Blog: Immigration

Home Office fees rising again from 9 April 2025 The Home Office are increasing application fees for certain immigration applications from 9 April 2025. Why are the fees increasing? The Government…

On 31 January 2025, the Home Office changed the definition of an unmarried partner in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules to a less rigid test. The idea was to…

Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for travel to the UK: who needs to apply and when? From 5 March 2025, EU nationals who are planning to visit the UK who do not…

Biometric Residence Permits all expire on 31st December 2024. This does not mean that your permission to enter or stay in the UK will end on 31.12.2024 but that digital…

Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for travel to the UK: who needs to apply and when? From 27 November 2024, non-EU nationals who are planning to visit the UK who do…

Graduate visas: Here to stay, for now On 14th May 2024, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) published its Rapid Review of Graduate visas, recommending no changes to this route. What are…

All change from 31.12.2024: eVisas and the end of Biometric Residence Permits If you have been issued with a Biometric Residence Permit, you will have noticed that the expiry date…

Immigration Health Surcharge rising from 6 February 2024 The Home Office announced a 66% increase to the Immigration Health Surcharge in Autumn 2023. On Monday 15 January 2024, the Immigration (Health…

Updated 6 Feb 2024 On 4 December 2023, the Government announced a 5-point plan to cut net migration to the UK.  This included increasing the minimum income requirement…

The Home Office have now confirmed the promised increase in application fees, which will take effect from 4 October 2023. If you are looking to make an application, you may…