UK Visas and British Citizenship

“I would like to thank you very much for assisting me with getting a work visa. You were very helpful throughout all this 'uneasy' process. Thank you for your high professionalism and advice!” Alexander, a Russian national switching from a Post-Study Work visa. On this case Alexander’s Tier 2 Sponsor did not have to advertise the job because of a special arrangement for Post-Study Work visa holders switching inside the UK. The application was processed on same-day service in Croydon. For an individual advice or to make an application please contact us:   info@1st4immigration.com   or visit  www.1st4immigration.com   If you are an Immigration Adviser or a Solicitor please visit our immigration Training and CDP website:   www.1st4immigration.com/training

As we wrote earlier, English language requirement was NOT changing for those applying for a Spouse, Fiancée or Unmarried Partner visa, to joint their British partner in the UK. It is still an A1 level, even from  28 October 2013 .  The changes affected those applying for permanent residency, ie an Indefinite Leave to Remain. The logic is that after a few years in the UK the person in question would have English at a level B1 or above, which is very reasonable.  The new rule has also affected those who did not need to demonstrate this requirement for an ILR but are now applying for British Citizenship where a new rule is the same - I addition to a Life in the UK Test there is now a separate English language requirement (with a B1 level). For an individual advice or to make an application please contact us:  info@1st4immigration.com  or visit  www.1st4immigration.com   If you are an Immigration Adviser or a Solicitor please visit our ...

  For our colleagues Immigration Advisers and Solicitors: Our online training course is accepted by The OISC and SRA, CPD ref number EJE/14IM. British Citizenship - a Dream for Many! 7 hours CPD credit. The course includes criminality changes from 13 December 2012 and rules for EEA nationals including Bulgarian / Romanian (EU2) whose applications can be submitted from 2013 onwards.  Download from our website, study in your own time on any computer, iPad or iPhone, complete the test and we will award your CPD hours and send you a certificate. Visit website now to download or to read a detailed table of contents, objectives and extracts:   http://www.1st4immigration.com/training/british-citizenship-a-dream-for-many-cpd.php   The course is offered by our company, 1 st 4Immigration Ltd, which is a practising immigration company, registered by The OISC at a highly respectable Level 2, based at the Royal Mint in Central London....

“A massive thank you to you and the rest of the 1st4immigration team for helping me with my visa. I received my passport with the visa yesterday and I'm so excited. So thanks again, you have been fantastic! I would not hesitate to recommend your service to anyone looking for advice/help throughout the process. You have been incredibly thorough and helpful...not to mention answering the million and one emails I sent quickly.”    Mckenzie, American national, who applied as an Unmarried Partner of a British citizen. In this case the British partner had been working in Europe for a few years, then was offered a job in London, so we helped the American partner to secure an Entry Clearance. We used a Category A, employment with the same company for at least 6 months, plus a job offer in the UK. For an individual advice or to make an application please contact us:  info@1st4immigration.com  or visit  www.1st4immigration.com   If you are an Immi...

For our colleagues Immigration Advisers and Solicitors: Our online training course is accepted by The OISC and SRA, CPD ref number EJE/14IM. What’s Next after Post-Study Work and Tier 4 Visas? 4.5 hours CPD credit.   Download from our website, study in your own time on any computer, iPad or iPhone, complete the test and we will award your CPD hours and send you a certificate.   Visit website now:  http://www.1st4immigration.com/training/whats-next-after-post-study-work-and-tier-4-visas-cpd.php   The course is offered by our company, 1 st 4Immigration Ltd, which is a practising immigration company, registered by The OISC at a highly respectable Level 2, based at the Royal Mint in Central London.   We are also accredited by the UK Border Agency in Croydon and submit applications using Premium service for accredited representatives. We provide biometric appointments every week (ILR, Tier 1, Spouse/Partner etc) and we have perm...

This question seems to create confusion because there are different rules for including spouses in the ILR and Citizenship applications. With ILR applications some can include spouses, even if a spouse has only arrived in the UK ‘yesterday’ (Work Permit or Ancestral). Applicants under the Points-Based System can include a spouse in an ILR application if the spouse has spent 2 years in the UK, this is if a Dependant visa was issued before 9 July 2012. In this case the main PBS applicant can apply for Citizenship 1 year after an ILR while the spouse would need to spend his/her own 5 years in the UK. In this case the Citizenship timing will be different for a dependant spouse from the point of application for an ILR. However, PBS applicants can include a spouse in an ILR application if the spouse has spent the whole 5 years in the UK, if a Dependant visa was issued before on or after 9 July 2012. In this case husband and wife may have to apply up to 5 years apart for either an ILR...

The wait is over! This is a most requested training course and you can now 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! As we are a practicing OISC-accredited immigration company, we have designed this basic level 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. Or perhaps to those who are planning to open a UK immigration consultancy based overseas. It would also be of interest for practicing advisers and immigration lawyers as well as for community group advisers, council or Citizens Advice Bureau workers, volunteers etc. This is not a boring coverage of the Immigration Rules! We tried to keep the language as simple and entertaining as possible. S...