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👨‍💻 What to do if your sponsored job ends early?

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  If you are on a UK Skilled Worker visa (or its predecessor Tier 2), your immigration status is tied to your employer. If your job ends earlier than on your COS, through redundancy or loss of Sponsor licence, what are the options?     You have a 60-day grace period to either make a new visa application or leave the UK. If you find a new Sponsor, you can apply for a new Skilled Worker visa. Or you can switch to another category, if eligible , such as Global Talent, Student, Youth Mobility Scheme, High Potential Individual, even Start-up visa.    You can also switch to a Partner visa if you are married or in a relationship with someone who is British, settled in the UK, pre-settled EEA citizen; or someone with a Worker visa so you could be their dependant.    The same grace period applies if you choose to resign from your job. If you cannot do anything on time and have to leave the UK, you can come back as soon as you can meet the requirements again - there is no cooling-off period.   

Fast-track service for UK Spouse / Partner visas 🚀

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  If you are looking to secure a UK Spouse, Partner or Fiancee visa quickly , there is a fast-track service! Applying outside the UK :  Priority service is finally back! It takes approximately 6 weeks, as opposed to the standard waiting time of up to 6 months. In practice, we have lately seen decisions within 3-4 months, but we are still often asked about the faster service. The Government charges extra £573 for this.  Applying inside the UK:  Decision by next working day! As opposed to the standard waiting time of up to 8 weeks. The Government charges extra £800 for this.  We are here to help if you wish to talk to an Immigration Lawyer or to start the process of preparing your visa application.  The best start is to book an online consultation on our website here .  As always, a consultation fee counts towards our full service!  1st 4Immigration is one of the most experienced UK immigration law companies, OISC - accredited at the highest Level 3. We have been in business for over 15

EU Settlement Scheme settled status is not “indefinite” 🇬🇧

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  We are following up on our earlier post, called Indefinite Leave is not “indefinite” . Neither is ILR issued under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), more known as a settled status. It can be lost if you leave the UK for more than 5 years in a row. At least it is more than 2 years, which is the case for non-EUSS ILR. If you have a pre-settled status under EUSS, you won’t lose it if you leave and come back to the UK within 5 years. So, both settled and pre-settled statuses remain valid, as long as you don’t leave the UK for more than 5 years in a row. If you have a pre-settled status and hoping to get a settled status after 5 years, then you can only leave the UK for maximum 6 months per each year. If you leave for longer, you won’t lose the pre-settled status (as above), but you will lose the continuity for settlement. So, in this scenario, you’d need to come back to the UK and start “your” 5 years again. If your pre-settled status expires before that, you can apply to extend it. To ta

Schengen visa for Summer Travels ☀️ - NOW is the time to apply!

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Yes, that’s right, we are already talking Summer! We are already scheduling visa appointments for end of May onwards. You can apply within 6 months before travel dates. We need to act fast to secure your appointment now. As an accredited agency, we have slots (appointments) separate from the public system, we get them sooner but they are still limited, so ACT NOW! Please contact us now: - Phone: 0871 472 1468 - Email: info@multitravelvisas.co.uk or reply to this email - Website: https://www.multitravelvisas.co.uk/contact-us Multi Travel Visas team  

🇬🇧 Indefinite Leave is not ‘indefinite’!

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   Certainly not as indefinite as it sounds. It is important to bear this in mind if you are thinking of relocating or taking a job abroad. You could lose your ILR if you leave the UK for more than 2 years in a row. It happens a lot, especially now with many work opportunities worldwide.   What’s the solution? To apply for British Citizenship , then go abroad. We say ‘apply’, not ‘get’. Assuming you meet the requirements and can provide the right documents (which we can advise on), your application for Citizenship is based on the time before the date of application, not after. So, you can apply and then take a job offer abroad, because your absences will be counted up to the date of application, not date of decision. Once you have an approval, you could come back to the UK for a citizenship ceremony, then apply for a UK passport. With a British passport, you can leave the UK for as long as you wish, without losing your status.      Things to remember!  1. At the moment, you have to ret

👶 Child born in the UK - British or not?

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  This is one of our most popular posts of all times:  child born in the UK, does he get British Citizenship?   A child born in the UK is not automatically British since the law was changed in 1983. Instead, their status is based on the parents' status: - If a parent is British, a child is British by birth.  - If a parent has settled status (Indefinite Leave), a child is British by birth.  - If a parent is not settled but settles later, after the child’s birth, then a child can be registered as British. - A child born in the UK can also be registered as British after living for the first 10 years if his/her life here.  To discuss your situation with an Immigration Lawyer,  book an online consultation here .   We offer advice over WhatsApp, Zoom or email. 1st 4Immigration  is one of the most experienced UK immigration law companies, OISC - accredited at the highest Level 3. We have been in business for over 15 years, our OISC reference is 200800152, in which 2008 stands for the year

What our clients love about Schengen Visas Services ❤️

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We are one of the most highly regarded visa agency in the UK with a highly positive track records which is evident from our newest 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Google Reviews: Atiqa: Had a very good experience with the team. Both Sebastian and Andrew were very helpful and professional. Emmanuel: Honest and effective agents. Needed a Schengen in a short time (no appointments at centres). Multi Travel Visas came through with sensible timescales and delivered on time. Thanks Sebastian and team. Ugur: As there were no slots available to book online before Christmas period, Multi Travel visas helped me secure a slot and got my Schengen visa. They replied my enquiry within an hour and same day my slot was booked. Thank you Sebastien for the quality of the service and professionalism. Will definitely come back for the next time! Niki: Quick, easy and fast. Three words on how I would describe their service. Andre and Sebastian had done nothing but been a great help in the process of my much needed Schengen visa