UK Visas and British Citizenship

“This is the second time we have consulted 1st 4Immigration and it was a success. Excellent and professional service by 1st 4Immigration. Visa successful (spouse visa extension) thorough checking process, Jules was particularly helpful and very efficient. We would highly recommend 1st 4Immigration.” Matt, British national In this case we were submitting a Spouse visa extension application, i.e. the 2nd visa after the first 2.5 years in this category. We used same-day service and it all went well on the day! 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 course...

Our most popular post ever! There are plenty of Rules governing children who are born in the UK, so we'll try to keep the answer simple. A child born in the UK does NOT automatically become British (unlike in America). Instead, it depends on child's parents status. 1) If child's parent (one or both) is British then the child will be a British citizen.   2) If child's parent (one or both) is not British, but has permanent residency in the UK, ie holds an Indefinite Leave to Remain or Permanent Residency under European law, then the child will be British also (even if both parents aren't British). This rule also applies if one parent is a European EU/EEA citizen and had acquired a PR status automatically before the child was born but (the parent) applied for a formal PR document later.   3) If the child's parents are both not permanent residents and hold visas, such as Tier 1, Tier 2 etc, then the child will NOT be Briti...

“I couldn't find anything to book with the French Visa Center before the date I wanted to travel. I found Multi Travel Visas on Google and got my visa within 5 working days, definitely worth recommending.” Ming, Chinese national 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: French Schengen visa:  http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/schengen-visa-france.php German Schengen visa:  http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/schengen-visa-germany.php Portuguese Schengen visa:...

We are offering an intensive Saturday course at our office in the City of London on 10 th June 2017. 1st 4Immigration Ltd is a practicing OISC-accredited immigration company, OISC, ref F200800152. We are also a recognised CPD provider and can be found on the OISC list of the training providers. This course has a particular emphasis on Tier 2 General and Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa categories, applying for a Sponsor Licence and using Tier 2 Code of Practice as well as qualifying for an Indefinite Leave in these routes. It also covers (often forgotten in training) rules for family members of PBS migrants. You can earn 7 core CPD hours credit, subject to the successful completion of the test after the course.  As a practising company, we are offering to share our experience to help you deal with the applications of Points-Based System migrants, their family members and ILR applications based on PBS categories. You can read  Testimonials on our immigration cases here. ...

In the previous post here in this Blog we covered one of the most common questions we are asked about UK Spouse / Partner visa. Now this is THE most common question: how much time can a spouse / partner spend outside the UK (or stay inside the UK) while on a Spouse / Partner visa here?  The purpose of a Spouse/Partner visa is for the foreign partner to reside in the UK with their British/settled spouse/partner. So, are there limits on how many days you (or your British spouse) can spend outside the UK while on this visa? Some think it is 90 days, others – 180 days per year. Both are wrong. The former is the old limit for work visas and the latter is the current limit for the visas under the Points-Based System. Neither applies to spouses and partners.  The answer is: there is no specified limit on absences. In other words, there is no minimum number of days, such as “180 per year”. The only rule is that the UK remains your main home and each case has to be assessed ...

UK Spouse/Partner/Fiancée visa is one of our most common visa categories (with the 100% success rate so far!), we are often asked this question.   Under the current rules, once your application has been approved, you are issued a 30-day visa stamp. It allows to come to the UK and collect a “proper” Spouse / Partner visa, which would be a biometric card and valid for 33 months. Collection is at a designated post-office, which you would choose when submitting your visa form online on visa4uk website. What if you can’t arrive within 30 days? In this case you would need to make another application and pay another fee – to have a new visa stamp, for further 30 days. This sounds inconvenient, and it often is!   One thing you can do is to specify your date of arrival in the UK (on the application form) as accurately and realistically as possible, so your 30-day stamp starts from the specified ate of your planned arrival in the UK and not from the date of when your visa ...

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 June 2017 (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 lang...