Home office visa fees increase announced According to the Home Office press release on 15 th September 2023: Increases to immigration and nationality fees to pay for vital services and allow more funding to be prioritised for public sector pay rises are set come into effect on 4 October. The changes mean that the cost for a visit visa for less than six months is rising by £15 to £115,…
Read MoreComprehensive Sickness Insurance (CSI) no longer a problem for British citizenship application
In our blog in early February 2022 we outlined how lack of Comprehensive Sickness Insurance (CSI) could cause problems for certain categories of EU nationals and their family members when applying for Naturalisation (British citizenship). We are glad to now provide an update that the new Home Office guidance published in late June 2022 no longer requires comprehensive sickness insurance for Naturalisation applications to prove lawful residence. Lawful Residence and…
Read MoreComprehensive Sickness Insurance Naturalisation
How Comprehensive Sickness Insurance can trip up your application Comprehensive Sickness Insurance (CSI) has been given little thought by many EU citizens during their residence in the UK. However, it may prove a disastrous omission in many cases of British naturalisation applications by EU nationals and their family members. Lawful residence in the UK and comprehensive sickness insurance EU nationals and their family members, just like all other applicants for British…
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