EU Settlement Scheme – criminality – imprisonment EU Settlement Scheme immigration permit has been around for a few years now. One of the key features in the EUSS scheme is requirement for continuous residence. There are specific rules setting out circumstances when the continuous residence may be broken. One of them is when the person served or is serving a sentence of imprisonment. EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) status has complex…
Read MoreCriminality good character requirements UK British Citizenship
Nationality – Good character requirement for British Citizenship Good character requirements are part of the mandatory assessment for most of citizenship applications in the UK. New rules for good character in citizenship applications On the 31st July 2023 a new set of rules governing the good character criminality considerations for UK citizenship applications started to apply. The new requirements replaced the previous set of rules on criminality, custodial sentence or…
Read MoreImportant changes British Citizenship – new stricter criminality criteria to apply 31st July 2023
New much stricter criminality good character criteria for British Citizenship Changes to criminality good character criteria for British Citizenship applications announced on 30th July 2023 will come in force on 31st July 2023. This is the most recent update to the UK immigration rules and policies out of many recent changes announced, including upcoming significant increase to NHS Surcharge and visa fees 13th July 2023, updates to Skilled Worker 17th…
Read MoreCriminality grounds for refusal of visa application
Criminality, criminal record, criminal offences, police cautions, traffic offences & pending prosecutions may cause UK visa refusals Applicants for UK visas have to meet the specific requirements for their chosen visa category. For example, Skilled worker visa applicant must have a Certificate of Sponsorship assigned to them by their sponsor employer in the UK. Spouse visa applicants need to provide evidence of their relationship with British national or Settled person.…
Read MoreChanges to good character requirements for British Citizenship – 10th February 2025
British citizenship – illegal entrants – ‘dangerous journey’ Home Office has recently made changes to the Good character guidance for British citizenship applicants. In essence, the changes clarify that applications made after 10 February 2025 that include illegal entry will ‘normally’ be refused citizenship, regardless of when the illegal entry occurred. The good character requirement applies to a person who is aged 10 or over at the date of application.…
Read MoreETA – Electronic Travel Authorisation – UK travel requirement updated
ETA Electronic Travel Authorisation – required before travel to the UK An ETA is an advance travel permission required by specified non-visa nationals when coming to the UK as a visitor or transiting the UK, or as a Creative Worker seeking entry to the UK pursuant to paragraph Appendix Temporary Work – Creative Worker at CRV 3.2. Each traveller must get their own ETA, including children and babies. An ETA…
Read MoreSuitability good character & general grounds of refusal under Appendix FM and Part 9 General Grounds of refusal – Spouse & Partner entry clearance visa applications
Suitability good character & general refusal grounds – spouse and partner visa ‘Suitability’ good character requirements are listed in Appendix FM immigration rules for spouses & unmarried partners. There are also some good character requirements that are listed in Part 9 general grounds of refusal immigration rules. Suitability good character & Part 9 general grounds of refusal rules are one of the key requirements that applicants have to carefully consider…
Read MoreRemoval of EU nationals and family members from the UK after Brexit
Removal of EU nationals and their family members Removal of EU nationals and family members from the UK is very much a real thing after Brexit. From 1 July 2021 onwards, (subject to pending applications or outstanding appeals) a person who does not have any other status granted by the immigration rules must have EUSS leave or fall within one of the other cohorts with rights under the agreements. EEA…
Read MoreCan you appeal British citizenship naturalisation application refusal – reconsideration application if refused
Refusal of British citizenship – reconsideration application Appeal from British citizenship refusal is not available; however, there is an option to request review of the refusal decision by submitting reconsideration application. There are specific rules on how Home Office will assess such requests and what cases may qualify. . Long term goal of many migrants moving to the UK is to ultimately obtain British citizenship otherwise called naturalization. The standard…
Read MoreTerrorism related questions in UK visa & British citizenship applications
Terrorism related questions in UK visa & British citizenship applications UK visa applications and British Citizenship application forms have questions relating to General Grounds of refusal good character. Those questions are focused on the applicants’ conduct, associations and various activities that may mean that the person’s presence in the UK is undesirable. Some of the questions are relating to terrorist activities or support of those. In light of the recent…
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