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How to Claim Asylum in the UK

What is Asylum? According to Oxford Dictionary definition asylum is ‘protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, usually because they were in danger for political reasons’. If someone is at risk of being persecuted

Svitlana Shlapak 5th December 20196th December 2019 Avoid Refusals, Latest Post, Uncategorized Read more

Overstaying Your Visa in the UK

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, ‘to overstay’ means to stay longer in a place than you are allowed or wanted. Any person with leave to enter or remain in the UK (‘visa’) has various conditions imposed on their stay in

Svitlana Shlapak 28th November 20191st December 2019 Avoid Refusals, Latest Post Read more

The New Fast Track ‘NHS Visa’

Several days ago the UK government announced its intention to introduce a new fast track NHS Visa UK Immigration route. This is, according to Priti Patel, Home Secretary, a part of the Australian-style points-based immigration system implementation process. The system

Svitlana Shlapak 14th November 201915th November 2019 Latest Post, Work in the UK Read more

Short-term Students

I’ve dedicated a number of articles and videos explaining the Tier 4 (General) Student UK Immigration route. This is when international students would like to enrol on an English language course that lasts longer than 11 months. Alternatively, it will

Svitlana Shlapak 8th November 20198th November 2019 Latest Post, Study in the UK, Visit the UK Read more

Why There Was No Brexit on 31 October 2019 and What Happens Next?

Today, on 31 October 2019, the UK was supposed to leave the EU ‘do or die’, according to Boris Johnson. It did not happen. He has agreed a deal with the EU but the bill implementing it has been put

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The UK’s Future Immigration System

Several days ago the UK Government published ‘The UK’s future immigration system’ briefing paper with an overview of some of the proposals for the future immigration system in the UK. In this article, I’ll summarise the main points from this

Svitlana Shlapak 24th October 20198th November 2019 EEA/EU, Latest Post, Relatives, Study in the UK, Tier 1 (Entrepreneur), Tier 4 (Student), Visit the UK, Visitors, Work in the UK Read more

Alternative Evidence of Identity and Nationality for Any Types of Visa Applications

Irrespective of what type of visa application you intend to make, your first step will be to confirm your identity and nationality. The easiest way to do this is to produce your passport or an ID card. If you are

Svitlana Shlapak 17th October 201920th October 2019 Avoid Refusals, EEA/EU, Latest Post Read more

Do You Need a Visa to Enter the UK?

General Rules Despite its seeming complexity, the rules are very simple. You don’t need a visa to enter the UK if you are a British citizen. If you are an EU national, you may want to double-check the rules in

Svitlana Shlapak 10th October 201927th October 2019 Avoid Refusals, Latest Post, Study in the UK, Tier 4 (Student), Visit the UK, Visitors, Work in the UK Read more

Why Do Irish Citizens Need to Consider Applying under the EU Settlement Scheme?

The EU Settlement Scheme for Irish citizens Irish citizen (or those with dual Irish-British citizenship) have very special immigration status in the UK. This is because of the Common Travel Area agreement, which the UK and Ireland created at the

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Permitted Paid Engagement Visa

Permitted paid engage visa (in legal terms known as ‘entry clearance’) is a visa, allowing an expert in their profession to visit the UK for a short period of time and get paid for their work. The rules, which I

Svitlana Shlapak 26th September 201919th October 2019 Latest Post, Visit the UK, Visitors Read more

Permitted Activities for All UK Visitors

In today’s article, I would like to explain what you are allowed to do when you enter the UK as a visitor. Why is this important? That is because generally when you are granted a visa to enter the UK

Svitlana Shlapak 19th September 20196th October 2019 Latest Post, Visit the UK, Visitors Read more

The End of Free Movement Era

Free Movement Will End on 31 October 2019 Several days ago the UK government in their ‘No deal immigration arrangements for EU citizens arriving after Brexit’ policy paper announced the end of free movement as it currently stands under EU

Svitlana Shlapak 5th September 201919th October 2019 EEA/EU, Latest Post Read more

Do You Need to Apply under the EU Settlement Scheme if Your Residence Document is Still Valid?

Suppose you are an EEA national or a family member of an EEA national. You came to the UK and applied for a residence document. It is still valid and will remain valid for another 4 years. Do you need

Svitlana Shlapak 22nd August 201919th October 2019 EEA/EU, Latest Post Read more

UK Fiancé Visa (3 of 3)

UK Fiancé Visa (3 of 3) This is the final of the trilogy of articles, which I wrote to explain the fiancé visa immigration route. If you read the previous two articles, you already know that there are 3 elements

Svitlana Shlapak 15th August 201910th October 2019 Avoid Refusals, British Citizenship, Latest Post, Spouse of a British Citizen Read more

UK Fiancé Visa (2 of 3)

UK Fiancé Visa (2 of 3) This is part 2 of 3 of the trilogy of articles, which are devoted to the fiancé visa immigration route. In the previous article, I explained that there are 3 elements to a successful

Svitlana Shlapak 2nd August 201919th October 2019 Latest Post, Spouse of a British Citizen Read more
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