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As specialist family lawyers we are often asked why a husband, wife, or civil partner needs a financial court order as part of their divorce or dissolution of civil partnership...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/do-i-need-a-divorce-financial-court-order/
Have you had a visitor visa application refused by the Home Office? Our immigration solicitors will look at your options if you want to come to the UK and you...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/uk-visitor-visa-refusal/
Applying for visa extensions can be a pain even if you are confident that the Home Office will grant you a new visa. Being the subject of ‘immigration control’ in...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/when-can-i-apply-for-indefinite-leave-to-remain/
It is World Refugee Day on 20 June and this year the immigration lawyers at OTS Solicitors thought they would acknowledge the occasion by looking at what is meant by...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/home-office-asylum-questionnaires/
In a week of reports of projected falls in property values, the withdrawal of some mortgage products, and news that those on fixed deal mortgages expiring before the end of...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/property-values-volatility-and-divorce-financial-settlements/
Are you an experienced or budding entrepreneur looking to set up a business in the UK and make the UK your home? In this blog, our immigration solicitors look at...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/uk-visa-and-settlement-options-for-entrepreneurs/
The Home Office has introduced changes to its pre-licence priority service for sponsor licence applicants. The changes came into force on 21 June 2023. In this article, our immigration solicitors...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/changes-to-the-home-office-pre-licence-priority-service-for-sponsor-licence-applicants/
In this article, our specialist immigration lawyers guide you through the basics of your UK visa options if you want to live, work or study in the UK. UK Online...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/a-uk-immigration-solicitors-guide-on-moving-to-the-uk/
At OTS Solicitors we are best known for our immigration law expertise. Set up as a specialist immigration law practice, founders Oshin Shahiean and Teni Shahiean soon realised that those...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/international-children-law/
Our immigration solicitors could be writing this article from anywhere in the world. Maybe we are not writing this article; perhaps we asked artificial intelligence to write it for us....
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/ai-working-from-everywhere-and-where-that-leaves-uk-immigration/
A Wake-up Call for Sponsor Licence Holders If you are a UK sponsor licence holder you may have recently read about how some UK stalwarts of industry have been fined...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/compliance-and-home-office-enforcement-in-the-news/
In our immigration blogs, our immigration solicitors often refer to the ‘financial requirement’ that must be met when applying for a UK visa. In this article, we explore in more...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/an-immigration-solicitors-guide-to-the-financial-requirement-in-visa-applications/
Are you thinking about getting divorced but wondering how long it will take? In this article, our family law solicitors explore how long divorce and family law proceedings take to...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/how-long-does-it-take-to-obtain-a-divorce-in-the-uk/
In a majority decision, the court of appeal has recently ruled that Rwanda is not a safe third country for asylum seekers. The government has said it intends to appeal...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/immigration-and-asylum-news-court-of-appeal-rules-that-rwanda-is-not-a-safe-country/
Our Immigration Solicitors Look at the Domestic Violence Route to Indefinite Leave to Remain If you came to the UK on a spouse visa or partner visa our immigration solicitors...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/staying-in-the-uk-when-your-relationship-is-over/
This week the British Medical Association (BMA) held its annual representative meeting. High on the agenda was the state of the NHS as the NHS celebrated its 75th birthday on...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/recruiting-overseas-care-and-nursing-home-workers-on-the-health-and-care-worker-visa/
If you are renting and your landlord wants you out you may think that you have to bow to the pressure you are being put under and go. That isn’t...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/can-my-landlord-force-me-out-of-my-rented-property/
If you are a hospitality sector business owner you may be despairing that you will ever fill your job vacancies from the pool of available UK talent. You may be...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/uk-hospitality-work-visas/
Applying for a sponsor licence is a big commitment for many small to medium size firms worried about the set-up fees and admin time. In this blog, our immigration solicitors...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-benefits-of-a-sponsor-licence/
When the prime minister Rishi Sunak stood at the lectern on 13 July to announce public sector pay rises it was heralded as good news. There is a sting in...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/uk-government-announces-planned-massive-increases-in-the-immigration-health-surcharge-and-visa-fees/
Are you divorcing a bully or planning to do so? If you are then you probably feel a bit intimidated. Maybe you are unsure about how you are going to...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/divorcing-a-bully/
Published by the Head of Business Immigration, Mr Hans Sok Appadu and Sponsorship Licence lawyer, Ms Sanae Sahebjalal Our immigration solicitors assist many construction companies from those specialising in high-end...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/sponsor-licence-news-construction-jobs-added-to-the-shortage-occupation-list/
Published by the Head of Business Immigration, Mr Hans Sok Appadu and Sponsorship Licence lawyer, Ms Sanae Sahebjalal If you are operating a small nursing home or you are the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/sponsor-licence-sponsor-management-system-changes-for-sponsor-licence-holders/
A couple of months ago the UK government announced planned changes to the UK student visa. The government has said that those changes came into effect at 3 pm on...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/changes-to-the-student-visa-effective-from-17-july-2023/
If you have come to the view that your marriage is over because of your husband or wife’s mental health problems you are probably experiencing a whole range of emotions,...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/divorce-due-to-mental-illness/
Published by the Head of Business Immigration, Mr Hans Sok Appadu and Sponsorship Licence Lawyer, Miss Sanae Sahebjalal If you are a family-owned London-based business with one nursing home or...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/recruiting-from-overseas-and-the-uk-care-home-sector/
Love conquers all – or so they say. When you are applying for a fiancé visa it can feel as if you need to conquer the red tape surrounding your...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/uk-fiance-visa/
Some people think that if they have been separated for 7 or 10 years that they are automatically divorced from their husband or wife and free to remarry. Others assume...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/automatic-divorce-after-separation-in-the-uk/
Are you ready to apply for British citizenship? Do you need help with your application? Are you worried about the paperwork or the process to become a British citizen? At...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/british-citizenship-lawyers/
As business immigration lawyers we understand just how frustrating it is for sponsor licence holders when they onboard a sponsored employee only to find that within a matter of months...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/how-can-a-sponsored-employee-terminate-their-employment-contract-what-are-the-consequences/
If you are a UK care or nursing home with a sponsor licence the likelihood is that if you try to sponsor a recruit on a UK health and care...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/sponsoring-employees-on-the-health-and-care-worker-visa-and-the-need-for-an-overseas-criminal-record-certificate/
With mortgage rates and repair bills going up, landlords are having to consider rent increases. In this blog, our landlord and tenant solicitors provide a guide to rent increases. Online...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/a-landlord-and-tenant-guide-to-rent-increases/
Do you want your spouse to join you from overseas? If they are not a British citizen or if they don’t have settled status, they may need a spouse visa...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/priority-spouse-visa-outside-uk/
At OTS Solicitors we are used to answering all sorts of queries about sponsor licence reporting and recording duties and how the rules relate to absent sponsored staff on skilled...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/sponsor-licence-holders-and-their-frequently-asked-questions-on-sick-leave-for-sponsored-workers/
As immigration solicitors specialising in business immigration law, we get asked a lot of questions about sponsor licences and sponsoring overseas workers on skilled worker visas and health and care...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/sponsor-licence-holders-and-their-frequently-asked-questions-on-employing-sponsored-workers-and-certificate-of-sponsorship-allocation/
On 30 July 2023, the Home Secretary announced that the government was toughening up the immigration rules and the good character requirement for British citizenship applications. In this blog, our...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/british-citizenship-applications-good-character-immigration-rule-changes/
Many sponsor licence holders are already groaning under the red tape associated with managing a sponsor licence. As immigration solicitors, we read with trepidation that fines for businesses that employ...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/planned-rise-in-fines-for-employing-workers-who-do-not-have-the-right-to-work-in-the-uk/
As family lawyers, we understand how important it is to know what a wife will be entitled to as her divorce financial settlement. That information may influence your decision to...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/what-is-a-wife-entitled-to-as-her-divorce-financial-settlement/
Working out the minimum salary requirement for a skilled worker hoping to come to the UK on a skilled worker visa isn’t always straightforward, especially if you are a sponsoring...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/general-salary-threshold-requirements-for-skilled-workers-in-the-uk-on-skilled-worker-visas/
This month the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) closed down three law firms. The SRA intervention came about after a Daily Mail undercover operation involving journalists posing as asylum claimants and...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-importance-of-choosing-the-right-immigration-solicitors/
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