If your UK Student visa application is refused, the first step is to read the decision letter carefully. Most Student visa refusals do not carry a general right of appeal. Depending on the decision, the realistic options may include an administrative review, a fresh application or, in limited cases, judicial review. Administrative review is designed…
Good sponsor licence management depends on accurate records, timely reporting and keeping the right people in control of your Sponsorship Management System (SMS). Most changes affecting sponsored workers must be reported within 10 working days, while many significant organisational changes must be reported within 20 working days. Missing a reporting duty can lead to compliance…
If you hold a standard Worker or Temporary Worker sponsor licence, you no longer need to renew it every four years. The renewal requirement was removed on 6 April 2024. In most cases, a licence now remains valid until it is surrendered or revoked. The main exceptions are UK Expansion Worker and Scale-up licences, which…
A child may be able to come to or remain in the UK to live with a parent or close relative who is present and settled here under Part 8 of the Immigration Rules. From 3 August 2026, the close-relative route uses a clearer test: the applicant must have no family, other than the close…
From 3 August 2026, a child born in the UK during a parent’s current Graduate route permission can apply in the UK as that parent’s dependant. If granted, the child’s permission will normally end on the same date as whichever parent’s immigration permission expires first. The change closes a gap in the previous rules. Graduate…
