27 January 2021
The end of free movement: what SMEs need to know
EU free movement rules ended for the UK on December 31 2020. As a result, recruiting an EU citizen who is not already living in the UK now involves a visa application.
22 January 2021
The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement – does it make any difference to UK and EU immigration?
Citizens’ Rights were one of the first and most important components to be negotiated and protected in the November 2019 Withdrawal Agreement. However, whilst the rights of British citizens resident in the EU and EU citizens resident in the UK before 11pm on 31 December 2020 are protected, free movement of people ended on that date.
7 May 2020
The challenges for intended parents and surrogacy arrangements during the coronavirus crisis
The coronavirus crisis has caused huge disruption across the world. The distress that it is causing is compounded in circumstances where intended parents of surrogacy children are in the middle of their surrogacy journey. In this blog, we address some of the most common issues people are experiencing and provide practical tips on how to navigate the current situation. These challenges include access to fertility treatment, pregnancy and birth, international travel restrictions, immigration status, parental orders and Wills among others.
29 January 2020
Guest blog: How to “Get Megxit done” – Canadian immigration options for the royal couple
Kingsley Napley assists with global immigration applications with the assistance of its well established local co-counsel partners, such as Tremblay Immigration, PC in Canada. Here, Philippe Tremblay provides insight into the Canadian immigration options for Harry and Meghan.
30 July 2019
Common ‘good character’ issues when applying to naturalise as a British citizen
The good character requirement in nationality applications has recently been put in the spotlight with Parliament’s Human Rights Committee expressing its 'deep concern' for children who are being denied their right to claim British nationality. We look at the application of the good character requirement to adults applying to naturalise as British citizens and the possible knock-on effect on their children’s applications to register as a British citizen.
