Navigating Complex UK Visa and Citizenship for a US Client

The Challenges Faced

Ms R, a high-earning US citizen, was in the UK on a sponsored skilled worker visa and sought to switch to the partner route, including her US children as dependants, based on their relationship with a British citizen by descent. Just before applying to extend her partner permission, Ms R changed jobs, hoping to rely on her income to meet the financial requirement. However, her recent job change meant she had not been with her new employer for more than 6 months, and she was unwilling to contact her former employer due to complexities surrounding her departure. Additionally, her frequent overseas travel, typical of high-net-worth clients, complicated the timing of the application.

How Latitude Law Helped

Latitude Law secured a switch to the partner route for Ms R, with her children as dependants. We advised her on the financial implications of her job change, recommending the use of 12-month aggregated earnings from her new role, which met the income threshold after two months. Our team, led by Joel Reiss, managed the visa extension process using Home Office super-priority filing and filed citizenship by entitlement applications for her children.

The Outcome

The visa extension process was expertly managed, accommodating Ms R’s complex travel schedule, and her children’s citizenship applications remain under consideration. This case highlights Latitude Law’s comprehensive knowledge of UK immigration and citizenship law, identifying a pathway to British passports for the children that a less experienced provider might have overlooked.