UK Visas and British Citizenship

Once you have your Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa, it is actually just the beginning - now the real work begins. You have 3 years to invest the capital of GBP 200000. The main thing here is to understand the difference between the following: On one hand, there are practical day-to-day actions, such as transferring the money from your personal account (or your sponsor’s account) to your UK company’s account you are investing in. So, you transfer the funds to your UK company’s bank account, then you can use it to run your business, ie to spend on your business expenses. What can you buy with this money? Generally, this is dictated by the tax rules, some expenses are allowable, some not. In short, you can spend it on the costs of running your business, ie things you need to buy to have your business going: stock / supplies, wages, rent of premises, marketing, business-related travel, website etc. The visa rules go further: you cannot spend this money on buying a residential pr

Dear customers of 1st 4Immigration and Multi Travel Visas, Our advice session is often the 1 st  step in the UK immigration visa process and is useful to assess your eligibility or to advise on the visa requirements. It applies to all types of applications: initial visa, switching, extension, permanent residency and British Citizenship. We have two options: email and face-to-face at our office in the City of London. Convenient location - or convenience of email advice at home! We provide email consultation by the end of the next working day. Whether you are approaching the end of your current visa expiry or not, it is never too early to have a consultation. You don’t have to be eligible to apply for a visa now, however, by having professional advice now you can benefit from knowing early on what to expect in the future. Many applicants find they should have started preparation in advance, such as keeping or ordering the bank statements. Self-employed people often find they have to pr

We are offering an intensive Saturday course at our office in the City of London on 25th November 2017. 1st 4Immigration Ltd is a practicing OISC-accredited immigration company, OISC, ref F200800152. We are also a recognised CPD provider and can be found on the OISC list of the training providers. 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 practising 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

“Excellent service, will use them again definitely and l’ll recommend them to my friends too” Mohamed, Pakistani national It is possible to obtain a French Schengen visa within 3-4 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: French Schengen visa:  http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/schengen-visa-france.php German Schengen visa:  http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/schengen-visa-germany.php Portuguese Schengen visa:  http://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/schengen-visa-portugal.php Fast UK passport renewal through the Passport Office in London: 

“My husband has recently been granted his ILR and we cannot thank 1st 4Immigration enough for their help and guidance over the last 5-6 years. We have used their services right from the very beginning of this process, from the first visa issued to renewals and right up to the ILR application, and have also recommended the firm to friends of ours. They are very professional, very thorough, provide value for money and Natalia Andrews and her team are excellent .” Sara, British national who applied for her husband’s Settlement visa using same day service through us For an individual advice or to make your application as successful please contact us: info@1st4immigration.com or visit  http://www.1st4immigration.com. If you are an Immigration Adviser or a Solicitor please visit our immigration Training and CPD website:  www.1st4immigration.com/training . We have a weekend OISC Level 1 course as well as a Points-Based System course and we also have online training courses, includi

Our most popular post ever!  A child born in the UK does NOT automatically become British (unlike America). Instead, it depends on child's parents status on the date of birth . 1) If child's parent (one or both) is British, then the child will be a British citizen too. 2) If child's parent (one or both) is not British but has permanent residency in the UK, ie holds Indefinite Leave to Remain or Permanent Residency under European law, then the child will be British also (even if both parents aren't British). In case of European citizen parents, it doesn’t need to be a formal PR document on the child’s birth date, it is sufficient to have qualified for it and apply later.   3) If the child's parents are both not permanent residents and hold visas, such as Tier 1, Tier 2 etc, then the child will NOT be British, even though it was born in the UK. In such a case a child can be given a dependent visa on his/her parents’. This can be done as a sep

The UK Government is working hard to reassure the European citizens in the UK about their rights after Brexit, the latest Statement can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/status-of-eu-nationals-in-the-uk-what-you-need-to-know One main point there, and something our audience often point out, that there is no need to apply for residency now (such as for a document certifying permanent residence in the UK under the EU law), as there will be a new system after Brexit. A new system to register EU / EEA nationals and bring them in line with the post-Brexit rules, ie transfer their rights onto the UK national law. We have been advising to make an application for permanent residence because you could then make an application to become a British Citizen. Once you are British, it won’t matter what the new system will be. – you will be “safe” anyway. The cost of permanent residence application is currently only £65 in governent fees, the amount is still dictated/cappe

This is one of the most popular enquiries in our practice. Yet the number of enquiries that we advise to progress to an application is fairly low - but that number is successful in securing a visa with our assistance. The remaining clients are advised to get married and apply for either a Spouse or a Fiancée visa,   here is the page about comparison between them.  Generally, with all applicants out there , this category does have a high number of refused (unsuccessful) visa applications because of the above reason - you have to qualify precisely for this category in order to be successful. Why so? Unmarried Partner visa is not a substitute for a Spouse or a Fiancé(e) visa. It has 2 criteria on the relationship: Firstly , it is a visa for those who have lived together in a relationship akin to marriage for at least 2 years. Not dated, not visited each other, but actually lived together for minimum of 2 years. We often see couples who have lived together for, say, one year and dated fo

“Second time I'm applying with 1st 4immigration and I cannot be happier with their service. Will definitely apply for my ILR using their service again. Highly recommended!” Hatice, Turkish national In this case we were submitting a Spouse visa extension application, i.e. the 2nd visa after the first 2.5 years in this category. We used same-day service and it all went well on the day! For an individual advice or to make your application as successful please contact us: info@1st4immigration.com or visit  http://www.1st4immigration.com. If you are an Immigration Adviser or a Solicitor please visit our immigration Training and CPD website:  www.1st4immigration.com/training . We have a weekend OISC Level 1 course as well as a Points-Based System course and we also have online training courses, including Online OISC Level 1 course and courses focusing on Spouse/Partner visas. All our training courses are CPD-accredited with CPD credit accepted by OISC.  

“1st 4Immigration has very good and helpful team. It was my second extension on spouse visa and Mr. Jules had prepared my whole case as per the Home office requirements and he always gives reply whenever you email him and always keep you update with your case and Mr. Harpreet had guided me and my wife so well on the One day process( Premium service) about what and how this process works. At the end of my day I got positive result on my spouse visa extension. I strongly recommend to all my friends and family. THANK YOU very much 1st 4Immigration Team.” Vipul, Indian national In this case we were submitting a Spouse visa extension application, i.e. the 2nd visa after the first 2.5 years in this category. We used same-day service and it all went well on the day! For an individual advice or to make your application as successful please contact us: info@1st4immigration.com or visit  http://www.1st4immigration.com. If you are an Immigration Adviser or a Solicitor please visit our