News

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) is developing an innovative digital immigration system that will replace physical documents with an online record of your immigration status known as an eVisa. Millions of customers have already received their eVisa online since 2018. An eVisa is an online record that contains information about your immigration status and the […]

Out-of-Country Applications Often individuals applying for UK visas that involve them relocating, such as through the Skilled Worker visa would like the option to go to the UK in advance of their work start date to organise their new lives. Understandably this is a reasonable request, especially with everything that needs to be prepared including […]

On Friday the 15th of September the Home Office announced new immigration fees to come into effect on the 4th of October 2023. This is the first major increase for most categories of visas since before the Pandemic. The fees for a Skilled Worker visa, certificate of sponsorship, settlement (indefinite leave to remain), and priority […]

To assess a Secure English Language Test (SELT), applicants must provide a reference number on their application form. This number is used to verify the SELT using an online portal. The applicant must score at least the minimum level required for the route in each relevant component of the test, which must be taken in […]

We are delighted to announce that our team has recently expanded with the addition of several new members. Specifically, over the summer months, we welcomed a summer intern, two legal assistants, and a new business administrator.

Who We Are UK Visas is a long-established and highly reputable immigration firm based in Horsham, West Sussex, with direct rail links to Croydon and London Bridge. We are a small, busy practice, with several hundred corporate clients of varying sizes and a large number of individual clients, many of whom we have worked with […]

Individuals do matter I watched a truly eye-opening film on Netflix called The Swimmers recently. It is about a family, led by a driven father who believed in his daughters’ ability to succeed but was broken apart by the war in Syria in 2015.  The two daughters, Sara and Yusra Mardini, swam for their country […]

In the Guardian this morning Aamna Mohdin, spoke critically about the government hitting out at lawyers who had successfully challenged Home Office asylum decisions. (Mohdin, 2023). Notably, Suella Braverman summoned the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) to escalate a high-profile campaign against rogue immigration lawyers. The roundtable was […]

Whilst no clarity on the timing or dates of implementation has been shared, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, The Rt Hon John Glen MP has announced steep increases to immigration fees and the immigration health surcharge (IHS). The current rate for the immigration health surcharge will increase from £624 to £1,035 per year. Workers […]

From the cobblestoned streets of the Romans to the bustling financial heart of modern-day London, the UK has time and again proven its strategic importance as a world-leading trading centre. Andrew Griffith MP recently highlighted this rich lineage in a compelling article for TheTelegraph, detailing the ambitious reforms he and the Chancellor are driving to […]