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5 Ways People Living in the UK Will Be Affected by Brexit

The only thing we know for sure after the UK has voted to leave the European Union is that we don’t know anything for sure. No one seems to be able to tell exactly what happens next. A lot of people are directly affected by Brexit. Even though we don’t know precisely how things will change…
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500% Increase in Immigration Tribunal Fees Scrapped

In a move to further restrict immigration applicants’ appeal rights and access to the court, the government hiked prices for the Immigration Tribunal fees for up to 500% earlier this year. This policy saw fees increased from £80 to £490 for a paper hearing while the fee for an oral hearing rose from £140 to…
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Latest immigration news from the Home office

HO Changes to Immigration Rules, April 2016 – Latest Immigration News

Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC877, 11 march 2016 announces the latest immigration news which will affect applications made on or after 6 April 2016: NHS debt and litigation costs The NHS debt threshold is being reduced from £1000 to £500. A new rule is being added to allow an application to be…
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The Complete Beginner’s Guide to BRPs, Police Registration and NI changes for migrants

The Home Office sent an email to us today about BRPs (Biometric Resident Permits), Police Registration, and National Insurance Number changes for migrants Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) are not new and show a migrant’s current leave to remain (visa or immigration status) in the UK. The point of them were to help employers and other interested parties to…
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ILR & Citizenship: How Many Days Outside UK? – Residence Requirements Study

What are the lengths of absences from the (days outside) UK to avoid in order to get ILR (Indefinite Leave to Remain) and Naturalisation (citizenship). Our UK Immigration lawyers get asked many times about ILR applications and Citizenship applications. One of the main questions about ILR and Naturalisation is how many days outside UK am I allowed…
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