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Welcome to this week’s Immigration blog which follows on from our post last week entitled, ‘Financial Requirements of Spouse Visas Still Dividing Families’. In this post, we will be discussing...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/ots-academy/surinder-singh-immigration-route-for-spouses-and-family-members/
As a London family solicitor, I have always thought it strange that the law did not allow a single applicant to apply for a parental order after a successful surrogacy...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/surrogacy-news-single-applicants-can-apply-for-parental-orders/
For many LGBT couples, surrogacy allows for the prospect of having a child of one’s own. Unfortunately, in certain jurisdictions, the law has not progressed fast enough to keep up...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/surrogacy-citizenship-and-domicile-singapore-and-uk-examples/
By Oshin Shahiean, of OTS Solicitors Amidst all the Brexit news, the report that the government is suspending the Tier 1 Investor Visa scheme may have escaped most people. For...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/suspended-tier-1-investor-visa-scheme-suspended-grounds-of-financial-crime-and-money/
Obtaining your UK visa to come and live, study or work in the UK, with or without the input of a Legal 500 Immigration solicitor, is a real achievement –...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/switching-visas-some-top-tips/
In a move that may predict how Britain negotiates freedom of movement after it triggers Article 50 next year, the Swiss government has done a U-turn on imposing quotas on...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/switzerland-rejects-eu-migrant-quotas-to-retain-access-to-the-single-market/
Last week we had threats of floods and torrential rain in parts of the UK and so thoughts are turning to getting out of London and to taking the children...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/taking-children-abroad-holiday-guide-from-family-law-experts-to-parents-facing-divorce/
For entrepreneurs moving to the UK on a Tier 1 (entrepreneur) Visa, the issue of tax is both fundamentally important and confusing. It can be difficult enough, even for the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/tax-considerations-for-tier-1-entrepreneur-visa-applicants/
Although the Tier 1 (General) visa route has closed, and applications for settlement had to be submitted by 6th April 2018, many Immigration solicitors are still acting for clients whose...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/tax-discrepancies-tips-to-challenge-tier-1-general-visa-settlement-refusal/
In news that will be welcomed by the UK tech industry, which has been struggling to recruit the talent it needs to grow, Tech Nation has been granted an extra...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/tech-nation-granted-50-more-visa-endorsements/
The impact of Brexit remains a primary concern for many Immigration solicitors in London, not just for the impact it is likely to have on individuals, but for many UK...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/temporary-visas-for-agricultural-workers-unlikely-to-plug-brexit-gap/
Many people assume that after ten years continuous residence in the UK they will be able to apply to the Home Office for Indefinite Leave to Remain. top London immigration...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/ten-year-continuous-residence-and-applications-for-indefinite-leave-to-remain/
There is nothing more frustrating than working from home sitting listening to a dripping tap or watching the mould grow on a damp wall. Landlord and tenant solicitors have seen...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/tenant-rights-and-housing-disrepair-claims/
As a tenant renting a private residential property, you’ll probably have to pay a deposit to your landlord or their letting agent prior to your renting the house. It can...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/tenant-rights-deposits-and-deposit-protection/
Following an appointment with a client before Christmas, Teni Shahiean, a Solicitor at this firm, was informed of text messages and telephone calls her client had been receiving from Capita,...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/teni-shahiean-alerts-government-about-improper-use-text-messaging-capitaukba-secretary-state/
One of the aspects of divorce that London top divorce lawyers are only too familiar with is the ongoing need to comply with the various orders of the court. To...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-pound-for-pound-order-dealing-with-failure-to-comply-in-the-divorce-and-family-courts/
This week a BBC London investigation reportedly uncovered organised cheating on the “Life in the UK” test. top London immigration solicitors refer to the test as the citizenship test. The...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-life-in-the-uk-citizenship-test-cheating-wise-move/
One of the main requirements for a Tier 1 (entrepreneur) visa under the UK Immigration Rules relates to the investment funds required for which there are two separate categories. The...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-200000-investment-requirement-under-the-tier-1-entrepreneur-visa-category/
On the 22 July Channel 4’s award winning investigative affairs programme went undercover to investigate the “golden ticket visa”, officially called the Tier 1 (investor) Visa. The premise of the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-2-million-passport-dispatches-investigates-the-uk-investor-visa/
You may have assumed that the March 2021 budget would all be about whether the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, would extend the furlough scheme or the stamp duty holiday for property...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-2021-budget-for-immigration-the-elite-points-based-visa/
On 26th June 2017, British Prime Minister, Theresa May, unveiled the UK government’s proposal for securing the rights of the three million EU nationals who live in Britain following Brexit....
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-advantages-of-applying-for-eu-permanent-residence-status/
By Behzad Sharmin, divorce and family law solicitor at OTS Solicitors I read with sadness about the breakdown of a 25-year marriage. The news is in all the papers. Headlines...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-amazon-divorce-divorce-of-dignity/
The Asylum interview by UK Visas and Immigration officials is a two-stage process: • The Asylum screening interview; • The Asylum substantive interview. Although the top London immigration solicitors say...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-asylum-substantive-interview-tips-how-to-prepare-for-the-asylum-interview/
It is a difficult time to be an employer. There is the worry over the economy. There is the continued confusion over Brexit. In particular, whether there will be a...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-basics-applying-for-sponsor-licence-to-recruit-tier-2-general-visa-migrant-workers/
As the political decision on Britain’s membership of the European Union and Immigration continues to be hotly debated free movement rights of European migrants are being placed at risk. This...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-benefits-of-applying-for-permanent-residence-as-eea-national-before-uks-brexit-from-eu/
When it comes to your loved ones, you want the best. It is no different if you need a spouse visa in order to reunite with your husband, wife or...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-best-way-to-get-uk-spouse-visa/
Immigration solicitors are often asked to explain what a biometric residence permit is by confused Immigration clients. It isn’t surprising that Immigration clients do not know what a ‘biometric residence...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-biometric-residence-permit/
In another example of how disingenuous the Leave campaign was in its promises to the British public, Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, has written a detailed...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-brexit-six-pack-the-six-deals-britain-needs-to-reach-with-the-eu/
Ever since the EU Referendum that has led the UK down the path of Brexit, and to the point where the UK will leave the European Union, there has been...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-brexit-white-paper-what-does-it-mean-for-employment-law/
By Oshin Shahiean, of OTS Solicitors An op-ed piece in the Guardian newspaper this morning by Claude Moraes, a Labour MEP representing London, and a Chair of the European parliament’s...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-british-government-preparing-to-discriminate-against-migrants-using-the-gdpr/
If you are not a London Immigration solicitor, you may be forgiven for thinking that the phrase “the centre of operations” is something to do with surgery or even where...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-centre-of-operations-test-for-sole-representatives-of-overseas-business-visa/
Many divorcing or divorced couples will have read all about the case of the ex-wife who lost her court fight with her rock star ex-husband over whether she could raise...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-clash-over-the-wording-of-financial-court-order/
By Oshin Shahiean, of OTS Solicitors After months of speculation, Monarch Airlines was put into administration yesterday. Blair Nimmo, Partner at KPMG and Joint Administrator at Monarch Airlines Limited stated:...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-collapse-of-monarch-airlines-and-home-office-duties-of-administrators-and-insolvency/
Wherefore art thou Jeremy Corbyn? The papers on Friday morning all carried the same, previously un-uttered warning – there is now a clear possibility that the British people will vote...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-conspicuous-absence-of-the-labour-party-in-the-eu-referendum-debate/
Problem, what problem? That seems to be the phrase used by those in government over the concerns expressed in the construction industry over the impact of the end of free...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-construction-conundrum-will-skilled-european-workers-qualify-for-skilled-worker-visa/
Many of those in the construction industry campaigned against Brexit as they were concerned about the impact of the end of free movement on the import and supply of construction...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-cost-to-construction-of-the-end-of-free-movement-and-the-new-skilled-worker-visa-for/
With Brexit looming, many Immigration solicitors have been looking to the future of Immigration in the UK, but it’s important to remember that for the moment, nothing has changed –...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-eea-regulations-summarising-the-latest-changes/
By Toby Hiscock On 18 October 2019 the House of Commons Library published a briefing paper called ‘The UK’s future Immigration system’. The paper examines the Government’s vision for a...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-end-of-freedom-of-movement-post-brexit/
If you are married to a British citizen and applying for a UK spouse visa so you can join them in the UK, you may be asked to attend a...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-essential-guide-to-uk-spouse-visa-interviews/
2020 was a year like no other. Who would have thought that travel to and from and within the UK would be so disrupted with families being forced to live...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-eu-settlement-scheme-extended-absences-and-the-impact-your-pre-settled-status-application/
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