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The UK government has announced further immigration rule changes. These will affect individual visa applicants as well as UK businesses with sponsor licences. The rule changes are contained in Statement...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/september-2023-uk-statement-of-immigration-rule-changes/
The construction sector just cannot get the workers they need. It is not the only sector of the UK economy that is experiencing a recruitment crisis. Healthcare and hospitality workers...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/recruiting-construction-worker-from-overseas/
Just when a nursing or care home with a sponsor licence thinks it understands its reporting and recording duties under its sponsor licence and the immigration rules surrounding the health...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/sponsor-licence-news-update-to-the-20-hour-supplementary-employment-rule-for-health-and-care-worker-visa-holders/
If your application for a sponsor licence has been refused by the Home Office you are likely to be fed up and uncertain of your next steps. Maybe you applied...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/has-your-application-for-a-sponsor-licence-been-refused/
With a thriving immigration law practice, many of our family law clients originate from overseas. Our family law solicitors are therefore often asked whether non-British citizens can apply to the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/court-jurisdiction-to-apply-for-a-child-arrangement-order/
Whether you are the owner of one nursing home or 200 care homes the health and social care industry is not an easy sector to operate a business in. It...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/legal-services-and-sponsor-licences-for-the-health-and-social-care-sector/
A while ago the government announced that it planned to significantly increase some UK immigration and visa fees. We now know that the price hikes will come into force on...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/uk-immigration-and-visa-fees-set-to-rise-on-the-4-october-2023/
Further changes are afoot with the UK Youth Mobility Scheme. These changes were brought in by the Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules: HC1780 dated 7 September 2023. In...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/changes-to-the-uk-youth-mobility-scheme/
If you are getting divorced in your 50s then you need to consider some matters that are more relevant to you than someone who is divorcing in their 20s or...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/divorcing-in-your-50s/
As Sponsorship Licence lawyers we are often told by highly successful businesses that they will not qualify for a sponsor licence. Sometimes they think that they will not qualify as...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/does-your-business-qualify-for-a-sponsorship-licence/
Share Share this webinar on facebook Share this webinar on twitter Share this webinar on linkedin Share this webinar on reddit Many separated parents will have already finalised their Christmas...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/christmas-contact-for-separated-and-divorced-parents/
In this blog, our immigration solicitors look at the latest immigration rules for returning residents and the returning resident visa. UK Online and London-Based Immigration Solicitors and Indefinite Leave to Remain...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-uk-immigration-rules-for-returning-residents-with-indefinite-leave-to-remain/
The UK expansion worker visa forms part of the global business mobility route. In this article, our immigration solicitors look at the UK expansion worker eligibility criteria and the sponsor...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/a-guide-to-the-uk-expansion-worker-visa/
In the run-up to Christmas, many UK companies are questioning how they will get enough temporary staff to work for them over the festive period. Our immigration solicitors are receiving...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/employing-an-international-student-in-the-uk-on-a-student-visa/
If you are a UK business with a sponsor licence to sponsor skilled worker visa holders you will understand the importance of a job being on the shortage occupation list....
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-future-of-the-shortage-occupation-list/
A guide for landlords on right to rent checks if prospective tenants are from overseas and for tenants if you are in the UK on a visa and need to...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/renting-property-to-tenants-in-the-uk-on-visas/
As London immigration solicitors we get lots of inquiries from people who have applied for indefinite leave to remain without using a solicitor or without using an expert indefinite leave...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/refusal-of-indefinite-leave-to-remain-application-your-options-explained/
If your wife is living overseas, she may need a Spouse Visa to come to the UK to live with you. Our Immigration solicitors answer your questions on ‘how to...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/how-to-bring-your-wife-to-the-uk/
Are you planning to come to live in the UK from your home country of the US? If you are a separated or divorced parent the likelihood is that you...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/relocating-from-the-us-to-the-uk-with-your-children/
If you are a US citizen and you want to come to the UK you will need a visa if you want to stay for 6 months or longer. Specialist...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/immigration-advice-for-us-citizens-moving-to-the-uk/
Immigration solicitors read lots of news stories about migration to the UK being out of control. Journalists aren’t just talking about channel crossings but also planned immigration through Work Permit...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/how-much-does-it-cost-a-uk-sponsor-to-hire-a-skilled-worker-from-overseas/
OTS Solicitors are ranked in the 2024 UK edition of Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession. It’s a great accolade and something that we are all very proud of. As...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/ots-solicitors-celebrates-its-inclusion-in-the-2024-chambers-guide-to-the-legal-profession/
Our immigration solicitors are recommending that if you are planning on applying for a visa to come and live or work in the UK you do so before 16 January...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/apply-for-your-uk-visa-before-the-immigration-health-surcharge-increases-to-1035-on-16-january-2024/
Our immigration solicitors warned their sponsor licence business clients that the government was planning to significantly increase immigration fees. Thankfully the government did not increase sponsor licence application fees but...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/sponsor-licence-update-sponsor-skilled-worker-visa-applicants-before-the-16-january-2024-date-for-the-immigration-health-surcharge-increase/
October is domestic violence awareness month. That’s why our family law solicitors thought it was a good time to post a blog about domestic violence. Many of us have misconceptions...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/domestic-violence-awareness/
You would think that relocating from the US to the UK would be easy, wouldn’t you? After all, the US and the UK speak the same language, are reportedly said...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/why-you-need-a-uk-immigration-solicitor-when-you-are-moving-from-the-us-to-the-uk/
If you got married overseas or if you had an Islamic marriage ceremony in the UK then how do you get divorced in the UK? That’s a question our family...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/islamic-marriages-and-divorce-in-the-uk/
There was a time when our Immigration solicitors would not have needed to write an article on immigration and employment issues for UK employers of EU nationals. We fondly remember...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/immigration-and-employment-issues-for-uk-employers-of-eu-nationals/
As individual immigration and business Immigration solicitors we advise visa applicants and businesses from around the globe about relocation to the UK, immigration solutions and visa opportunities. Our Immigration solicitors...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/uk-immigration-legal-advice-for-american-citizens-and-companies/
Sponsor licences are only valid for 4 years. If you want to continue to employ your sponsored workers or to recruit additional employees from overseas on Work Permit Visas at...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/sponsor-licence-renewal/
There may be a very good reason why your tenant has not paid their rent. However, our Landlord and Tenant Solicitors are equally aware that landlords have mortgages, service charges,...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/remedies-when-your-tenants-stop-paying-the-rent/
Apply before 16 January 2024 When you apply for a UK Fiance Visa your focus is on your relationship and the forthcoming wedding but what happens if you want to...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/switching-to-a-uk-spouse-visa-from-a-fiance-visa/
You may have thought that the days of your sitting tests were long over as that aspect of your life stopped when you finished your schooling or obtained your degree....
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/an-immigration-solicitors-guide-to-passing-the-british-citizenship-test/
Research has shown that divorce ‘on the cheap’ puts women at risk of losing out on a fair divorce financial settlement. In this article, our family law solicitors look at...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/divorce-on-the-cheap/
The UK government is committed to the digitalisation of government processes and that includes digital immigration systems and individuals having an online immigration status. Our Immigration Solicitors are receiving calls...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/biometric-residence-permits-to-be-replaced-by-the-evisa/
There is a lot of financial pressure on UK business owners now. They are being squeezed with higher mortgage and bank loan interest rates. Their customers have less cash to...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/can-uk-business-owners-recoup-their-immigration-costs-from-their-employees/
Immigration Solicitors are processing the recently announced decision of the Supreme Court that Rwanda is not a safe country for refugees arriving in the UK to be sent to. The...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-uk-supreme-court-concludes-rwanda-is-not-a-safe-country-for-refugee-removal/
In this article, our Immigration Solicitors focus on Health and Care Worker Visa Sponsorship compliance. Why? Owning a business in the UK care sector is a challenge as you are...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/health-and-care-worker-visa-sponsorship-compliance/
When Mum and Dad are helping you buy your first home or assisting you in moving up the property ladder don’t forget the need for a cohabitation agreement or other...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-bank-of-mum-and-dad-and-the-need-for-cohabitation-agreements/
If you are an American citizen, you probably don’t want to lose your US citizenship. London Immigration Solicitors can offer the best of both worlds: British citizenship whilst retaining your...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/us-and-british-dual-citizenship/
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