UK Immigration Law
Illegal Working Civil Penalty UK 2026: How to Challenge the Notice
A civil penalty notice for illegal working starts at £45,000 for each worker named, and you have 28 days to object. On 27 July…
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UK Immigration Law
A civil penalty notice for illegal working starts at £45,000 for each worker named, and you have 28 days to object. On 27 July…
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UK Immigration Law
A re-entry ban is a fixed period during which an application for entry clearance must be refused. Its length does not depend on what…
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UK Immigration Law
Almost every UK immigration route now asks for English at a stated CEFR level. Which level depends on the route, and a test is…
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UK Immigration Law
Part 9 of the Immigration Rules no longer exists. Since 11 November 2025 the general grounds for refusal have sat in a new Part…
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UK Immigration Law
A mismatch between the earnings you told the Home Office and the earnings you told HMRC once refused settlement applications almost automatically — until…
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UK Immigration Law
Three UK routes require an endorsement from a named body before the visa application can be made: Global Talent, Innovator Founder and International Sportsperson.…
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UK Immigration Law
Discretionary leave is granted outside the Immigration Rules, under Home Office policy rather than any rule you can point to. It is far narrower…
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UK Immigration Law
Every grant of limited leave can carry conditions, and breaching one is a route to curtailment, refusal of the next application and a re-entry…
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UK Immigration Law
Most partner applications have to meet a £29,000 minimum income requirement. A small group does not: where the sponsoring partner receives a specified disability…
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UK Immigration Law
A no recourse to public funds condition is imposed under section 3(1)(c)(ii) of the Immigration Act 1971 and it bars a defined list of…
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UK Immigration Law
A gap in permission and a gap in the settlement clock are two different problems, and most advice conflates them. The rules can preserve…
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UK Immigration Law
Paragraph 322(5) was the character-and-conduct ground the Home Office used to refuse settlement to skilled migrants over tax discrepancies — until the Court of…
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