UK Visas and British Citizenship

“1st 4Immigration was incredibly helpful during my visa application process and made what could have been a nightmarish tale into a smooth journey. Thank you for all the hard work and the great advice that came along with it. I highly recommend 1st 4 Immigration.” This came from Hector, a Mexican citizen who applied for an EEA Residence Card through us on the basis of his civil partner being Irish and exercising treaty rights in the UK as a worker. Hector has secured a 5-year ‘visa’ which allows to work, be self-employed etc. Strictly speaking, it does not ‘allow’ work but confirms the right to work, which Hector has with or without this visa! The way European law works, for direct family members the rights to reside and to work in the UK derive automatically from the law, not from a ‘visa stamp’. This Residence Card is voluntary! If it is voluntary, was it worth applying for it? Absolutely! It is a ‘visa stamp’ (biometric visa card) for 5 years. It is well-known to employers,

Join us for this very informative and practical 2-day weekend course at our office in the City of London!   UK Immigration Rules, visas, switching, visas for spouses and partners, what a great idea for a weekend! 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. 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. You can read Testimonials on our immigration cases here. TRAINING DATES:    Weekend 14 - 15 November 2015 (in time for OISC exam on 23 November). Weekend 12 - 13 December 2015 (in time for OISC exam on 17 December). Weekend 30 - 31 January 2016 (in time for OISC exam on 1 March). Our tutors are our very own OISC-accredited

Multi Travel Visas offers bespoke Russian visa service. It is very fast and convenient and a visa applicant can submit an application - and biometrics - at our office in the City of London (Monument area). This service allows us to act as a visa centre and collect the biometrics (fingerprints) at our office in the City of London, which is easily accessible by all transport links. Under this procedure we prepare an application form, check the documents, order a visa invitation if needed. Then, rather than going to the visa centre and queuing there for hours, we will provide a biometric kit at our office. Conveniently, you would have a 1 – 1.5 hour window to come to our office (the day/time pre-arranged as convenient). Right here, on the spot, and without queuing, you will be able to provide the biometrics (fingerprints), we will ‘submit’ your documents and pay the application fees to the official staff operating the biometric kit (here at our office). If there are any issues with

“ Dear Joanne, today we picked up the package from the courier center in Bangalore and – good news!! Somesh got his visa! Whoopee! Thank you so very much for all your help – we could never have done it without you!” This came from Jasmine, a British citizen who asked us for help to secure a Spouse visa for her husband, Somesh, in India. In this case we used Jasmine’s income from self-employment in the UK.   Since Jasmine was a sole trader (self-employed without a company), we had to calculate her income based on the latest available tax year. A tax year had to be a UK tax year, 6 April 2014 to 5 April 2015 as per the rules for self-employed sponsors who trade as a sole trader (but not for the company owner, where the calculation would have been very different). We used a latest tax return (amongst many other documents) and a HMRC Tax Calculation which showed income from self-employment being minimum £18,600. The next step will be to renew a visa after 2.5 years and then to app

Points - Based System training course: Tiers, Points, Dependants, qualifying for ILR. Visas for entrepreneurs, investors, workers, what can be more exciting? Points-Based System categories can be great fun – if you know how to play by the rules (how to use the Immigration Rules). 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 practicing 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. Our tutors are our very own OISC-

“ Dear Harpreet, writing to thank you personally and Joanne for facilitating the quick processing of my visa to Portugal on such short notice. You were cordial and supportive considering that I came to your office with a very young baby. I couldn't thank you more! I am all the more happier because I got a  multiple entry visa that we can use again.” These lovely words came from   Dot Mbiyu, who applied for a Portuguese Schengen visa through us in London. It is possible to obtain a German Schengen visa within 1 week from a Wednesday for most nationals, such as South African, Thai, Filipino, Russian, Indian, Chinese and most others. If we have documents by Tuesday we can submit without appointments on Wednesday mornings directly to Portuguese Consulate. We are one of just a handful of accredited agencies. We can also assist with a French and Portuguese Schengen visas. The good thing about applying through Portuguese or German Embassies is there are no biometrics (fingerprin

Join us for this very informative and practical 2-day weekend course at our office in the City of London!   UK Immigration Rules, visas, switching, visas for spouses and partners, what a great idea for a weekend! 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. 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. You can read Testimonials on our immigration cases here. TRAINING DATES:    Weekend 14 - 15 November 2015 (in time for OISC exam on 23 November). Weekend 12 - 13 December 2015 (in time for OISC exam on 17 December). Weekend 30 - 31 January 2016 (in time for OISC exam on 1 March). Our tutors are our very own OIS

Multi Travel Visas Ltd can assist with renewing a UK passport using same-day or 1 week service at the Passport Office in London, with the authorisation from you as per the government requirements. We can submit applications on next working day after receiving your documents, there is no need to wait for an appointment. We may also be able to submit on the same day if we receive your documents before 12pm (midday) and they are in order. We can also help if for some reason you are unable to apply yourself. If you don't have time to travel to a Passport Office yourself we can apply on your behalf (you don't have to come to London). If you are living/working abroad you can courier documents to our London office and we can submit them promptly for same-day service. This includes if your passport has run out of pages or if you need to renew not only yours but also/or your child's passport urgently.  Example: British expats living or working in the USA, the Middle East, Asia and

“Hello Harpreet, the passport(s) arrived this morning and all in good order. Thank you all for an excellent service and job well done. It certainly is a much better way of renewing a passport from overseas and not having the trouble of a 6-8 week wait. Thanks again and best regards.” This came from Nigel, a British citizen residing in Singapore, after he received his brand new passport delivered by DHL, following an application for same-day service which we have submitted on Nigel’s behalf. 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 whole process is very fast. And if we have your documents by 12pm, and they are in order (or if you quickly arrange them to be in order, such as to bring new photos), then we can submit on the same working day! Contact us: http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/same-day-british-passport-renewa

Multi Travel Visas Ltd is an accredited agency with the official French visa centre in London, we have many years of experience of working with French Consulate. We use a separate system of appointments and can provide an appointment sooner than available for the public. FRENCH SCHENGEN VISA: It is possible to obtain a visa within 4 working days from the date of the biometric appointment for most nationals, such as Filipino, South African, Russian, Indian, Chinese, Turkish and most others. It takes longer for some nationals, up to 3 weeks, a list is available on our website: http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/schengen-visa-france.php   GERMAN SCHENGEN VISA: German Schengen visa takes 5 working days from the date of appointment. No biometrics, no personal attendance needed! Furthermore, spouses and family members of UK/EU citizens don't have to book tickets/accommodation before applying for this visa. This is the best Embassy to apply for a Schengen visa for spouses and family me