In case you have lost your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) or it is stolen, you can report it to the Home Office. You can do so if you’ve lost your BRP and if it is stolen from inside or outside the UK. Any of the following can report for you: a legal representative, a charity, […] More
It is important to ensure that your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) contains correct personal data and that it hasn’t been damaged. If you notice any problem with your BRP, you must report it to the Home Office within 10 days or you may have to apply and pay for a replacement. You can report online […] More
A Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) is an identity card containing personal details and biometric information of foreign nationals with permission to come to the UK for more than six months. The steps to follow in order to replace a BRP depend on whether you are in the UK or abroad. It is very important to […] More
The government of UK has been urged to grant the right to remain in the UK to young undocumented migrants. The petition launched by Olubusola Ogunlowo from Barking, is asking the government to allow those who have grown up in the UK without British citizenship to remain in the country to pursue higher studies and […] More
The UK government has been urged to introduce automatic approval of visit visas for families of British Citizens. “Family members of UK Citizens shouldn’t have to meet the same criteria as other applicants for a visit visa. Not being a citizen doesn’t make our parent, siblings, children or grandchildren any less a part of our […] More
In this video, Rumbi Bvunzawabaya, Principal Solicitor, RBM Solicitors explains how to prove that one is eligible for a fee waiver while applying for Discretionary Leave to Remain in the UK. Ms Rumbi Bvunzawabaya, Principal Solicitor, RBM Solicitors She focuses on people who were granted Discretionary Leave to Remain after a failed asylum application. Previously […] More
The UK government this year announced a massive increase in the fees for settlement, residence and nationality. The increase came into effect on 6th April 2017. The settlement (ILR) applications were increased by 18% to £2,297 while the dependent relative applications were increased to £3,250 from £2,676. The Entry clearance as a visitor for a […] More
This video prepared by Zaidi Solicitors, explains the difference between a deportation order and an immigration removal notice. Zaidi Solicitors are UK Immigration lawyers based in Luton and London. In the video a Solicitor from Zaidi Solicitors says deportation which is defined as Forced Removal, falls into two types: Automatic and Non Automatic deportation. “Automatic […] More
Rumbi Bvunzawabaya, Principal Solicitor, RBM Solicitors, explains in this video how to make an Entry Clearance Application as a Spouse from your country of origin. She addresses the case of a person who has lived in the UK unlawfully who meets the love of their life, gets married and now wants to regularise their immigration […] More
People in the UK claiming tax credits are urged to renew their claims by 31st July 2017 or face their payments being stopped. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has revealed that 960,000 tax credit claimants are yet to renew their claims. Last year 410,000 customers had their payments stopped or altered because they missed the […] More
There are very strict rules governing the amount of cash you can take in or out of the UK. You don’t need to declare the cash you are bringing to the UK from another EU country. You may however be required to declare the cash you take in to other EU countries. It is therefore […] More
The following video prepared by the Home Office explains how EU citizens looking to remain in the UK can do so after Brexit. The EU citizens who will have lived in the UK for five years when the UK leaves the EU will be allowed to stay indefinitely through settled status. The applicants who arrived […] More