eVisa is an online record of someone’s immigration status. In the UK, millions of visa holders have updated and received eVisas, which have been replacing their physical documents since 2018.
Continuing this process of completely replacing the physical documents, the UK’s government started rolling out eVisas in March 2024. This also means soon no physical documents will be accepted to prove your immigration status in the UK. In this blog, we will talk about eVisa in details and also traveli
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Appendix EU is a part of UK immigration rules. It was introduced on 30 March 2019. Appendix EU is about the immigration status of EU, EEA, and Swiss nationals and their family members after Brexit (when the UK left the EU). The Appendix EU was introduced to implement the EUSS (European Union Settlement Scheme). The EU Settlement Scheme allows EU, EEA, and Swiss nationals and their family members, who were in the UK on or before 31 December 2020, to continue living, working, and studying in the U
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General grounds for refusal come under Part 9 of the Immigration Rules. They refer to the provisions due to which your UK visa application for entry clearance, leave to enter, or leave to remain may be refused. Your application may be refused based on the existence of one of the general grounds for refusal even if you meet the other requirements of a particular visa.
Certain sections of part 9 of the immigration rules make it mandatory for the
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The HM Armed Forces route is for you if you are a member of His Majesty’s (HM) Armed Forces discharging from service (‘service leavers’) and wish to move to or stay in the UK. This route is for HM armed forces and their dependent family members. Member of Armed Forces and servicemen, here means an applicant who has been discharged within 2 years before the date of application.
You can apply for this visa route up to 18 weeks before being discharged from the service. You can apply from within
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When you make a UK visa application the Home Office may approve or refuse your application. The UK’s Home Office sends you its decision letter in which you are told whether your immigration application has been approved or declined. If your application is approved you can move towards acquiring immigration status you applied for. But what if your application is declined? The UK government may decline your immigration application for various reasons. The reasons for declining your application wil
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Your UK visa application may be refused for various reasons. However, if you are convinced that there is an error on the part of the caseworker who processed your visa application, you may be able to apply for an administrative review. The UK Visa Administrative Review is a right you are given by the Home Office if your UK visa for entry clearance or leave to enter or remain is refused by them.
You can also ask for an administrative review if you were granted a visa but you are not happy with
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If you are in the UK living or working with a valid UK visa and you want your family members who are dependent on you to come to the UK so that they can join and live with you, there is a UK dependent visa for this purpose. The family members for the UK dependent visa include:
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UK Spouse Visa Extension is a process through which you extend your permission to stay in the UK (Leave to Remain) on your existing UK Spouse Visa. Initially, when you apply for the UK Spouse Visa, you either receive 33 months (if you applied for a first-time visa from outside the UK) or 30 months (if you applied to switch to this visa from inside the UK). If you wish to continue living with your family, which includes your spouse/civil partner and dependent children (if any), you must apply for
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Parents in the UK on a 10-year route to settlement under Appendix FM of the immigration rules can apply for their children overseas to join them in the UK. The children are generally granted leave in line with their parent if they are under the age of 18 years.
The children can make an application under Section EC-C and need to meet the relevant requirements –
The child should be outside the UK and must submit a valid application for entry clearance.
The child mus
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If you are a non-British national and you have a civil partner who is one of the following, you can apply for a UK civil partnership visa under Appendix FM to join them and live with them in the UK:
Above is just a snippet of what a UK
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