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Changes to the salary threshold under Skilled worker and other work routes 

by Monica Karir | Apr 17, 2024 | UK Immigration Updates

Changes to the salary threshold under work routes  Changes have been made to salary thresholds which came into effect on 4th April 2024 with the aim to reduce net migration by encouraging businesses to invest in the resident workforce rather than over-relying on...

Increase to the Minimum Income Requirement for those in the five-year partner and child routes under Appendix FM

by Monica Karir | Apr 15, 2024 | UK Immigration Updates

As of 11 April 2024, the minimum income requirement for partners has increased from £18600 to £29,000 for new applicants. According the the UK Government, the new minimum income requirement has been set at a level which is based on earnings as well as benefit levels...

Have a BRP with an expiry date of 31December 2024 – what to do!

by Monica Karir | Apr 2, 2024 | UK Immigration Updates

The Home Office is developing a digital immigration system and therefore physical documents which include BRP (biometrics residence permit), BRC (biometrics residence card), and visa endorsements in passport (such as entry clearance vignette, indefinite leave to...

Settlement application – When can it be varied to permission to stay instead!

by Monica Karir | Jun 27, 2022 | UK Immigration Updates

Where an applicant applies for settlement under any of the categories – Appendix Family Life, Appendix Private Life, Appendix Innovator, Appendix FM, and Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) and the Home Office deems that they do not meet the...

Concessions for Afghan nationals for work and study routes

by Monica Karir | Feb 7, 2022 | UK Immigration Updates

Recognising the situation in Afghanistan, concessions have been made to UK Immigration rules for Afghan nationals and their dependants who entered the UK before 21 September 2021 or had made an application for entry clearance before that date and subsequently arrived...

Care workers and home carers to be eligible to apply under Skilled worker route from 15 February 2022

by Monica Karir | Feb 2, 2022 | UK Immigration Updates

The first statement of changes to immigration rules of the year 2022 was published on 24 January 2022, which adds care workers to the Shortage Occupation List, and make the role eligible for the Skilled Worker route, thus disapplying the usual requirement that a role...
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