Until 2008 children who resided in the UK for seven years would permitted to remain under a Home Office policy called DP5/96, as would their parents. There were certain public interest ‘escape’ clauses for the Home Office – if the parents had deliberately gone to ground, committed offences or similar – but most applications under this policy would succeed. The policy existed for many, many years and forms an important context to later discussion of the same issue….
In recent years many wealthy non-EU citizens have wished to take up residence in the UK. Many of those people come from Russia and other CIS states, China and, more recently, the Middle East. The UK has also welcomed many citizens from the US as well. These individuals, entrepreneurs and families have accumulated significant wealth and are seeking to diversify this wealth whilst having residence rights in a jurisdiction of economic and political stability.
In many…
The UK immigration rules are set to attract investors, entrepreneurs and people of talent. Recent changes have seen the UK close immigration to highly skilled workers and some other immigration categories. Therefore, for wealthy individuals one of the best options in order to qualify for leave to remain in United Kingdom is the Tier 1 Investor Visa.
The investor category is designed to allow wealthy individuals who make a substantial financial investment…
The Tier 2 visa is now one of the most important entry routes into the United Kingdom for skilled workers who are citizens of countries outside of the European Economic Area. In all cases, if you are applying for entry under this visa scheme you MUST be in possession of a job offer and a Certificate of Sponsorship from a UK employer with a valid Tier 2 sponsorship licence. You must fulfil the requirements of the particular Tier 2…
You can apply for this visa if you are married to a British citizen or a person who has settlement status in the UK (i.e. a person who holds Indefinite Leave to Remain [ILR] or right of abode).
The visa, which is initially issued for a two and a half year period, allows you to work without restriction in the UK. You may also exit and re-enter the country multiple times. At the end of the two and half…
The EEA family or “extended” family permit will allow you quick and easy access to the UK if you are travelling to join your EEA national partner or family member.
General permit criteria:
As a non-EEA national applying for an EEA family permit, you will only be able to apply if the EEA citizen you are joining in the UK is:
To qualify for nationalization when married to a British Citizen, you are required to: