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Whilst the press emphasises how difficult it is to rent accommodation in London, Landlord and Tenant Solicitors appreciate that it is no walk in the park being a London landlord....
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-legal-requirements-for-landlords/
In this blog, our expert Immigration Solicitors look at what you can do to avoid common errors in UK immigration and visa applications. UK Online and London-Based Immigration Solicitors For...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/getting-your-uk-visa-application-right/
A decade ago, remote working or hybrid working was a rare phenomenon. It certainly was not something that Immigration Solicitors were asked about. UK businesses with sponsor licences wanted their...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/sponsoring-remote-and-hybrid-workers-on-skilled-worker-visas/
The immigration rule changes affect sponsor licence holders, Work Visa, and Family Visa applicants On 14 March the government published the long-awaited Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules to progress...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/immigration-news-the-government-publishes-its-statement-of-changes-in-immigration-rules/
Much has been written about the forthcoming changes to the financial requirement for the Family Visa. However, Spouse Visa applicants often focus on the minimum salary threshold and do not...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/spouse-visa-applications-and-the-accommodation-requirement/
If you are an HR director responsible for recruitment and people management in a London or South East SME you may be questioning how on earth you can recruit suitable...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/action-points-for-sponsor-licence-holders-before-the-increase-in-the-minimum-salary-threshold-comes-into-force-on-4-april-2024/
When you want to expand your family there are several reasons why you may want to explore the option of international adoption. In this article, our Family Law and Immigration...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/international-adoption-and-immigration/
A lot has been written about the changes to the Family Visa minimum income requirement. On 11 April the financial requirement is due to increase from £18,600 to £29,000. The...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/meeting-the-family-visa-financial-requirement-on-income/
On 25 March 2024, the BBC aired the Panorama programme ‘’Immigration: the UK’s record rise.’’ Interviewer, Ros Atkins, explored the UK’s net migration figures and interviewed a range of people,...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/panorama-immigration-the-uks-record-rise/
If your parents are getting on in years and living overseas you may want them to join you in the UK so you can make sure that they can get...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/uk-parent-visas/
If you employ overseas workers you need to know about the law on immigration discrimination in the workplace. If you don’t follow the latest guidance, you could face claims from...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/a-guide-for-uk-employers-on-immigration-discrimination-in-the-workplace/
The Home Office has issued new guidance to sponsor licence holders on applying for a defined certificate of sponsorship. The revised guidance is of relevance to all UK businesses with...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/changes-to-guidance-to-sponsors-on-applying-for-defined-certificates-of-sponsorship/
When you are coming out of a relationship there are a million things to do. Some are crucial and others can wait a while. One of the things that probably...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/negotiating-a-financial-settlement/
With a commitment to reduce net UK migration figures by around 300,000 people next year, the government is introducing the new minimum salary threshold for overseas workers on Work Visas...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-new-minimum-salary-threshold-for-overseas-workers-on-the-skilled-worker-visa/
As specialist Family Law Solicitors, we come across examples of financial abuse in family relationships. Whilst our solicitors recognise it for what it is not everyone does, including a partner...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/what-is-relationship-financial-abuse/
With the changes to the minimum salary threshold for the Skilled Worker Visa, most Work Visa holders and their employers are keen for the Work Visa to be converted to...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/applying-for-indefinite-leave-to-remain-after-uk-entry-on-a-skilled-worker-visa/
Marriage breakdown is horrible whenever or wherever you go through it. It can be particularly traumatic when you are getting divorced whilst you are in the UK on a visa....
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/divorcing-when-you-are-in-the-uk-on-a-visa/
The immigration salary list replaced the shortage occupation list on 4 April 2024. Our Immigration Solicitors look at the jobs that ‘’made the grade’’ and explain what it means if...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-immigration-salary-list-april-2024/
Whether you are a landlord who needs to remove a tenant for breaching the terms of their tenancy agreement or a tenant facing eviction for this reason, our Section 8...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/services/landlord-and-tenant/tenant-eviction/section-8-notice-solicitors/
Are you a landlord who needs to regain vacant possession of your property with a Section 21 notice or a tenant facing eviction through no fault of your own? Our...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/services/landlord-and-tenant/tenant-eviction/section-21-notice-solicitors/
Our Immigration Solicitors look at the highlights of the Chief Inspector’s report on the social care sector and the Home Office response dated March 2024. Care home and nursing home...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/sponsor-licence-compliance-in-the-healthcare-sector/
If you are unable to apply to settle in the UK after 5 years of residence another option is to look at the 10-year route, also known as long residence...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/settling-in-the-uk-after-10-year-residence/
Landlords get bad press as it is often said they are in the property game for the money and that they will raise rents or start eviction proceedings at the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/the-purpose-of-a-letter-before-action-for-landlords/
With tough new financial eligibility criteria to qualify for a Spouse Visa, our Immigration Solicitors are getting an influx of inquiries about whether there is a way around the significant...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/do-you-qualify-for-an-exceptional-circumstances-uk-spouse-visa/
Some employers and those in the UK on Skilled Worker Visas are not sure about the immigration rules and changing jobs on the Skilled Worker Visa. In this blog, our...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/can-a-skilled-worker-visa-holder-move-jobs/
On 19 April 2024, the Home Office published an updated version of its Immigration Health Surcharge: Caseworker Guidance. The guidance has been changed to incorporate the Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment)...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/a-2024-guide-to-the-immigration-health-surcharge/
Once you have paid your immigration health surcharge there is then a wait for your visa application to be processed. It can be a long and anxious wait if you...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/getting-an-immigration-health-surcharge-refund/
It can be hard to reach an agreement on the parenting arrangements for your children after a separation or divorce. It is harder still if you and your co-parent are...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/family-visas-and-international-parenting-after-separation/
Sponsor licence holders are looking at alternatives to the Skilled Worker Visa when recruiting overseas workers to fill vacancies. In this blog, our Immigration Solicitors look in detail at the...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/a-guide-for-uk-employers-on-the-scale-up-visa/
After the increase in the minimum salary threshold for Skilled Worker Visa holders UK employers are beginning to fully understand the wide-ranging implications for their businesses of only being able...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/can-you-employ-an-overseas-worker-on-less-than-38700-a-year/
OTS Solicitors are in the news. More accurately our Immigration Solicitors are in the SME News. OTS Solicitors have been announced as the winner of the SME News UK Legal...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/immigration-law-firm-2024/
If you are thinking about separating from your partner one of the first practical things to consider is the living arrangements whilst you decide what should happen to your family...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/separating-and-making-your-partner-leave-the-family-home/
In this blog, our Immigration Solicitors focus on how you can meet the Spouse Visa financial requirement if you are applying for a Spouse Visa or Family Visa and your...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/immigration-rules-and-spouse-visa-applications-if-your-uk-sponsoring-partner-is-on-state-benefits/
UK employers are looking at ways in which they can meet their recruitment needs following the changes to the minimum salary threshold for the Skilled Worker Visa and Health and...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/employing-an-international-student-on-a-student-visa-or-work-visa/
The financial requirement for the UK Family Visa has increased. A visa applicant (or normally their sponsoring partner) now needs an income of £29,000 per year to meet the eligibility...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/using-savings-to-meet-the-uk-spouse-visa-financial-requirement/
If you or your child is neurodivergent you may have questions about how neurodiversity is taken into account in divorce, financial settlement or child arrangement order proceedings in the family...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/how-does-my-neurodiversity-affect-my-divorce/
Applicants for Spouse Visas and their sponsoring partners are finding it harder to meet the Family Visa financial requirement because in April 2024 the financial requirement amount of annual income...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/using-pension-income-to-meet-the-uk-spouse-visa-financial-requirement/
Has your Spouse Visa or Family Visa been refused by the Home Office? You will no doubt be disappointed and unsure about your next steps. In this blog, our Immigration...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/how-do-i-appeal-against-the-refusal-of-my-spouse-visa/
If you had asked our Immigration Solicitors a few weeks ago if changes to the Graduate Visa were likely we would have said yes. Things aren’t so definite now. Our...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/will-immigration-rule-changes-be-made-to-the-graduate-visa/
With tenancies hard to find, tenants are understandably wary of complaining about their landlord’s behaviour and facing a Section 21 no-fault eviction. However, if a landlord’s behaviour amounts to harassment...
https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk/news/what-is-landlord-harassment/
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