Children below the age of 18 who do not automatically become British citizens based on birth can be registered as British citizens by way of entitlement or discretion under section 3 (1) of the British
Nationality Act 1981. When discretion is applied, the Secretary of State for the Home Department decides based on the individual applicant's circumstances.
Children cannot naturalize as a British citizens. But they can consider for registration of
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The Appendix Private Life route is based on individuals who have developed personal life in the UK. Seven-year child route is for a child who was born in the UK and has lived seven years continuously in the UK to qualify for an immediate settlement.
Before new changes took place, a child born in the UK and has lived continuously for seven years in the UK could apply immediately for limited leave to remain. However, with new changes taking effect “appendix
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Those who cannot claim British citizenship based on their birth can choose the way of naturalization as a British citizen. Unless you are married to or in a civil partnership with a British citizen, you need to meet
two essential criteria to apply for naturalization as a British citizen under Section 6 (1) British Nationality Act 1981., and they are:
1. You must have lived in the UK for five years and
2. You must have had one of the following for 12 months after your five-year residency per
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If you have a partner, spouse, or parent in the UK and you want to join him/her, you can apply for a UK Dependent Visa. Your partner, spouse, or parent need not be a British citizen, which is the case in a UK Spouse visa or Civil partner visa. So the main applicant partner/Spouse can be on any Point Based System Visa, such as Skilled Worker/Tier 2 Visa
To be able to apply for a dependent visa, you must be a dependent family member of an individual
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One of the essential requirements when applying for the UK Spouse Visa is the financial requirement. Whether you apply from outside the UK for leave to enter or from within the UK for leave to remain, you and your partner (sponsor) must meet the financial requirement. Appendix FM of the immigration rules contains minimum financial requirements for both types of applications (leave to enter or leave to remain).
Financial requirements can be met in different ways, for example, through Income o
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A UK Fiance Visa allows a non-British individual engaged with a partner who is one of the following to join them and live with them in the UK.
A British or Irish Citizen
One with settled status, such as indefinite leave to remain in the UK
Is from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or Liechtenstein and has been granted pre-settled status
One with a Turkish Businessperson visa or a Turkish worker visa
One who has refugee status or humanitaria
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UK Visitor visa, now termed as UK standard Visitor Visa, is for foreign nationals coming to the UK for tourism, study, business purposes, participating in an event or sports tournament and other permitted activities. You can be granted a maximum of six months' stay in the UK as a standard UK visitor. In certain circumstances, you can apply for a more extended stay of more than six months. After this period, you must leave the UK.
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If you are already in the UK on a sole representative visa and want to continue living in the UK, you can apply to extend the sole representative visa.
Eligibility
You need to meet the following requirements to be eligible to apply for extending sole representative visa:
You must be in the UK with a sole representative visa as a representative of an overseas business or an employee of an overseas newspaper, news agency, or broadcasting organization;
You must be workin
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Most skilled worker wanting to work in the UK needs to apply for a visa through a point-based system. The new skilled worker visa has replaced the old Tier 2 (General) work permit. The new point-based system applies to EU nationals as well. The current point-based system was launched at the end of 2020.
A skilled worker must earn at least 70 points to qualify for a skilled worker visa. Job offer, salary, and English language skills all count tow
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very applicant who faces financial hardship in order to pay for the Home Office application fee can apply for ‘fee waiver’.
Certain conditions need to be met in order to receive a Fee Waiver from the Home Office. Fee waiver is granted to individuals who are making applications based on Human Rights. If granted, the applicant will not need to pay for the application fee and/or the Immigration Health Surcharge.
The Home Office has published two separate guidance for fee waiver application
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