Children under 18 become British citizens by registration if they are not already British. Naturalisation is an adult route, but turning 18 does not always make it the only option: some registration entitlements, including section 1(4), remain available to adults. The child registration fee is £1,000. See British citizenship after ILR. Entitlement or discretion Some…
Once your UK entity begins genuine trading, you do not have to leave the Expansion Worker route immediately. However, the sponsor should add a route, such as Skilled Worker or Senior or Specialist Worker, to its existing licence. UKVI expects a UK trading presence within two years. The route itself is explained in our UK…
If you are scaling a UK company or bringing an overseas business here, the right route depends mainly on your UK presence and growth profile. The Scale-up route lets qualifying high-growth companies sponsor skilled workers for the first six months of a two-year grant. The UK Expansion Worker route under Global Business Mobility is for…
If you are scaling a UK company or bringing an overseas business here, the right route depends mainly on your UK presence and growth profile. The Scale-up route lets qualifying high-growth companies sponsor skilled workers for the first six months of a two-year grant. The UK Expansion Worker route under Global Business Mobility is for…
You can switch between many UK visa routes without leaving the country, provided the new route allows an in-country application and you meet its requirements. Visitors are commonly barred from switching into work or study routes, while people whose permission has expired face overstaying rules. A valid application made before your current permission expires can…
The key distinction is both the immigration route and where the worker is applying from. A Defined Certificate of Sponsorship is required for a Skilled Worker applying for entry clearance from outside the UK. An Undefined CoS is used for a Skilled Worker applying from inside the UK and for workers on other sponsored routes,…
A Standard Visitor visa costs £135 for up to six months. The Home Office must be satisfied that you are a genuine visitor: you will leave at the end of the trip, will not make the UK your main home through frequent or successive visits, are coming for a permitted purpose and can fund the…
An Article 8 appeal turns on proportionality. The tribunal considers whether private or family life is engaged, whether the decision interferes with it and whether that interference is justified. Failing the Immigration Rules does not automatically end the assessment. In family cases, refusal may still breach Article 8 if it would cause unjustifiably harsh consequences…
If you hold settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you can normally apply for British citizenship after holding that status for 12 months. If you are married to or in a civil partnership with a British citizen, you can usually apply as soon as you have settled status, provided you meet the other naturalisation…
Not every UK visa refusal carries a right of appeal. Appeal rights generally arise where the Home Office refuses a protection claim, a human rights claim or certain decisions under the EU Settlement Scheme and related routes. Deprivation of British citizenship also carries a right of appeal. Work, study and visitor refusals usually do not…
