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One of the most anticipated trials of 2016 has concluded after three days of hearings. Some of the best legal minds in the country, including a swathe of Immigration lawyers...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/wrap-of-the-brexit-case/
In our October article we explained that the income threshold required for a British national to bring his or her non-EEA resident family into the country was leading to more...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/yet-another-skype-family-in-the-making/
For talented people looking to work or start a new venture in the UK, it can be difficult to decide between applying for a Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa or a...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/youve-got-talent-deciding-between-uk-tier-1-entrepreneur-visa-and-tier-1-exceptional-talent/
Anyone in business in the UK who collects or processes data from European Union citizens needs to be aware of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) which come into force...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/your-business-ready-for-the-gdpr/
Once you have secured your first spouse visa it is all too tempting to think that you don’t need to spend much time or thought on your spouse visa extension...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/your-guide-to-applying-for-spouse-visa-extension/
It is now common for people to buy property together outside of marriage. Often, to help fund a purchase, one or both parties to the relationship will receive financial support...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/your-guide-to-declaration-of-trust/
In the UK, judicial separation is beyond two spouses living apart. Should you seek a divorce or separate; you must know what it entails. A lot of people in the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/your-guide-to-divorce-and-separation/
Getting the right result for you and your family when it comes to divorce claims and settlements can be a very unique experience. For most couples, the financial consequences of...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/your-guide-to-financial-disputes-divorce/
An injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a court order that compels a party to do or refrain from specific acts. A party that fails to comply...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/your-guide-to-injunctions-and-emergency-remedies/
Starting a new relationship can be an exciting time and you probably don’t want to think about what might happen if things go wrong in the future. You do however...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/your-guide-to-pre-nuptial-and-post-nuptial-agreements/
The Civil Partnership Act 2004, which came into force in December 2005, allowed same sex couples in the UK to register their relationship for the first time and have it...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/your-guide-to-the-dissolution-of-civil-partnerships/
Let’s face it the phrase “Zambrano Derivative Residence Card” is a bit of a mouthful that does not easily trip off the tongue. However, as the best London immigration solicitors...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/zambrano-derivative-residence-cards/
Holding a sponsor licence brings with it a number of management duties that must be correctly fulfilled in order to maintain your licence. Failure to meet your licensing obligations could...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/services/immigration/business-immigration/sponsorship-licence-management-service/
The Intra-company Transfer visa is now closed to new applications. It has been replaced by the Senior or Specialist Worker visa (Global Business Mobility). If you are in the UK...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/services/immigration/business-immigration/tier-2-intra-company-transfer-visa/
Being a victim of discrimination within your workplace can evoke many feelings, including ones of humiliation, shame and anger. It is important to know that if you are subject to...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/services/employment-law/employment-law-for-employees/discrimination-at-work-claims/
We at OTS Solicitors are committed to eliminating unlawful discrimination of the Protected Characteristics as provided in the Equalities Act 2010 (s4), be it due to: age (s5) gender reassignment...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/help/equality-and-diversity-policy/
At OTS Solicitors our motivation comes from using our legal experties to provide the best legal advice to increase access to justice and opportunity for the benefit of local and...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/help/responsibility-pro-bono-and-community/
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Behind the scenes OTS Solicitors have been working on a fresh new website. It has been a bit of a challenge with juggling COVID-19 related enquiries about individual immigration and...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/ots-solicitors-launches-new-website/
On the 22 July 2021 the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy published a policy paper, ‘ UK Innovation Strategy: Leading the future by creating it’. The paper sets...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-high-potential-individual-visa-an-innovative-new-uk-immigration-strategy/
The EU Settlement Scheme closed on the 30 June 2021. In this article our immigration solicitors look at your options if you are an EU national or from an EEA...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/closure-of-settled-status-scheme-is-it-too-late-to-apply/
There are stories in the UK newspapers of EU nationals being detained at UK airports and refused entry clearance to the UK. Some have said these are just rumours but...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/a-guide-to-immigration-issues-when-travelling-to-the-uk-as-an-eu-national/
During a global pandemic with national and international travel and movement restrictions most people concerned about their immigration status need some assurances. Now the UK COVID-19 ‘freedom day’ has come...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/immigration-covid-19-concessions-and-exceptional-assurance/
You may have read in the news about an immigration deal between the UK and India but what is the deal and how will it affect you? In this article...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/immigration-news-the-uk-and-india-immigration-pact/
On the 24 May 2021 the Home Office published a document entitled ‘New plan for immigration: legal migration and border control strategy statement’. Your first thought maybe ‘Another one…’ Over...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/immigration-news-another-new-plan-for-immigration/
On the 6 July 2021, home secretary, Priti Patel, introduced The Nationality and Borders Bill 2021 in parliament. In this article the immigration experts at London based OTS Solicitors review...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/looking-at-the-nationality-and-borders-bill-2021-inhumane-or-fair-but-firm/
Most UK employers know that employees can be a bit precious about their job titles. To some workers the distinction between assistant manager and manager is profound even if there...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-skilled-worker-visa-a-guide-for-uk-employers-on-getting-the-standard-occupational-classification-code-right/
With the closure of the EU Settlement Scheme to all EU nationals who entered the UK before the end of the Brexit transition period but failed to apply for settled...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/is-the-frontier-work-permit-the-solution-for-your-uk-business-and-hiring-eu-workers/
If an immigration solicitor tells you that moving from settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme to British citizenship is complicated it is hard for you to understand why. This...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/a-case-study-on-the-complexities-of-moving-from-settled-status-under-the-eu-settlement-scheme-to-british-citizenship/
The new UK graduate visa opened up for applications on the 1 July 2021. For international students the graduate visa provides a new immigration route to stay in the UK...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-graduate-visa-route-opens-for-applications/
Freedom day has come and gone. For some of us it felt like a bit of a damp squib. After all, you still can’t use London buses or the tube...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/landlords-and-advance-rent-payments/
There has been a massive amount of publicity about the need for EU nationals who were living and working in the UK before the end of free movement on the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/can-a-uk-business-continue-to-employ-an-eu-worker-who-has-not-applied-for-settled-status/
Although many EU nationals who meet the eligibility criteria for settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme are late in applying for settled status, other EU citizens are keen to...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/applying-for-british-citizenship-if-you-have-settled-status-under-the-eu-settlement-scheme/
You may be forgiven for thinking that a deadline is a deadline unless it is set by the UK government. For what feels like ages, immigration solicitors have been warning...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-latest-settled-status-news-applying-late-for-settled-status/
As immigration law experts we get daily calls from people who have had their visa application or their UK settlement application refused and want to know their best appeal options....
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/immigration-appeal-rights/
UK immigration solicitors have seen a rise in enquiries about UK visitor visas for EU nationals entering the UK on a short-term basis. That is partially because there has been...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/eu-nationals-and-the-uk-visitor-visa/
Getting married in the UK remains a dream for many. In this blog our expert immigration solicitors look at how to achieve that with the UK marriage visa, UK marriage...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-uk-marriage-visa/
There are some sectors of the UK economy that are booming and others that, despite coping with the financial effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic, are recruiting to fill vacancies...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/how-do-i-get-a-sponsor-licence-for-my-business/
Is your business prepared? You are probably thinking not another rallying call by immigration solicitors about Brexit. The honest answer is that yes, it is, sort of, as whilst free...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/eu-workers-and-the-settled-status-deadline-30-june-2021/
Landlord and tenant solicitors have seen a massive rise in enquiries from landlords seeking possession of residential properties and tenants seeking legal advice on whether they can defend the possession...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/landlord-possession-proceedings-and-particulars-of-claim/
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