UK Visas and British Citizenship

Our service fees will be changing from 1 September 2014. We do try to keep them as affordable as possible but many of the current fees remained at this level for almost 4 years. You can, however, start the application process now, in August, and avoid the increase! You don’t have to be eligible to apply now, we understand your application may not be due for some time. However, as long as we have a signed letter of engagement and a deposit in August 2014, we can keep your case until you are ready to make an application. This not only lets you save the money, it also allows to ask as many questions as you have from the point of paying a deposit in August and until your application is ready to be submitted to the Home Office. It means you may have several months, a year or even more of an unlimited advice regarding your case. If you paid an advice fee to us earlier (£70 or £100) and didn’t make an application yet - we would count it towards our service fees, as usual.   Here

This question usually comes from those who have a Tier 1 Post-Study Work visa or a Tier 4 Student visa, who have an employer who is willing to sponsor them for a work visa but usually are very short of time because the current visa expires soon. Common processing time is about 8 weeks. However, it can be sped up if your visa expires very soon, such as in the next 2 weeks or so. For example, we requested urgent consideration in May 2014, provided evidence why we were requesting it (visa was expiring very soon) and client’s Sponsor Licence was issued within a week. Record timing! For an individual advice or to make an application please contact us: info@1st4immigration.com or visit www.1st4immigration.com We hold our own Tier 2 Sponsor Licence and have experienced the same process as our clients who need a Tier 2 licence.  If you are an Immigration Adviser or a Solicitor please visit our immigration Training and CPD website: www.1st4immigration.com/training  

A very common question, especially from those applicants who were forced to become Entrepreneurs after their Post-Study Work visas expired and they had no other visa choice. The answer is: you can only work for your own business. You can’t work as an employee for someone else, at all. Furthermore, before 11 July 2014 it was OK to work as a contractor, ie sort of working for a company but on a self-employed basis. From 11 July 2014 the Tier 1 Entrepreneur policy guidance was amended and not it says such work isn’t considered as running a business in the UK, which is what an Entrepreneur visa is for. Interestingly, those who have a Tier 1 Dependent visa, such as a partner of a main Tier 1 visa holder, can work as an employee for any company (except for the usual restrictions on a doctor/dentist in training). 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

1st 4Immigration is an accredited CPD distance learning provider, our online training courses are accepted by the OISC and SRA, CPD provider ref number EJE/14IM. We are offering up to £100 off on all current online courses: British Citizenship - a Dream for Many! CPD 7 core hours. British Citizenship for European/EEA nationals and their Family Members. CPD 5 core hours. Online OISC LEVEL 1 course. CPD 16 core hours. Self-employment Income in Visa Applications (by a Self-employed Immigration Adviser). CPD 6 core hours Spouse/Partner Visas - Case Studies and FAQs. CPD 6 core hours. What's next after Post-Study Work and Tier 4 visas? CPD 4.5 core hours. 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. Or visit website our training and CPD website: http://www.1st4immigration.com/training The courses are offered by our company, 1 st 4Immigration Ltd, whic

“Lucy, many thanks for the excellent, efficient and professional way you handled my wife's ILR application. Went so smoothly even though it wasn't a straightforward case.” This came from John, whose Malaysian wife applied for an ILR on SET(M) form. We used same-day service at the Home Office in Croydon. For an individual advice or to make your application as successful 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 CPD website: www.1st4immigration.com/training      

“Dear Lucy, I’ve been really, really impressed with the level of client  service provided. Everything has gone very smoothly and quickly. Please pass my thanks and congratulations on to Russell. You both made me a loyal client and I will certainly recommend you to others.”  This came from Kartik, an Indian national applied for an ILR as a spouse on a SET(M) form and we used same-day service at the Home Office in Croydon. For an individual advice or to make your application as successful 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 CPD website: www.1st4immigration.com/training

Our service fees will be changing from 1 September 2014. We do try to keep them as affordable as possible but many of the current fees remained at this level for almost 4 years. You can, however, start the application process now, in August, and avoid the increase! You don’t have to be eligible to apply now, we understand your application may not be due for some time. However, as long as we have a signed letter of engagement and a deposit in August 2014, we can keep your case until you are ready to make an application. This not only lets you save the money, it also allows to ask as many questions as you have from the point of paying a deposit in August and until your application is ready to be submitted to the Home Office. It means you may have several months, a year or even more of an unlimited advice regarding your case. If you paid an advice fee to us earlier (£70 or £100) and didn’t make an application yet - we would count it towards our service fees, as usual.   Here