UK immigration insights: news, guidance and legal updates
Our UK immigration blog provides up-to-date news, legal updates, and practical guidance on visas and immigration. Explore expert insights on spouse visas, work visas, and moving to the UK.
To qualify for a UK spouse visa in 2026, you will usually need to show that you and your partner meet the minimum gross annual income requirement of £29,000, or that you satisfy the financial requirement through eligible cash savings or a combination of qualifying income sources. Income can come...
If you’re planning to move to or stay in the UK, getting the right legal advice from the start makes all the difference. At Mulgrave Law, we offer a free 30-minute immigration consultation to help you understand your options and see whether we are the right firm to represent you. Whether you’re...
What Is the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS)? The UK Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) is a mandatory fee that most visa applicants must pay when applying for a visa to stay in the UK for more than six months. This fee gives you access to NHS services during your stay, ensuring that you have...
The High Potential Individual route is a new immigration route due to be implemented on 30 May 2022. The route will be available to recent graduates of top global universities who wish to work or look for work in the UK after completion of a course equivalent to a UK bachelor’s degree or above...
You can apply to switch into a spouse visa (5 years route) if you are married to a British national or a person who is present and settled in the UK. To do so, you must meet the eligibility requirements for switching to a spouse visa. The application for switching into spouse visa under the 5 years...
The health and care visa falls under the skilled worker route and allows eligible health workers to come or stay in the UK to work for the NHS, an NHS supplier or in adult social care. The benefits of the health and care visa are fast-track entry, reduced visa application fees, exemption from paying...
The Home Office has introduced a paid service where businesses seeking to apply for a sponsor licence can now request for their application to be processed within 10 working days. The standard processing time for a sponsor licence application is up to eight weeks. How do you apply for the priority...
As Brexit has now brought free movement to an end, many sectors across the UK have been struggling to recruit staff. The UK now lacks skilled workers in number of different industrial sectors like, technology, finance, hospitality, medical etc. Due to the shortage of staff that employers are now...
On 1 December 2020, the Skilled worker visa route was introduced replacing the Tier 2 (General) work visa. This route enables UK employers to hire skilled workers from overseas if they are unable to recruit from within the UK. In order to be eligible for a Skilled worker visa, you will need to earn...
The shortage occupation list sets out jobs that are deemed to be in shortage in the UK. These roles can be filled by skilled worker from outside the UK as employers are unable to easily find workers from within the UK to fill these vacancies. Which Sectors are Currently on the UK Skills Shortage...
Most UK immigration categories impose a restriction that the visa holder must not be outside the UK for more than 180 days in any 12-month period. This requirement is to be met when applying for Indefinite leave to remain. Fortunately, if you are in the UK as a spouse or a partner of a settled...
If you need to submit a UK immigration application an Immigration lawyer can make the process seamless and provide crucial assistance which will ensure that your application is successful. UK Immigration laws can be complex and difficult to navigate. Given below are a few examples how a lawyer’s...
Please note: These articles provide general information only and should not be taken as legal advice. Immigration rules change frequently, so please seek professional advice for your individual circumstances.