UK Visas and British Citizenship

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

Our ever popular Online OISC Level 1 course has just become even better - it is offered at the reduced price of only £125+VAT!  You can download it to your computer and study in your own time.  No need to travel to a classroom and you can start learning right now! We are a practicing OISC-accredited immigration company, we have designed this training material   to be of practical help for those who are preparing for OISC accreditation at Level 1 and for compulsory Level 1 Assessment. Or perhaps to those who are planning to open a UK immigration consultancy based overseas. It would also be of interest for practicing advisers and immigration lawyers as well as for community group advisers, council or Citizens Advice Bureau workers, volunteers etc. This is not a boring coverage of the Immigration Rules! We tried to keep the language as simple and entertaining as possible. See the Contents and Extracts on our website! Download the course now:  http://www.1st4immigration.com/tra

Multi Travel Visas, a prominent UK visa company in the City of London,  can assist you with Schengen visas to Europe through France or Germany that allow travel to all of the Schengen area. French visas take only 4 working days for most nationals and as an accredited agency, Multi Travel Visas can provide appointments much earlier than public appointments. You can apply as early as 3 months before date of travel. If your Schengen visa stamp shows "VIS" and was issued after March 2016, it means that biometric data has already been collected. In such case, within a 5 year period, we can simply apply on your behalf without you having to go in person to a visa centre or a consulate. We can submit French Business visa applications any day without appointments. Contact us now: email  info@multitravelvisas.co.uk , we reply on the same day! Website:  www.multitravelvisas.co.uk  with the visa requirements and clients' feedbacks. Phone 0871 472 1468 or 07795471483 or tex

A business plan is a compulsory visa requirement for an initial entrepreneur application. It is also a key to a successful application and meeting the Genuine Entrepreneur Test. A business plan is a CV (some say “Resume”) of your business. It is a description of your idea, the actions you plan to make it work. The steps you have already taken, such as the market research, approaching potential clients, learning about UK taxes. Plus the steps you are planning in the future, such as organising marketing and employing staff. Finally, a financial plan: how you spend your capital of GBP 200,000, how much sales your business could achieve and profit it would eventually make. Like with your CV, you would like to highlight your skills and experience for the “job” (the job of running your business in the UK), Like with a CV, you should NOT make the most common mistake of downloading a standard template from the internet. The problem with that is the same as with most CVs these days. T

Some time ago, there was this headline  from the UK Visas and Immigration:  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-a-document-certifying-permanent-residence-or-permanent-residence-card-form-eea-pr/top-reasons-pr-applications-are-rejected-by-ukvi We thought it would make a good post for European / EEA citizens and their family members.The page offers a list of reasons, although they are quite generic, such as no signature on the form or no correct fee paid. So, we thought we would expand on the subject and add most common non-admin reasons, ie most common eligibility-related reasons. In descending order: #5 Students being unaware of the health insurance requirement,  which was – unfairly and unusually – applied retrospectively. This rule was added in June 2011, yet it refers to those studying even before that. #4 Believing (wrongly) that this application is based on the last 5 years , ie 5 years immediately prior to the date of application. It would have

Multi Travel Visas, a prominent UK visa company in the City of London, can assist with renewing a UK passport using fast service at the Passport Office in London, with the authorisation from you as per the government requirements. We can usually submit passport applications within  2 working days. 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 Europe.   Passport renewal:  we can renew your adult passport on same-day service or 1 week service, with applications submitted as soon as

Dear  customers of 1 st 4Immigration and Multi Travel Visas! Whether your current UK visa expires soon or in a year’s time, it is never too early to plan your next visa! Often you may have to wait for the last month of your current visa to submit a new application to the UK authorities but the key is in preparation and therefore, we could start working on your case in advance. This ensures you are ready as soon as it’s the time to apply and without the last-minute surprises. This is especially relevant if your circumstances have changed during the time spent on your current visa! At 1 st  4Immigration we will guide you throughout the application process, beginning from now and ending with the decision on your next visa. This includes any queries you may have during the process, so you would have someone to turn to. It is also a good time to book our advice session! If you would like confirmation of the requirements first, we continue to offer advice service, either at our o

A  Business plan is a compulsory requirement for initial Entrepreneur visa applications.   Over the past several years we’ve been dealing with the Entrepreneur visa applications for our clients. As a part of each application, we have to read client’s business plan, ask to make changes and generally, to include the information relevant to the Entrepreneur visa rules as well as based on the questions a client may be asked at an interview (from our experience of clients’ visa interviews). Our experience allowed us to develop an 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, i.e. on what a migrant will be required to do while holding this visa: investment of £50,000 or £200,000 and what your client is going to spend it on. For example, paying yourself a salary is not counted, yet it is very common for clients to do this.    Another example will be including a plan o

Today we had another update from the UK Government, which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-detail-provided-on-new-settled-status-for-eu-citizens It says European citizens will have up to 2 years after the UK leaves the EU to apply for their settled status and applications will be considered using the commons sense rather than refused on a technicality. “At last!” we exclaim, as the technicalities have been quite favored by the Home Office when considering and often refusing the visa  applications.   There will be right to appeal an unsuccessful application. Another interesting point is the Statement saying the cost of applying under the new system will be no more than the cost of a British passport. It is not clarified, however, whether it is just the cost of a UK passport (passport book), which is only £72.50. Or the cost of the whole process of which the end result is UK passport, ie naturalization application (£1,282), biometrics (£19.20), ce