Category: UK

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Christmas is Cancelled, Again

The UK came out of lockdown on 2nd December 2020. Since then, there have been calls for the UK to go back into lockdown. But as the coronavirus infections continue its upward trend, and many areas in England are moved into the higher tier restrictions the UK government is wrestling with whether to go back…
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UK Safe List Update: The Canary Islands Removed Again

Due to the rise in weekly cases of coronavirus in the region, Canary Island has been removed from the UK’s travel corridor list. The popular British holiday destination is home to Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote, and the removal of the region from the safe list will no doubt be disappointing for British nationals…
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UK Opens Visa Applications Under Points Based System

The Brexit transition period is about to end on 31st December and with it comes the introduction of UK’s new point-based immigration system The UK government officially launched the post-Brexit visa and immigration system last December 1. Applications are now being accepted for the new Skilled Worker visa, allowing the brightest and best from around…
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Brexit Reminder: Things that will change in 2021

There is very little time left to make the most out of freedom of movement, so British nationals who wish to move to another EU country, you might want to speed up preparations. Changes to travel rules such as passport validity, border checks, insurance, driving licences and of course entry requirements will kick in on…
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EU Settlement Scheme for non-EU/EEA and Swiss family members

At the time of first writing this, the Brexit transition period was just around the corner.  EU nationals and their family members needed to apply for a settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settled Status (EUSS) scheme to retain their rights to stay in the UK. Citizens of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland were…
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