Irish Citizens' Right to Live and Work in the UK post-Brexit The Immigration Act 1971 has been amended to reflect the fact that Irish Citizens will continue to enjoy the same right to live and work in the UK post-Brexit as they did previously. For the purposes of immigration law, Irish Citizens are [...]
People born in Northern Ireland to be identified as British Citizens for the purposes of immigration Immigration Judges in the Upper Tribunal recently held that people who are born in Northern Ireland will be regarded as British Citizens, even if they identify themselves as Irish. History of the Case Mrs Emma De Souza, [...]
The Return of a Two-Year Post-Study Work Visa The UK government recently announced proposals for a new two-year ‘Graduate’ visa route for Tier 4 international students wishing to remain in the UK in order to seek employment after graduation. The Graduate visa route will allow eligible students to work, or look for work, in [...]
Proposed changes to the UK Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa The UK government have recently published proposals to significantly change the existing UK Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa. The UK Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa will soon be replaced by a new business ‘Innovator Route’. Applicants will therefore only have until spring 2019 to submit an application [...]
UK Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa – Can you apply for a UK Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa by investing funds of £50,000? As part of the UK Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa route, a prospective entrepreneur could be eligible to apply for a UK Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa by either having £50,000 or £200,000 of investment [...]
UK Tier 1 Investor visa – Securing settlement and British Citizenship by investing in the UK The United Kingdom (‘UK’) will always be an attractive proposition for wealthy high net-worth foreign migrants to make investments. The UK Tier 1 Investor visa allows wealthy high net-worth migrants to enter the UK by investing a minimum [...]
Tier 1 UK Entrepreneur Visa – Satisfying the ‘Genuine Entrepreneur Test’ Despite the UK deciding to leave EU, there is still a huge demand for entrepreneurs from outside of the EU wishing to set up, join or invest in the UK under the Tier 1 Entrepreneur route. For a prospective entrepreneur to be eligible [...]
Significant Change to Future In-Country UK Visa Applications UK Visas and Immigration (‘UKVI’) have recently confirmed that over the next few months most in-country paper applications will be withdrawn and those applicants who will be applying for leave to remain or settlement in the UK will be required to apply online. UKVI have also [...]
EEA Family Permit Muldoon Britton were recently successful in obtaining an EEA Family Permit for a client. The client was a US National, married to a Dutch National who had been working and living in the UK for several years. The client was unaware of their rights as the spouse of a citizen of a [...]
Sole Representative of an Overseas Business Visa Muldoon Britton were recently successful in obtaining two visas for Sole Representatives of Overseas Businesses – the businesses and our clients were unconnected. Our clients were both US Nationals, whom worked for companies on the East Coast. One company was a technology-based company, and the other a marketing [...]