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 […]
The Skilled Worker visa has changed more in the past eighteen months than at any point since it replaced Tier 2 (General) in 2020. The salary threshold has risen, the skill level has been raised to graduate level, and a new pay-period compliance test now applies to sponsors. Further reform to settlement has been proposed […]
On 3 September 2026, the Home Office laid a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules before Parliament. Among the changes is one that matters a great deal to a particular group of workers: Skilled Worker visa holders who have been formally recognised as victims of modern slavery will no longer be tied to the […]
If you are buying a home and wondering whether you need a solicitor, the short answer is yes — and in most cases it is not optional. When purchasing a property with a mortgage, your lender will require a solicitor to be involved. Even for cash buyers, having a qualified solicitor on your side ensures […]
Buying a house involves a number of unavoidable legal costs — and yet solicitor fees are often the last thing buyers think to budget for, tucked somewhere beneath the mortgage deposit, stamp duty, and survey costs. That is a mistake. If you do not budget for them accurately from the start, they can cause real […]
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Oct, 2026
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 […]
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Sep, 2026
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 […]
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Sep, 2026
The Skilled Worker visa has changed more in the past eighteen months than at any point since it replaced Tier 2 (General) in 2020. The salary threshold has risen, the skill level has been raised to graduate level, and a new pay-period compliance test now applies to sponsors. Further reform to settlement has been proposed […]
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Sep, 2026
On 3 September 2026, the Home Office laid a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules before Parliament. Among the changes is one that matters a great deal to a particular group of workers: Skilled Worker visa holders who have been formally recognised as victims of modern slavery will no longer be tied to the […]
