UK Immigration Blogs

From 8 October 2026, UK visa suitability requirements cover an additional form of immigration breach.…

Since 1 October 2026, some businesses must perform right to work checks on people described…

A sponsor licence compliance checklist covers eight practical areas: complete worker records, evidence of recruitment,…

You can combine different income sources to meet the financial requirement for a UK spouse…

From 8 October 2026, if a long residence permission-to-stay application cannot succeed but the Home…

Switching visas does not, by itself, reset your 10-year long residence clock. That is the…

If you are on a route to indefinite leave to remain and worried about the…

You can meet the spouse visa financial requirement with self-employed income, but it is judged…

From 8 October 2026, the Immigration Rules will give greater flexibility to some Skilled Workers…

If you are applying for a UK Student visa, the financial requirement is increasing. The…

You do not need a joint bank account or utility bills in both names to…

There is no separate “self-sponsorship visa” in the Immigration Rules. The term usually describes a…

Part 3 of the Home Office guidance for Worker and Temporary Worker sponsors was republished…

If you are applying for permission to stay or settlement under Appendix UK Ancestry, an…

If family records contain different spellings, dates or places of birth, a UK Ancestry visa…

Choosing a referee who does not meet the Home Office requirements can slow a British…

Sponsor licence enforcement has intensified significantly. The Home Office confirmed that 1,948 licences were revoked…

Statement of Changes HC 259, published on 9 July 2026, made several targeted amendments affecting…

If your British citizenship application has already been submitted, you cannot later pay £500 to…

Yes. From 20 July 2026, eligible applicants applying for British citizenship from within the UK…