Legal News

The government has unveiled a new Bill meant to make it harder for irregular immigrants to settle in the UK. More

A number of key changes to UK’s Immigration Rules have just come into effect. Home Office said that the changes which came into effect on 1st October 2013, offer greater flexibility for businesses and workers. More

The Home Office has published new versions of several application forms. More

All applying for settlement or naturalisation as a British citizen will from 28th October 2013 be required to meet the knowledge of language and life requirement by passing the life in the UK test; and having a speaking and listening qualification in English at B1 CEFR or higher, or its equivalent. More

The Home Office has announced major changes to immigration rules which will affect business visitors and international students. The new changes, according to the Home Office, will give greater flexibility to business visitors and to businesses that employ and sponsor international migrants. More

The UK visa application centres in Cairo and Alexandria have now re-opened. The only service that is not currently available is the priority visa service. More

The UK visa application centre in Abu Dhabi will move to a new location on 25th August 2013, the UK Border Agency has said. More

The UK Border Agency has announced that most applicants booking a premium appointment at a public enquiry office (PEO) will be asked to pay the full application cost and booking fee upfront, using a new online system. More

The UK Border Agency’s 'Apply online' service for applicants in the UK will be unavailable between 13:00 on 17 August 2013 until 06:00 on 19 August 2013 while they carry out essential maintenance. More

The UK Border Agency has introduced priority visa service for UK settlement applications in New Zealand. More

The UK Border Agency has published new points-based system (PBS) versions of the following: More

The UK Border Agency will introduce a prime time appointment service in Malaysia from 1st August 2013. More