ANCESTRY ENTRY CLEARANCE TO THE UK – BUT HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE FELLOW IN THE MIDDLE (see photo)?

Three generations; SCOTTY, born in the UK; his son JACK born in a Commonwealth country and OLIVER, Jack’s son, born […]

REGISTERING YOUR CHILD AS A BRITISH CITIZEN?

Your first point of call in relation to British citizenship will usually require a thorough understanding of the British Nationality […]

UK NATURALISATION

One of the legal processes by which a person can change his/her nationality is called ‘naturalisation’. More to the point; […]

FAMILY VISAS: SOON, WE WILL BE TOGETHER AGAIN

One of the gratifying moments for an immigration lawyer is to play a part in successfully reuniting family members. Often, […]

IS INDEFINITE LEAVE TO REMAIN IN THE UK INDEFINITE? – RETURNING RESIDENTS

By law, if you have acquired settled status (ILR), and have been absent from the UK for more than 2 […]

Family visa for your fiancé, fiancée or proposed civil partner?

The love of your life now has the ring on her finger (let’s call her Susan); but she doesn’t have […]

COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS – BRITISH ANCESTRY VISA & INDEFINITE LEAVE TO REMAIN – A NOTE OF CAUTION:

So, you are a Commonwealth citizen, you have established that your UK born grandparent (maternal or paternal) passed on to […]

SPOUSES, PARTNERS AND ‘MY LOVELY’

Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules You won’t be surprised if a total stranger in Britain casually calls you ‘my […]

KNOCKING ON THE UK “RIGHT OF ABODE” DOOR?

In an immigration context your right of abode, if you have such a right, could open an entry door into […]

ARE YOUR ‘IMMIGRATION DUCKS’ IN A ROW TO APPLY FOR INDEFINITE LEAVE TO REMAIN IN THE UK?

So, Tom, a South African national, is married to Sue who is a British …citizen. They have no children and […]

Accommodation requirements for Dependants-Visas coming to live in the UK?

Para E-ECP.3.4. of the IMMIGRATION RULES APPENDIX FM: FAMILY MEMBERS determines that an applicant applying to join a family member […]

Maternal grandparents can do it!

Commonwealth citizens? United Kingdom ancestry? When asked to advise on ancestry visas, some inform that they were/are under the impression […]

British citizen BY DESCENT or British citizen OTHERWISE THAN BY DESCENT? And SUBSEQUENT GENERATIONS?

Simply put, if you have acquired British citizenship by birth in the UK, or by registration (as a child), or […]

British citizen: Born OUTSIDE the UK?

                      I have previously written about the complexities of British Nationality […]

Government outlines no deal arrangements for EU citizens

Home Secretary Sajid Javid has yesterday (28 January 2019) set out provisions for EU citizens coming to the UK after […]

Children born in the UK of parents who, after their child’s birth, become settled or British citizens:

Question: Mike and Susan are South African citizens and will shortly be applying for UK settlement status; i.e. Indefinite Leave […]

Why the name ‘Depner Immigration Consultants’?

As the founder member of this UK immigration practice, I chose the name Depner Immigration Consultants for our legal business/immigration […]

Post Brexit Earnings?

What the government would like EU migrants to earn after Brexit could turn out to be wishful thinking. Surely economic […]

Advance NHS charges for overseas visitors comply with the Equality Act

The High Court has ruled that the regulations for charging non-residents in advance for non-urgent NHS treatment are lawful. In […]

Withdrawal Agreement and Citizens’ rights?

          What does the Withdrawal Agreement say about citizens’ rights? By Hannah Wilkins, an Immigration and […]

The Immigration White Paper

The Immigration white paper setting out post-Brexit immigration system has now been published. It appears as if immigration matters are […]

BREXIT: UK employers must check EU citizens’ right to work in UK

All that is certain at the moment is that here at Depner Immigration Consultants we will have to keep a […]

UK “still committed to migration target”

A minister says the 100,000 target has not been ditched despite being left out of draft immigration laws. At Depner […]

No wonder that IMMIGRATION has become such an emotional hot topic

Keeping abreast of developments in Immigration Law is a daunting task for lawyers, let alone a lay person attempting to […]

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