If you are in the UK on a spouse visa, as a dependant on your partner’s visa (such as a Skilled Worker or Global Talent visa), or with pre-settled status as the partner of an EU national, you must inform the Home Office when you divorce your partner. Even if you do not, you will be unable to extend your status or apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) / settled status.

If you are applying for a visa to come to the UK, you need to make sure you have all the necessary documents at the ready. There are a number of supporting documents required to prove your identity and demonstrate that you meet the eligibility criteria for any UK visa application. However, each visa is subject to different requirements and the documents you will need to supply as evidence differs in each case.

Before you can become a UK citizen, you must fulfil good character requirements. To assess this, the Home Office will assess your background to understand whether you have taken any actions that could be deemed as 'anti-UK' or dangerous to other people who live in the country.

There are a several options available to international graduates who wish to stay in the UK following their graduation. For those graduating in 2024, we take a look below at options for remaining in the UK beyond graduation. Read more here.

From 6 August 2024 if people have a biometric residence permit (BRP) that expires on 31 December 2024, they can now create a UKVI account and access their eVisa. They should do this before the expiry date of their BRP. Read more here.

Following our article which highlighted the possible change of direction for immigration policies from the new Labour government, we have explored the immigration points addressed during the King's Speech on 17 July 2024. Read more here.

Following an historic landslide election victory for the Labour party in the general election, it will be interesting to see whether there will be a change of direction for immigration policies after 14 years of Conservative governance. In terms of the immigration policies which we can expect from the new Labour government, we have provided a breakdown of all the key immigration points from Labour’s election manifesto. Read more here.

For many visa routes, evidencing your English language skills to a certain level is an essential part of the application and failing to do so, could lead to the refusal of your application. However, the requirement is not homogenous – it varies across different routes and types of application and can be met in several different ways. Read more here.