The cancellation or refusal of a child’s British passport—particularly where one parent is a British citizen—raises serious legal concerns. We are increasingly instructed in cases where the Home Office or HM Passport Office (HMPO) casts doubt on a child’s nationality following a refusal by parents to undertake a voluntary DNA test. This article explains […]
March, 2026 The UK Government is currently pursuing one of the most significant reforms to the immigration settlement system in decades. The proposed policy, commonly referred to as “earned settlement”, will reshape how migrants qualify for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) — the immigration status that allows a person to live in the UK permanently […]
Proxy or Ghanaian Customary Marriage valid in UK In recent times, the Home Office has been refusing applications from persons of Ghanaian origin who, in their absence, have entered into customary marriages in Ghana and have applied for leave to remain as spouses under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. We have noticed that […]
Sponsor licence holders are subject to ongoing Home Office scrutiny, from the date of the sponsor licence application process to the day their sponsor licence expires or is revoked, following on from a compliance visit. As such, licence holders should be prepared to be subjected to a Home Office inspection at any time, while their […]
According to Lord Penzance in the historic case of Hyde v. Hyde (1866) LR 1 PD 130, marriage can be described as “the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others.” This definition still holds true today: marriage must be voluntary, heterosexual, and monogamous. This short blog […]
Securing a Sponsor Licence has become increasingly vital for many businesses in the United Kingdom. The Sponsor Licence helps businesses to bring Skilled Workers from overseas. If you wish to employ a person who is not a settled worker or who does not otherwise have immigration permission to work for you in the UK, you […]
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
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 […]