The new changes banning care workers from bringing their dependent family members makes an exception for those already on the route before March 11, 2024, to still bring their families after March 11, 2024. The Home Office has recently unveiled a significant update to its immigration rules in the latest Statement of Changes, HC 556. […]

UK PARTNER VISA FINANCIAL REQUIREMENT The U.K. government has announced significant changes to the financial requirements for applicants who wish to join their settled partners in the U.K. However, there is time between now and spring 2024 to make an application. This short blog is to explain what is required to meet the financial requirements […]

KNOW THE LAW AS AN EMPLOYER OF A SKILLED WORKER (HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE) AND AVOID COSTLY LITIGATION. Work-related disputes and employment tribunal claims by an ex-worker whom you dismissed can be damaging and costly. It is therefore important to know the law around fair dismissal as an employer. Dismissal within Two Years of Employment […]

How to avoid pitfalls in bringing your surrogate child to the UK   A surrogacy arrangement is the practice whereby a woman carries a child for another person with the intention that the child should be handed over at birth to the commissioning couple or party and raised as theirs.   In England, the key […]

How to plan your estate so strangers do not inherit your estate. The case for drawing up two wills – Ghana & UK For many approaching later life, concern over the impact inheritance tax and consideration of later life finance, such as arranging a watertight Will, may have on their relatives, understanding and outlining their […]

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE: (BUT NOT MY PROPERTY) What is the best Jurisdiction or Forum? Ghana vs. England & Wales   Divorcing couples who have dual residence/domicile, or who live or work in different countries, may have a choice as to where they settle their divorce and financial arrangements. This is what is commonly […]

The immigration rules allow migrants to apply for leave to remain in the UK if they are; between 18 and 24 years old and have lived continuously in the UK for more than half of their lives; under 18 and have lived in the UK continuously for at least seven years, and it would be […]

There is a strong desire for couples struggling with childbirth through natural conception to try the surrogacy route. This is good news, but it also comes with the risk of disappointment, even in the best of circumstances. This article focuses on the U.K. law on British citizenship or residency for the new-born child, with a […]

The Home Office has now published its Guidance on this: see here on deprivation of British Citizenship without notice to the person losing their British citizenship. The Guidance outlines the procedures and processes that Home Office staff members must adhere to. This development looks ominous, despite the spirited campaign by members of Parliament and human rights […]

There are many people waiting for decisions on their applications to the Home Office. Such delays can be profound and have affected others’ right to work in the U.K. Unreasonable delays at the Home Office for UK visa and immigration applications can sabotage travel plans, prolong uncertainty, and cause hardship by preventing applicants from working […]