Category: Living in the UK

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

UK Launched Scale-Up Visa

The new UK Scale-up visa officially launches today, 22 August 2022. The new visa route is aimed at foreign nationals who have been recruited by a UK sponsor.  The scale-up visa was created to make it quicker and easier for fast-growing businesses to bring highly skilled individuals to the UK.  In order to be eligible…
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Heathrow Airport Passenger Cap Extended

The UK’s busiest airport has extended its cap on passengers into late October. Due to chronic staff shortages plus a higher volume of passengers, London’s Heathrow Airport has extended its limits on daily passengers through late October. A maximum of 100,000 passengers can depart Heathrow every day through 29 October. The cap was originally scheduled…
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Gibraltar May Join The Schengen Zone

Gibraltar could be added to the EU’s borderless Schengen area. A border-free area is an area that guarantees EU citizens to move freely in the Schengen zone. Even non-EU nationals can get access to any area that falls under the Schengen countries. The Minister for Tourism and Business, Vijay Daryanani, told  The Telegraph a treaty…
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Contactless Digital Border: Electronic Travel Authorisation to Enter the UK

The British government reveals its plan to implement the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme, which obliges visitors to apply for permission to visit the country, including EU tourists. The new scheme intends to establish a ‘contactless’ border crossing from 2024, meaning that some passengers will be able to enter the country exempted from using an electronic…
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UK Visa Delays

If you have recently applied for a UK visa, you will probably be aware that it may take longer to receive a decision on your application due to widespread delays currently impacting Home Office processing times. The UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) office is currently facing a high volume of applications for visas, resulting in…
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