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Spouse & Partner Visa Financial Requirement: Sponsor Not Working

By Aarya Chaudhary, Richmond Chambers,
1. Understanding the Financial Requirement When Your Sponsor Is Not Working If your Sponsor is not working, perhaps because he or she is retired, it may initially seem difficult to meet the UK spouse or partner visa financial requirement in Appendix FM, which currently requires a minimum…

What are the key takeaways from the government’s Earned Settlement proposals?

By Gary McIndoe, Latitude Law,
Seismic changes to the UK's settlement rules are coming in 2026. Although proposals are subject to consultation, the timing of proposed amendments to Immigration Rules suggests that minds in government may already have been made up. Here I summarise the proposals, answering 10 key…

Migrants’ Rights Before the European Court of Human Rights

By Dana Schmalz. Originally published on Verfassungsblog,
As we are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the topic of migration stands at the center of concerns about the Convention’s state of health. In this blogpost adapted from my remarks at a Conference in the Federal Ministry for Justice and…

Can I sponsor a self-employed worker? How to ensure compliance in this complex route

By Alexandra Mason, Latitude Law,
The Skilled Worker Route enables individuals to be sponsored by and work for businesses in the UK that hold Skilled Worker sponsor licences. Individuals that hold permission on the Skilled Worker route are able to work in a range of specified roles that meet certain skills and salary…

Private life route for children who have 7 years of continuous residence in the UK

By Visa and Migration Ltd,
If a child enters the UK on a visa and they have lived in the UK for a continuous length of 7 years, they might be able to switch to a private life route in order to stay in the UK.The parent of the child who is granted a stay under private life route can also apply for a stay on the…

Immigration Skills Charge rising by 30% from 16 December 2025

By Helena Sheizon, Kadmos Consultants,
From 16 December 2025, the Immigration Skills Charge for medium and large sponsors will rise from £1000 to £1320 and for small and charitable sponsors from £364 to £480 per sponsored employee per year of sponsorship. Source: Immigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/…
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