UK Visas and British Citizenship

It is with the tears in our eyes that we are seeing off the Tier 1 (General) category, also known as HSMP. Farewell! This category was already closed to the new applicants in April 2011, so until now only extensions were allowed. And until the announcement earlier this year there was no limit on how many extensions a Tier 1 (General) migrant can have. So, it was OK to go and work abroad then come back and extend this visa and then do it again and again – until the time comes to stay for a few years within the limits on absences and get an ILR one day.   Unfortunately, it has been announced earlier this year than last Tier 1 (General) extensions will be accepted on 5 April 2015. So, those who do need an extension should apply before that. And preferably not at the last moment! (OK, OK, we all know it will happen exactly like that). There will be another inevitable rush for same-day service appointments. Our advice is to plan in advance: we offer advice sessions now, over email or a

OISC Level 1 course on a weekend, 18-19 October, from a practicing OISC-accredited immigration company based in the City of London This is a 2-day weekend course at our office in the City of London. Multi Travel Visas Ltd and a sister company, 1st 4Immigration Ltd, are both accredited by The OISC, ref F201100418 and F200800152 respectively. After many years of experience – and hundreds of successful cases – we are offering to share our experience with you to help you prepare for your OISC Level 1 assessment and accreditation. You can read Testimonials on our immigration cases here.   Our tutors are our very own OISC-accredited practicing immigration advisers who handle the real cases during the week and teach on weekends. You can read about them on the Tutors page.   Unlike most traditional courses, ours is conducted using plain language and does not simply contain quotes from the Immigration Rules. We include cases studies from our practice, answers to most common questions

STEP 1 of 3: SPONSOR LICENCE If a company wishes to sponsor you it has to have a Tier 2 Sponsor Licence. All Tier 2 sponsors can be found on the official Register. If a company does not have a licence yet they can make an application to obtain it. Our company can help with such applications, including when a licence is needed urgently, such as when the migrant’s current UK visa is about to expire. Our ‘record’ is 3 working days from the point of submission to the Home Office, although we cannot guarantee it in each case! Sponsor licence is issued for the company, it is not connected to the migrant (not connected to the employee). A licence is, in general, for the company to sponsor migrant workers.   STEP 2 of 3: CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP (COS) Once the company has a licence,  an authorised person can login to the Home Office system and assign a certificate of sponsorship. Such a certificate will be about an individual migrant, with his/her name, passport details

“ Hello everyone at 1 st 4Immigration. I just want to thank you all for your assistance in obtaining my permanent UK residence permit, this was probably the most important step that I have made in securing my future here in the UK, and without your expertise it would have been a far more stressful process. Russell made things very clear and simple and was most helpful. I will definitely be recommending your services. I will be looking at applying for my Citizenship in the not so distant future.” This came from Stefan, a South African national, who applied for permanent residency on the basis of being married to a European national. Application was submitted by post (there was no other alternative) and took only 2.5 months.    For an individual advice or to make your application as successful please contact us: info@1st4immigration.com , we reply on the same working day. Or visit www.1st4immigration.com If you are an Immigration Adviser or a Solicitor please visit our im

“Thanks, Harpreet, for your assistance and advice during my recent Schengen visa application.  Really appreciate the quick turnaround time and professional and friendly services you provided. Will definitely recommend your company to friends and use Multi Visa for future visa applications. Thanks so much again for all your help.”     This came from Michelle, a South African residing in London on a Tier 1 (General) visa.   It is possible to obtain a French Schengen visa within 3-4 working days for most nationals, such as South African, Russian, Indian, Chinese, Turkish and most others. It does take longer for some nationals, up to 3 weeks, a list is available on our website.     Contact us: www.multitravelvisas.co.uk Phone 0871 472 1468 or 07795471483 Email: info@multitravelvisas.co.uk   We reply on the same working day!     Or come to our office from 9am to 6pm (you don’t need an appointment): 68 King William Street, City of London, London, EC4N 7DZ. We’re near

OISC Level 1 course on a weekend, 18-19 October, from a practicing OISC-accredited immigration company based in the City of London This is a 2-day weekend course at our office in the City of London. Multi Travel Visas Ltd and a sister company, 1st 4Immigration Ltd, are both accredited by The OISC, ref F201100418 and F200800152 respectively. After many years of experience – and hundreds of successful cases – we are offering to share our experience with you to help you prepare for your OISC Level 1 assessment and accreditation. You can read Testimonials on our immigration cases here.   Our tutors are our very own OISC-accredited practicing immigration advisers who handle the real cases during the week and teach on weekends. You can read about them on the Tutors page.   Unlike most traditional courses, ours is conducted using plain language and does not simply contain quotes from the Immigration Rules. We include cases studies from our practice, answers to most common question

This immigration route, named after a person who filed a course case, can be used by non-EU family members of British citizens to secure a UK visa – but under the EU law. Normally, family members of EEA citizens, such as of Irish/French/Polish nationals, are applying using the European law. This is where they get an EEA Family Permit for 6 months outside the UK and/or a Residence Card for 5 years if applying inside the UK. However, very often British citizens, or rather their non-EU family members, are trying to apply for a visa using the same route. After all, the UK is in the EU and British citizens are the EU citizens, aren’t they? Those who do try it often get a shock of being told that this routes does not apply to family members of UK citizens, only to those of EU (non-UK) citizens. Why? Because there has to be ‘movement’ between the EU member states and ‘British in Britain’ represents no movement!   On the other hand, there is one way around it: Surinder Singh route. It

"I am a UK citizen living in the USA for the past 35 years. Recently I needed to return to the UK  on an emergency trip as my father became very sick. While I was in the UK my passport expired and consequently I needed to have it renewed before I could return to the US. The last thing I wanted to do was spend all my time at the passport office, thanks to Sebastian at Multi Travel Visas I didn't have to. The same day service that was provided to me was exactly as advertised, no surprises and my passport arrived exactly as promised. Thank you Sebastian and Multi Travel Visas Ltd for helping me to spend my valuable time with my Dad and family and not the passport office, great job thanks again!" This came from Malcolm, a British national who is based in the USA. It is possible to renew a British passport within just 2-3 working days! It is actually same-day service at the UK Passport Office, so with an appointment available as soon as on the next working day the whol

OISC Level 1 course on a weekend, 18-19 October, from a practicing OISC-accredited immigration company based in the City of London This is a 2-day weekend course at our office in the City of London. Multi Travel Visas Ltd and a sister company, 1st 4Immigration Ltd, are both accredited by The OISC, ref F201100418 and F200800152 respectively. After many years of experience – and hundreds of successful cases – we are offering to share our experience with you to help you prepare for your OISC Level 1 assessment and accreditation. You can read Testimonials on our immigration cases here. Our tutors are our very own OISC-accredited practicing immigration advisers who handle the real cases during the week and teach on weekends. You can read about them on the Tutors page. Unlike most traditional courses, ours is conducted using plain language and does not simply contain quotes from the Immigration Rules. We include cases studies from our practice, answers to most common questions,

Who are family members and who are extended family members and what's the difference? Who needs to apply for a 'visa stamp' and who does not? What's the difference between a retained right of residence and derivate right? Do the family members have to live in the same country with the EEA national before coming to the UK? We have updated a Family Members page on our website, under the section on Visas Under European Law, to visit please click on the link here.   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 CPD website: www.1st4immigration.com/training