People from all over the world who wish to come to the UK to work can apply for a UK Skilled Worker Visa. This visa has replaced the Tier 2 (General) visa. Skilled workers from other countries can be offered a job and certificate of sponsorship from a UK’s licensed sponsor to bring them to the UK labor force. This is a point-based system. One must score a minimum of 70 points to qualify for the Skilled Worker Visa route. The points can be earned against defined parameters like specific skills, qualifications, salaries, and profession. Process for skilled worker visa The first thing is to check ..read more

UK Marriage or Spouse visa allows a person who is present and settled in the UK – (ILR Holer or) British Citizen. UK marriage visa is a part of the ‘Family visa UK‘ category. Since 9 July 2012, you are required to meet the financial requirement to get your partner to the UK. Your partner can also bring children (if any) for whole they have sole custody or sole responsibility with you to the UK as a dependent child. Eligibility There are eligibility conditions that you and/or your married partner need to meet to meet the requirements for making a UK Marriage Visa application. They are the follo ..read more

The UK wants top talents from across the world to come to the UK and work here. With this objective, on 22 July 2021, the UK Government has pledged to introduce new High potential individuals and scale-up visa routes to attract and retain highly-skilled, internationally mobile innovation talent. The objective is to open the borders for top talent, making the UK a place for highly talented people to come and work. High Potential Individual visas will allow overseas citizens to come to the UK without a job offer if they show high potential. This visa route will be under an unsponsored point-base ..read more

The UK Fiancé visa is a route for a non-British individual to join his/her fiancé who is settled in the UK. UK Fiancé visa is also termed as prospective marriage or civil partnership visa and it is different from spouse/partner visa. UK fiancé visa allows the applicant to join his partner in the UK for 6 months and during the 6 months; both must get married or enter into a civil partnership with each other. Eligibility for UK Fiance Visa 1. You and your UK based partner must be 18 or above; 2. Your partner must be a British citizen or with a settled status such as indefinite leave to remain (I ..read more

The British Armed Forces are also known as HM (Her Majesty’s) Armed Forces. HM Forces are the military services responsible for defending the UK, its overseas territories, and the Crown dependencies. HM forces include the Royal Navy, the British Army, and the Royal Air Force. HM Forces are exempt from immigration control Serving members of HM forces are free from immigration control. One in HM forces can seek to enlist in an appropriate department in the HM forces, and once enlisted, they are entitled to get their passport stamped accordingly to confirm their freedom from immigration restricti ..read more

PIP stands for Personal Independence Payment. This is a welfare benefit replacing Disability Living Allowance for people between the age of 16 and State Pension Age. The UK Sponsor (British or ILR holder) does not need to meet the financial requirement when they are receiving PIP payments. Rather they need to provide evidence to support that they will be able to adequately maintain and accommodate their foreign partner in the UK. Eligibility for UK Spouse Visa: There is no change to these requirements except the financial requirement that are – The parties in the marriage must be at least 18 ..read more

If you are engaged and looking to enter the UK as a fiancé of your partner who is either a British citizen or is a person holding Indefinite Leave to Remain, EEA National with limited Leave to Remain or a person holding limited leave as a ECAA person under Appendix ECAA of the immigration rules or a person who had a Refugee status or granted humanitarian protection, you can apply for a UK Fiancé visa. UK Fiancé visa is valid for 6 months only within which you must get married to your UK Fiancé within 6 months else you will have to leave the UK or apply for another form of immigration permissio ..read more

Naturalization as a British Citizen happens at the discretion of the Home Secretary. If the Home Secretary finds that the applicant meets all the requirements under British Nationality Act 1981, the Home Secretary may grant citizenship to the applicant. Requirements to naturalize as a British Citizen Requirements that applicants need to meet for Naturalisation as a British citizen depends on whether they are married or in a civil partnership with a British Citizen or not. If they are married or in a civil partnership with a British Citizen, applicants must meet the requirements of section 6(2 ..read more

One who applies for entry clearance, leave to remain, or indefinite leave to remain in the UK as a partner or dependent child of a person who is a British Citizen or has settled status in the UK or is in the UK with refugee leave or humanitarian protection needs to meet the financial requirement Who needs to meet the financial requirement? Those applying for Family life as a partner or Family life as a child of a person with limited leave as a partner need to meet the financial requirement. The financial requirement also needs to be met by child applicants where a parent who has adopted the ch ..read more

Overseas workers who wish to come to the UK for work need to get a certificate of sponsorship from their UK employer. A UK employer first needs to get a sponsor license to issue a certificate of sponsorship. Overseas worker means workers from outside the UK including citizens of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland coming to the UK after 31 December 2020. Sponsoring overseas workers A UK-based organization can employ overseas workers on a specific job role. For this purpose, such organizations need to obtain a sponsor license first. Eligibility to get a sponsor license You n ..read more