Half Price Asylum Visa Applications Now £500
Until 31st July, we have a special offer on asylum visa applications, which are half price at just £500.
When Is Humanitarian Protection Granted?
If you have watched the BBC2 fly-on-the-wall documentary series about immigration lawyers, you may remember Dillian from the Caribbean, who is a gay asylum seeker. Although he is not granted refugee status, he gets a different status called humanitarian protection that allows him to stay in the UK.
Innovator Visa – Just Too Big A Risk?
Since the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur Visa) route was closed in March 2019 here at Scarsdale Solicitors, we are being asked what are the visa options for overseas entrepreneurs. We recently read an article about an innovator visa application that we thought would be good to share with you.
Guide To Spouse Or Unmarried Partner Visa Extensions
Sometimes your visa to travel in the UK will expire before you have completed everything you need to do in the country. If that is the case, then you have to apply to have the Visa extended. Here is a brief guide to visa extensions for a spouse or unmarried partner.
Guide To Tier 1 Visa Extensions
There are several types of Tier 1 Visa – here is your guide to tier 1 visa extensions how to apply to extend each one.
Tier 2 Visa Extension Guide
The total time you are allowed to stay in the UK on a Tier 2 Visa is 6 years – which includes any extensions. Past the initial period, you must apply for Tier 2 Visa Extension or you will be deported.
Schengen Visa Validity Rules
All Schengen countries have the same standards of immigration control. Under European Commission regulations, you can travel within Europe with just one visa. Read our article in full to learn more about Schengen Visa Validity Rules.
Apply for a Schengen Visa
If you are from a Schengen country, you can travel within the Europe zone without having to apply for a Schengen visa.
Transgender Asylum Seekers
It is the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which forged the modern LGBTQ+ movement. But how far have we still got to travel with transgender asylum seekers?
Care Industry Will Feel Brexit More Than Most
The UK’s Shortage Occupation List (SOL) has been due a revamp, and the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has now made some recommendations in a care industry review, published this May. It comes in response to escalating demand from health and care professionals who say that a staff shortage in their fields is becoming a threat.