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Client was in the process of his divorce proceedings when he approached us. He received numerous very unreasonable offers from his ex-spouse in respect of how their matrimonial finances should...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/divorce-financial-settlement-reached-at-the-first-fda-hearing/
We look at how the higher salary threshold for Spouse Visas and Family Visas could affect you. If you are a multi-national family the price of love is going to...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/spouse-visas-and-the-price-of-love/
The decision to divorce is never easy. You may be concerned about how to go about starting divorce proceedings or worried about whether the children will live with you after...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/services/divorce-and-family-law/divorce-and-separation/divorce-guide/
In this article, our Family Lawyers and Immigration Solicitors look at what happens if you are in the UK on a Spouse Visa and you separate or divorce from your...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/spouse-visas-and-divorce-uk/
Recently the head of our landlord and tenant team at OTS Solicitors was interviewed by ThisIsMoney.co.uk. In this article, Nollienne Alparaque talks about the experience of working with ThisIsMoney.co.uk and...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/thisismoney-co-uk-interviews-landlord-and-tenant-lawyer-nollienne-alparaque-who-reveals-there-are-29-uninhabitable-property-factors/
Teni Shahiean, senior partner and CEO at OTS Solicitors, was interviewed by UGlobal and asked for her views on the UK government‘s plan to substantially increase the minimum salary threshold...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/teni-shahiean-is-interviewed-by-uglobal-and-gives-a-uk-immigration-solicitors-assessment-of-the-increase-in-the-minimum-salary-threshold-for-skilled-workers/
On 7 December 2023, the government published planned changes to the immigration rules on the business Visitor Visa. If you are a UK employer with an overseas-based branch, staff working...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-uk-business-visitor-visa-immigration-rule-changes/
There are always new developments in UK immigration law and immigration rules. However, 2024 looks like it is going to be a particularly busy year for Business Immigration Lawyers. In...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/uk-business-immigration-key-changes-in-2024/
Our Immigration Solicitors recently reported that the income threshold for Family Visa and Spouse Visa applicants would rise from £18,600 to £38,700 in Spring 2024. On 21 December 2023, the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/breaking-uk-immigration-news-the-income-threshold-for-family-visas-will-now-rise-from-18600-to-29000-in-2024/
Our Spouse Visa Solicitors have been reading about the planned legal challenges to the government’s decision to increase the income requirement for the Spouse Visa and Family Visa from £18,600...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/why-you-should-not-wait-to-apply-for-your-uk-spouse-visa-and-family-visa/
If you are thinking about applying for a Spouse Visa or any other type of Family Visa in 2024 then speak to an Immigration Solicitor now. Planned changes in the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/2024-spouse-visa-applications-and-the-minimum-income-requirement-of-29000/
A few years ago, Teni Shahiean, senior partner and CEO at OTS Solicitors, was interviewed by the BBC as an authority on all things immigration. She appeared on panel discussions...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/teni-shahiean-an-immigration-solicitors-thoughts-on-uk-business-immigration-and-sponsorship-of-overseas-workers/
If you are part of a multi-national family and you have decided to separate or get divorced it is best to speak to a family law solicitor before you make...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/multi-national-families-can-you-get-divorced-in-england/
There have been lots of articles about the impact of the changes to the Spouse Visa financial requirement on Family Visa applicants but our Immigration Solicitors are also receiving panicked...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-effect-of-changes-to-the-family-visa-minimum-income-requirement-on-applications-for-spouse-visa-extensions-and-family-visa-switch-applications/
When the UK government announced changes to the minimum salary threshold there was shock from some UK employers and sponsored workers but scant detail. Giving out headline news without explaining...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/how-the-immigration-rules-changes-to-the-minimum-income-requirement-for-skilled-worker-visas-and-health-and-care-worker-visas-will-work/
In this article, our UK Immigration Solicitors take a fresh look at the immigration skills charge and highlight what employers need to know about this charge if your company is...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/a-2024-employers-guide-to-the-immigration-skills-charge/
At OTS Solicitors we are known as London-based experts in immigration law, including Spouse Visa, Unmarried Partner Visa and Fiance Visa applications. What you may not know is that we...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/uk-family-and-immigration-solicitors/
As specialist Family Law Solicitors and Immigration Lawyers, we often come across situations where a visa applicant, settlement applicant or person appealing a Home Office decision wants to use documents...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/can-i-use-my-family-law-documents-in-my-immigration-application-or-tribunal-hearing/
Our Immigration Solicitors examine the case of Prestwick Care Ltd & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 3193 (Admin) Our London Sponsorship Licence lawyers write...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/why-sponsor-licence-compliance-matters/
If you are living in the UK on a Family Visa or Spouse Visa and you need to apply to extend your visa you may be worried about the visa...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/applying-for-a-spouse-visa-extension-in-2024/
Our Immigration Solicitors previously reported that the UK immigration health surcharge could increase on 16 January 2024. The date has been put back but, subject to the House of Commons,...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/uk-immigration-news-update-on-the-date-for-the-immigration-health-surcharge-to-increase-to-1035-a-year/
If you want to come to the UK on a Spouse Visa then the likelihood is that you anticipate staying in the UK for life or at least until you...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/uk-spouse-visa-and-settling-in-the-uk/
When there is something wrong with a rental property is the landlord responsible? What is the extent of a landlord’s responsibility for property defects? In this first of a series...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/landlord-responsibilities-for-rented-property-defects/
Frequent amendments to the immigration rules are keeping Immigration Solicitors studying Home Office announcements but the rule changes can lead to confusion if you are a UK visa applicant or...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/2024-uk-immigration-rule-changes/
Our Immigration Solicitors previously reported that the UK immigration health surcharge could increase on 16 January 2024. The date was put back with a provisional date of 31 January 2024 but...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/uk-immigration-news-the-immigration-health-surcharge-to-increase-on-6-february-2024/
In this article, our Family Law Solicitors and Immigration Lawyers answer your frequently asked questions on what happens if you separate from your spouse when you are living in the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/faqs-on-separation-and-divorce-if-you-are-in-the-uk-on-a-spouse-visa/
If you are in the US and want to come to the UK to work or to set up a business there are several UK Work Visa and Business Visa...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/uk-visa-opportunities-for-us-citizens-wanting-to-work-or-set-up-a-business-in-the-uk/
One thing that sponsor licence holders and Immigration Solicitors need to get ready for in 2024 is changes to the shortage occupation list. In this article, our Immigration Solicitors look...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-immigration-salary-list-will-replace-the-shortage-occupation-list/
If you hold a sponsor licence it has always been the case that every 4 years you have to apply to the Home Office to renew your licence and pay...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/sponsor-licence-news-changes-to-the-sponsor-licence-renewal-process/
It is rare for UK Immigration Solicitors to blog about a relaxation in UK immigration rules but we are delighted to report on a change to Appendix FM and the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/uk-partner-visa-applications-immigration-rule-changes/
If you have been googling UK Spouse Visas you have probably come across reference to Appendix FM. In this article, our Immigration Solicitors look at what Appendix FM is and...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/appendix-fm-and-uk-spouse-visa-applications/
In 2023 our Immigration Solicitors wrote a series of immigration blogs highlighting UK government announcements about reforms to the UK immigration system. There was uncertainty about the dates when the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/timeline-for-2024-uk-immigration-rule-changes/
If you came to the UK on a Spouse Visa or Unmarried Partner Visa and you have separated from your husband, wife, or unmarried partner you may want to return...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/can-i-return-to-my-home-country-with-my-child/
When people talk of ‘’cooling off’’ the automatic assumption is that they are refreshing themselves after a gym workout or a day in the sun. For Immigration Solicitors and sponsor...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/sponsor-licences-and-cooling-off/
In the UK there are several different types of Family Visas if you want to enter the UK based on your relationship. In this blog, our Immigration Solicitors explore the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/which-uk-family-visa-do-i-need/
As specialist Family Law and Immigration Solicitors, we are often asked if a client can get divorced in the UK and asked questions about the grounds for divorce. If you...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/getting-divorced-uk/
If you own a care home or nursing home recruiting and retaining suitable staff is nothing short of impossible unless you have a sponsor licence that allows you to tap...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/applying-for-a-sponsor-licence-for-your-care-home/
Fines and Civil Penalty Notices massively increase on 13 February 2024 if you employ a worker who does not have the right to work or if you rent out a...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/right-to-work-and-rent-fines-for-employers-and-landlords-increase-on-13-february-2024/
Although care homes and nursing homes are no longer able to recruit carers and senior carers from overseas on the Health and Care Worker Visa, the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/care-homes-and-sponsor-licence-compliance/
Landlords and fines are in the news at the moment because, on 13 February 2024, the government massively increased the fine for renting a property to a tenant who does...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/top-reasons-landlords-are-fined/
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