UK Visas and British Citizenship

The family Rules cover quite well the subject of how to calculate income for employees to meet the Financial Requirement. Every employee has (or should have) payslips and bank statements. However, it is not clear to many applicants (and many immigration lawyers) how to calculate income of self-employed people. Let us not forget that the UKVI policies are written by their staff who, by definition, are employees. We at 1st 4Immigration are very keen on working with self-employed visa applicants and sponsors, as it is very interesting and often more challenging.   Our company has extensive experience with assisting with all types of cases for self-employed people: a sole trader (self-employed in HMRC terms), a limited company owner (a company based in the UK or overseas), a partner in a partnership or LLP, including a contractor / freelancer, working through an agency or umbrella company - you name it, we've done it! We love this subject because we are immigration entrepreneurs

"Hi Sebastian, t hank you for the great news and your excellent service! I’m very pleased with my experience and the outcome." Vitaliy This came from Vitality who was issued a multi entry Schengen visa for 5 years by the French consulate.  It is possible to obtain a French Schengen visa within 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 a 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: German Schengen visa:  http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/schengen-visa-germany.php Portuguese Schengen visa:  http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/schengen-visa-portugal.php French Schengen visa:

Not a day goes by without mentioning an Australian-style points-based system for migrants.   How strange since the Points-Based System has been existing in the UK since 2009. Here is a link the Immigration Rules, Part 6A, called, unsurprisingly: “The Points-Based System” https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-part-6a-the-points-based-system The current Points-Based System is, well, points-based; it was created circa 2008 and implemented in stages during 2008-200, and back then it was also portrayed as “Australian-style”. The system, called PBS for short, has Tiers (Tier 1, Tier   etc), with Tier 1 covering entrepreneurs and investors, and previously highly skilled migrants (which was closed by Theresa May in 2011). Entrepreneurs need £200 000 to invest into their business in the UK while Investors need £2 million to invest to the UK government bonds and UK companies. Tier 2 covers sponsored employees, meaning only those migrants with the skills requ

Here is an interesting article on politics.co.uk website, dated February 2016, regarding the unpopular Financial Requirement of having income of £18 600 in order to sponsor a non-EEA spouse for a UK entry clearance (visa from outside the UK, ie to bring a foreign spouse to the UK). Link: http://www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2016/02/22/supreme-court-could-knock-down-tory-anti-love-rule Perhaps for extra dramatisation, the author   says (quote): “ And the system is despairingly arbitrary. You can't, for instance, include the spouses' income. So if a millionaire marries a junior English nurse, he won’t be allowed in, despite the fact his presence would contribute considerable sums to the economy. Only the junior nurse's salary counts.” Well, not true! The £18 600 threshold remains extremely unpopular (especially when compared to the EEA law for spouses of EEA nationals who don’t need it). Although as an immigration law firm we can’t change the Rules (the law), but can a

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. 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:    24-25th June 2016 Our tutors are our very own OISC-accredited practicing immigration advisers who handle the real cases during the week. Unlike most traditional courses, ours is conducted using plain language and does not simply contain quotes from the Immigration Rules.

It has been almost a year since a business plan was made compulsory on 6 April 2015.  As an OISC-accredited immigration firm, we have been dealing with the Entrepreneur visa applications for our clients for several years.  Our experience allowed us to develop a unique approach to creating the business plans from a Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa point of view. Instead of using standard templates, we focus on what the visa officers want to see, ie what a migrant will be required to do while holding this visa: investment of £200,000 and what they are going to spend it on. For example, paying yourself a salary is not counted, yet it is very common for clients to do this.  We benefit from our successful casework experience and our clients' interviews - and we are offering to help you too!     Another example will be including a plan of creating 2 jobs and that they will be for ‘settled’ people. Most standard internet- or accounting-based business plans we see do not mention this at all, yet

This is a common situation we face in our practice. EEA citizens wish to bring their spouses to the UK (or are planning to relocate to the UK together) and often apply for the wrong type of the visa, namely a visitor visa, assuming it would be “easier”. There is nothing wrong with such approach if your spouse is indeed just visiting the UK. It is, however far from the “easier” way and here is why. A visitor visa is intended for a short holiday, visiting family and friends, business visits etc. It allows to stay in the UK for up to 6 months on each visit (even if your visitor visa is issued for longer than 6 months it still allows to stay only for 6 months in one visit). This is one of the reasons there is a confusion -   a family permit is also for 6 months yet it is very different. A visitor visa implies a temporary visit to the UK without severing your ties with the home country, and with you returning back there. Back to your work, family, property, and other “ties”. I