Immigration Lawyers London

For candidates from outside of European Economic Area, UK’s 5 tier points based visa system is the main route for immigration. This lets them study, work, train or invest here. However according to the latest changes Brexit will eventually happen and the UK will ultimately leave. For instance Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa has been replaced to the UK Innovator Visa. According to the new system the applicants are divided into 5 tiers and they must clear a points based assessment to become entitle for a visa in any of the 5 tiers. Generally points are given according to the age, ability and experience of the applicant in the applications for work visa. You must secure points score over minimum threshold if you wish to get a successful outcome for your application. The minimum points required differ for each tier. Detailed Explanation of the 5 tier visa system: Tier 1: High value migrants from outside of EEA can apply for Tier 1 Visa . Individuals who fall under this category...

Students who are studying on a Tier 4 Visa in the UK would want to know about their options of staying in the country after the completion of their studies. Here we are going to explain about the same and with this information you can decide and plan about your next move-whether you want to move away or want to stay. Can you stay in the UK after the expiry of your tier 4 student visa? There are many ways to stay in the UK at the end of the student visa Tier 4. The main pathways available to stay in the UK post completion of your studies are either extending your current visa to study further or switching to a different visa.  One thing you must avoid is just stay in the UK at the end of your studies without a further visa. You will undoubtedly do a significant harm to your future prospects by doing so. Overstaying the student visa will lead to almost definite rejection if ever in the future you wish to apply for a different visa. As far as overstaying your visa is conce...

With the standstill Brexit negotiations & the threat of “no deal”, Brexit is still on halt and with this the fate of many of UK’s significant businesses stays unsure, says a well known immigration advisor. One of which is Britain’s care industry, which appears to be specifically threatened by the proposed post Brexit policies of immigration. Nationwide Shortage Social and care workers provide a pivotal service across the British region; working vigorously to care for the vulnerable, elderly and sick. Although, according to the IPPR (Institute for Public Policy) think tank, care professionals are exploited in UK and they work excessive hours, with many on insecure and zero-hour job contracts. All the more many years of chronic underfunding and austerity cuts to public spending means that UK’s care professionals did not receive enough pay for their job. According to one of the care workers charity figures, the care professionals only earn £7.76 hourly whereas the ...

With the decision of seeking divorce, starts a rough time for the couples involved. Apart from the couples, the outcome of divorce always has an adverse effect on the children too. The case of Owens v Owens has brought to light that the current legal process of divorce has become redundant in the modern day circumstances. And due to this the Government believes that the fifty year old divorce law in England and Wales is not serving the purpose any more. The family justice system focuses on resolving family issues in a non-confrontational manner but the legal divorce process aggravates the conflict between the couples seeking divorce. Also, children are exposed to the conflict, putting a damaging impact on them. Looking for divorce lawyers in London ? The current law focuses on the past and does not serve the requirements of the modern society. It lets couples with no opportunity to focus on the future. The legal divorce process requirements are such that husband and wife...

Following Brexit, all EU citizens already living in the UK must be sceptical about their legal status. These European Union citizens can apply for 'settled status' under the Settlement Scheme to continue living in the UK after 30 June 2021. The British government reached an agreement with the EU on the terms of the UK's withdrawal from the EU, including arrangements related to the legal status of the EU citizens. It has already been settled in the 19th March draft of the treaty. It covers the EU citizens who already live in the UK or arrive here before 31 December 2020. After applying, if your application is successful, you will get either settled or pre-settled status. You may be able to stay in the UK without applying - for example, if you’re an Irish citizen or have indefinite leave to remain (ILR). When To Apply The EU citizens can apply for the Settlement Scheme when it will open for everyone by 30 March 2019. As of now, it is in the testing phase for some el...

Are you planning to employ a suitable candidate for a vacant post in your company from overseas? Does he have the correct visa? Are you aware of the Tier 2 visa route? Do you know how to complete a right to work check while recruiting an employee? Read on this employer's guide to immigration in the workplace so that you don't risk your Employer Sponsorship Licence. Every employer who is facing issues with the above questions must work with the solicitors who have expertise in the field of Immigration Laws. If as an employer you are recruiting skilled employees from outside the EU/EEA, you must have a proper system to keep a check on the entire recruitment process. And the system must be as per the requirement under the Tier 2 visa route. Also it is your duty to ensure that the candidate do have the right to work in the UK. To ensure that you don't fail to comply fully with the UK's immigration and employment laws, you must work with the best immigratio...