Yes. If you hold a UK spouse or partner visa you can work, and the permission is broader than most people expect — broader, in fact, than the main work visas. You do not need a sponsor. You are not tied to one employer. You do not need permission to change jobs. You can be […]
On 2 November 2026 the Home Secretary made a statement to Parliament and the Home Office published its response to the Earned Settlement consultation. The headline change affects almost everyone currently working towards indefinite leave to remain: the standard qualifying period is set to rise from five years to ten. Shorter routes will remain for […]
On 2 November 2026 the Home Secretary set out how settlement in the UK is going to work in future. The headline is simple and it affects almost everyone currently working towards indefinite leave to remain: the standard qualifying period rises from five years to ten. Shorter routes remain for some people. Longer ones are […]
A UK spouse visa application is less a legal argument than a document exercise. The Home Office is not usually trying to decide whether your marriage is real. It is checking whether the evidence in front of it is in the exact form the rules demand — and that is where most refusals come from. […]
A UK spouse visa lets the husband, wife or partner of a British citizen or someone settled here come to the UK to live together. It is one of the most common applications we handle, and also one of the most frequently refused — usually not because the relationship is in doubt, but because the […]
If you are searching for the Shortage Occupation List, the first thing to know is that it no longer exists. It was abolished in April 2024 and replaced by the Immigration Salary List. Then, on 22 July 2025, a second list was introduced alongside it — the Temporary Shortage List. The two do completely different […]
Most Skilled Worker visa holders can bring their partner and children to the UK. The rules are reasonably generous — dependants can work, study, and eventually settle — but there are two things people consistently get wrong. The first is cost. Each family member pays the same application fee as you and their own health […]
Most Skilled Worker visa holders can bring their partner and children to the UK. The rules are reasonably generous — dependants can work, study, and eventually settle — but there are two things people consistently get wrong. The first is cost. Each family member pays the same application fee as you and their own health […]
Extending a Skilled Worker visa is usually more straightforward than the first application. You are already in the job, your employer already holds a licence, and the Home Office already knows who you are. That said, extensions are refused — and the reasons are nearly always avoidable. A certificate requested too late, a job that […]
The headline application fee for a Skilled Worker visa is £819. In reality, a single applicant coming to the UK for three years will pay £3,924 to the Home Office, and a family of three will pay closer to £11,000. The gap is the Immigration Health Surcharge, which is paid upfront for the whole visa […]
