11 April 2024
Recent changes to the Ukraine Schemes
In response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russian armed forces in February 2022, which saw millions fleeing the country, the UK had introduced immigration options to Ukrainian nationals seeking safety in the UK. These options include the Ukraine Family Scheme, the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme and the Ukraine Extension Scheme.
28 March 2024
The Cost of Loving Crisis – What you need to know about the new Family visa financial requirements
On 14 March 2024, the UK government released a statement of changes in the Immigration Rules as part of the Prime Minister and Home Secretary’s plan to slash migration levels. The Home Office expects that at least 300,000 people who came to the UK last year would now not be able to enter under these changes.
26 March 2024
It’s Not Right but (now) It’s Okay? Registration under special circumstances: a potential route to British citizenship
The history of British nationality law has been marked by instances where individuals were unfairly denied British citizenship or were excluded from it. To address this historical legislative unfairness and offer a pathway for these individuals, the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 introduced Section 4L into the British Nationality Act 1981 (‘the 1981 Act’).
15 March 2024
Rules published for Skilled Worker salary increases and other changes
Our recent blog confirmed the key dates on which important UK immigration changes will take effect. As expected the new rules were published yesterday.
19 February 2024
Immigration issues and the regulatory consequences for financial services firms
For firms regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), it is vital that the business – and its relevant employees – ensure that its conduct is without reproach in order to avoid supervisory or regulatory difficulties. This extends to issues of governance and administrative matters, as well as more obvious issues of conduct (such as, for example, financial misconduct) which often receive more press.
