UK Visas and British Citizenship

"Dear Daniel, Neil, Maggie and everyone at 1st 4 Immigration,   m y ILR card came through the letter box a few minutes ago, words can not express the joy and relief that my family and I are currentl y ex periencing. We have been dancing around the house. Thank you .   My journey to 1st 4 Immigration's offices was borne out of frustration not only with the amount of intertwining and complicated Border Immigration literature but by the numerous amount of professionals including Immigration lawyers who can hardly interpret these regulations. I completely failed to understand why I could not apply for my ILR as my (previous) solicitor of many years had advised as well as objected to a one day application. Finding 1 st 4 Immigration's website gave me profound confidence in contacting them and their prompt reply was unbelievable. They replied on the same day, they answered my queries immediately!   I was a little bit sceptical in confirming an appointment with them but as s

5 years and 10 years refer to the number of years a migrant needs to spend in the UK, in the given category, to qualify for permanent residency. So, in the 5-year route one needs 5 years and in the 10-year route twice more, ie 10 years. It means if you get a visa in this route, you'd need 5 or 10 years respectively from the date of the first visa. It does not relate to the number of years preceding to the first application in this route. When does each of them apply? 5-year route is for a migrant who is applying as a Spouse/Partner, or as a Parent, of a UK citizen under the Appendix FM and who is able to meet all the requirements. This is also known as application “within the Rules”. It means one can meet all the requirements, be it applying at the right place (ie switching from another category when it is allowed), meeting the Financial or English language requirements or otherwise.    10-year route applies to the applications under FLR(FP) category, as a Spouse/Partner or

“Having lived in the UK for about 10 years as a student and then a professional, I have considered it   my home. So when it was time to apply for my Indefinite leave to remain on the basis of long residence I wanted my application to be perfect. I had planned in advance that I would use the services 1st 4Immigration as I had a wonderful past experience of applying for a Schengen visa from Multi Travel Visas (their sister company). My experience right from the beginning was very good as Daniel, my advisor, was very experienced in this type of application and always extremely helpful and prompt in answering any concerns that I may have regarding supporting documents and queries in the application form. I applied for the same day service at Croydon PEO and that same afternoon I received my approval letter. I would certainly recommend 1st 4Immigration as they are experts in such applications, their comprehensive and highly professional approach gives applicants like me confidence. I since

"Harpreet / Sebastian, Many thanks for arranging the visas for my family & I. Super smooth process and you were very efficient." Cheers,  Rahul (Indian national) This came from Rahul who applied for himself and his family through us and was issued a multi entry Schengen visa for 2 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 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: German Schengen visa:  http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/schengen-visa-germany.php Portuguese Schengen vi

"Hi Harpreet, Thank you once again for your your help in organising Mikey's French Schengen visa and his previous German Schengen visas. As usual you gave a great service, excellent advice and were very patient with my many emails. We will continue to use your service and happily recommend Multi Travel Visas Ltd."  All the best, Rita (Portuguese) applying on behalf of Michael my husband (South African) This came from Rita who applied for her husband through us and 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 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 s

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 September 2016 (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 language and does not simply contain quotes from the Immigration Rules. We in

The course focuses 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 Indefinite Leave in these routes. It also covers rules for family members of PBS migrants. This is an intensive 1-day Saturday course at our office in the City of London. 1st 4Immigration Ltd is a practicing company, accredited by The OISC at the highest Level 3. PBS applications, as well as applications for PBS Dependants, are one of the main categories in our practice and we are sharing our practical experience with you! TRAINING DATES: Saturday, 17th September 2016 (10am - 6pm).   To book please visit this page: http://www.1st4immigration.com/training/pbs-course.php 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, and a test. We keep

1st 4Immigration Ltd is a City-based OISC-accredited immigration firm, practicing immigration caseworker at the highest Level 3. We offer to share our experience in the form of our popular online and classroom training courses. Current immigration training courses (all were accredited for CPD and can be used under the new OISC CPD system):  Online OISC LEVEL 1 course.  Classroom OISC LEVEL 1 course on weekends.  Classroom Points - Based System (PBS) training course: Tiers, Points, Dependants and qualifying for ILR.   Online course: Self-Employment Income in Visa Applications (by a Self-employed immigration adviser).  Online course: Spouse/Partner Visas - Case Studies and FAQs. CPD 6 core hours.  1 st  4Immigration Ltd,  OISC no F200800152,  68 King William Street, City of London, London, EC4N 7DZ.

“ My wife and I and selected 1st 4Immigration’s express service for the extension of her UK Spouse Visa (Leave to remain). We had handled my wife’s first spouse visa application (Leave to Enter) ourselves and whilst it was successful and I am fairly confident and experienced in dealing with procedural and legal documentation, I felt strongly that I wanted a reliable and more caring source of information to help us with our application for her extension. One of the major causes of stress and concern during our first application was the level of ambiguity that we received from the outsourced overseas agency that handled our visa application and their unwillingness to provide any guidance when printed and website documentation was unclear. Dealing with 1 st 4Immigration was an entirely different experience. All of our questions were answered clearly and quickly and I felt very strongly that there was genuine care in helping us. This is a unique experience amongst many service industri

We were contacted by a writer from The Economist, seeking advice on the immigration rules for spouses. European spouses of British citizens (on the matter of remaining in the UK after Brexit) as well as British spouses of European citizens (on the matter of Brits living in Europe). Here is the link and we are proud we were able to help to clarify the rules: http://www.economist.com/news/international/21701723-britain-and-european-union-prepare-divorce-many-their-citizens-contemplate As the article mentions, we indeed had an increased number of enquiries from the European citizens   following the Brexit result as well as their British (and non-European) spouses. The most popular enquiry is about becoming a British Citizen, so a status becomes protected, Brexit or not. For our own Brexit article on our Blog, “Brexit – let’s not panic”, please visit http://1st4immigration-visas.blogspot.pt/2016/06/brexit-vote-lets-not-panic.html     To seek advice or to make an immig