OISC Level 2 Training Course with 8 hours CPD, Saturday 28 th January. Training is at our office building Royal Mint Court at Tower Hill in Central London or via Skype. Level 1 course includes a mock Level 1 Assessment. Level 2 course includes examples of scenarios used at Level 2 exam. All courses include examples from our real cases and a Questions&Answers session (prepare your questions in advance to win a prize!). An author of the best question/case study emailed in advance would receive a voucher to redeem against our service for Schengen visas, UK visas, visas to Russia, India, China, S...

Our most popular posting on Facebook in October, with over 200 impressions, was this: If you have a gap between UK visas it will affect your ILR application. Such as when you had a gap between work permits or Tier 1/HSMP, ie had to go back to your country and apply from there after your previous UK visa expired. Or applied for a visa here but was refused. In many such cases it means you would not qualify or an ILR based on 5 years on work permit/HSMP/Tier 1 General. We deal with ILR applications all the time and we can submit on Premium service without appointments twice a week. www.1st4immigration.com

"Wow I’m so happy and relieved!!!! Thank you so much for all your help! My application was really well done by you and I had a really good service." Emilie, Canadian national, switching from a Working Holiday visa to EEA2 (EEA Residence Card as an Unmarried Partner of a European citizen). Our clients have been in a relationship for several years but only lived together in London for 1 year and 10 months (2 months short for 2 years). We advised to aubmit an EEA2 application anyway because it would take up to 6 months to process it and also the basic rule is to be in a 'durable relationship' rather than strictly living together for 2 years. www.1st4immigration.com

While preparing this we have heard the latest Supreme Court judgement ruled that the minimum age for Fiancees, Spouses and Partners is to be lowered back to 18 yo instead of the current 21 yo. So, here are the proposals (not in force yet): 1) Main change is extending Spouse/Partner visas from 2 years to 5 years. That's 3 years longer to wait to qualify for an Indefinite Leave to Remain (permanent residency) and ultimately, a longer wait for a British passport. It is explained that a 5 year period would help combat sham marriages (and in some cases it probably would). But I believe it is simply an attempt to bring the rules in line with the Rules of European regulations. Under the EEA regulations spouses and all other family members of EU citizens get a 5 year visa first and only then apply for an ILR (permanent visas). I believe the UK Immigration Rules on Family Migration are going to be brought in line with the EEA rules, it was the same reason why Work/HSMP visas were extend...