UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) are developing a digital immigration system. This means they are replacing physical documents with an online record of your immigration status, known as an eVisa. So with the change from BRPs to eVisas, what do you need to do? Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) are being phased out from 1 January 2025 to be replaced with [...]
UK Immigration in a Post-Brexit era On 1 December 2020, the Home Office launched the post-Brexit Immigration Rules which apply equally to non-EU nationals and EU nationals coming to the UK, after the UK left the EU and the transition period ended on 1 January 2021. For the first time since the UK joined the EU in 1973, European nationals [...]
The new visa scheme, open to holders of a British National (Overseas) passport and their immediate dependants, is now available with 300,000 people expected to apply. British Nationals Overseas (BNOs) are British overseas territories citizens who were able to register as BNOs by virtue of their connection with Hong Kong before 1 July 1997. In response to the Chinese and [...]
New Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules The Home Office recently published their long-awaited Statement of Changes which sets out the changes to the Immigration Rules which are to be implemented post-Brexit. The various changes are summarised below. Many of the changes will take effect between 1 December 2020 and 1 January 2021 and will subject EEA nationals and [...]
Immigration Update: The UK’s post-Brexit Immigration System On 13 July 2020, the UK government released a new policy paper telling us what the UK’s points-based system will look like post-Brexit. The new system will take effect on 1 January 2021, when freedom of movement between the UK and the EU comes to an end. The new rules and requirements will [...]
Immigration Round Up : COVID-19, the new post-Brexit Immigration System and more As the impact of COVID-19 continues to affect our day-to-day lives, we take a look at the effect the pandemic has had on UK immigration and review the Home Office’s latest COVID-19 guidance. We also look at other recent developments in immigration law including the new points-based system [...]
Whilst the Brexit debate shows no sign of slowing down, we have grappled with the current Home Office guidance to summarise what will happen in the event of the UK leaving the EU with a deal or without a deal (known as a “no-deal” Brexit). Note that this guidance is provided as a summary of the information available on 30 January [...]
In a document entitled “Statement of Intent” the Home Office has published further details about the scheme it intends to put in place for European nationals and their family members (living in the UK) in the lead up to Brexit, including draft Immigration Rules that set out in detail what the scheme will look like (the Draft Rules). It means we [...]
We have followed with interest the developments of this story and were delighted to hear Amber Rudd’s announcement yesterday that those referred to as the “Windrush Generation” will be granted British citizenship at no cost. This is a fantastic result for those caught up in the confusion, further details of which are below. The term “Windrush Generation” refers to migrants [...]
In December, after months of negotiation, the UK government reached an agreement in principle with the EU across three areas including on the rights of EU citizens living in the UK. The Home Office together with the Department of Exiting the EU have published guidance accordingly. This guidance is not yet law and remains subject to change as negotiations continue. However, it [...]
