UK Visas, immigration, british citizenship

UK visas: new rules from April 2024

1. Income £29,000 for spouses, partners and families of UK citizens: From 11 April 2024, the minimum income threshold is £29,000 per year, up from the old figure of £18,600. Then to £34,500 later in 2024, and eventually £38,700 in early 2025. 2. However, these changes won’t affect those who currently have a visa in…
uk spouse / partner/ family visas: new income rule £29,000. apply now before it changes to £34,500 and £38,700!

Income threshold of £18,600 has been increased to £29,000 from 11 April 2024. It will be further increased to £34,500 later in 2024, and eventually to £38,700 in early 2025. Which category is it? The Government has done a “good” job mixing announcements for work and family visas. The visa in this post is for a…
new work visas: new rules, new salaries, concessions for existing workers

From 4 April 2024 the minimum salary for new applicants under the Skilled Worker visa is £38,700 per year. There are some exceptions where the min salary is £30,960, such as for health and care workers, teachers, new entrants (mainly aged under 26 years), those with a PhD relevant to the job. If you already…
SCHENGEN VISA for summer 2024 🌞 apply now for travelling next 6 months. weekly appointments!

Apply now for summer 2024 and May bank holidays! We have agency appointments every week. You can apply within 6 months before travel dates, so if you apply now your visa could cover the whole summer 2024 and beyond! The visa often starts from the date of travel, which can be as far as 6…
🇬🇧 uk visa consultation with a Lawyer

Applying for your 1st UK visa or planning the next step? Initial visa, extension, settlement (Indefinite Leave) or maybe the time is coming for British Citizenship. Whether your next visa is coming soon or next year, it is never too soon to start planning! You can book a consultation with our lawyers now, over WhatsApp,…
uk spouse / partner/ family visas: new income rule £29,000. apply before it changes to £38,700!

Income threshold of £18,600 has been increased to £29,000 from 11 April 2024. It will be further increased to £34,500 later in 2024, and eventually to £38,700 in early 2025. Which category is it? The visa in this post is for a spouse or partner of a British citizen, of someone with a permanent status in…
UK visas: new rules from April 2024

1. Income £29,000 for spouses, partners and families of UK citizens: From 11 April 2024, the minimum income threshold is £29,000 per year, up from the old figure of £18,600. Then to £34,500 later in 2024, and eventually £38,700 in early 2025. 2. However, these changes won’t affect those who currently have a visa in…
Can I combine work and Spouse visas for Indefinite Leave to remain?

The short answer is No. We should just as well smash a very popular theory that one gets Indefinite Leave after 5 years in the UK. It’s not true. One gets an Indefinite Leave (permanent residency, we’ll call it ILR from now on) after spending a specified number of years in the UK in the…
Using savings to meet the Financial Requirement

Savings is one of (many) options to meet the Financial Requirement for a Spouse, Partner or Fiancee visa for the UK. This category relates to partners of UK citizens, Irish citizens, of those with ILR and also of those with a settled or pre-settled status under EU scheme. In April 2024 the income threshold…
Using property to meet Financial Requirement

Having a property could help you to meet the Financial Requirement for a UK Spouse, Partner or Fiancee visa in the following ways: #1 Rental income. It can be a property in any country, as long as it is not your main home in the UK. For the visa purpose, we count the gross rent, as…
Financial Requirement for UK Spouse, Partner, Family visas

Financial Requirement £18,600 has changed to £29,000 If you are applying for a visa as a spouse, partner or fiancée of a UK citizen, you have to meet the Financial Requirement. From 11 April 2024, the old £18,600 threshold changed to £29,000. If you already have a Spouse/Partner or even a Fiancée visa under the old…
UK Spouse and partner visa: new savings amount

For a Spouse , Partner or Fiancee visa, the new income threshold from 11 April 2024 is £29,000. Up from the old amount of £18,600. If you are using savings, the new amount is £88,500 and it is the same amount whether it is only Partner applying or whether child(ren) are also included. The other…
UK Skilled worker visa: minimum salary £38,700. does it apply to all?

The new Skilled Worker visa rules start on 4 April 2024, including the minimum salary £38,700 per year. A smaller salary will still apply in certain cases, such as for health and care workers and teachers; for those switching from a Student visa; those who are under 26 years of age (called New Entrants); those…
UK working holiday visas

Youth Mobility Scheme: This visa is for certain nationals from the approved list. You can apply if you aged 18-35 years and you are from Australia, Canada, New Zealand or South Korea. You can apply if you are aged 18-30 years and are from Japan, Iceland, Uruguay and some others. There is a ballot system…
Still time to apply for a Spouse visa before income rule changes to £29,000

UK Spouse, Partner and Family visas: the current income threshold £18,600 will be increasing to £29,000 from 11 April 2024. Then to £34,500 later in 2024, and eventually to £38,700 in early 2025. There is still time to apply before the change and benefit from the existing threshold of £18,600! If you already have a…