Atef IMMIGRATION LAW SPECIALIST Imagine spending most of your life in a country – working, raising a family, building a future – and suddenly be told you may not have the right to reside in this country. The story is not hypothetical, the country is the UK and the group of people affected are the Commonwealth citizens who have been living in Britain prior to 1 January 1973. The issue arose due to the change of immigration rules and reshuffle

Atef IMMIGRATION LAW SPECIALIST While all spectators are currently occupied with the UK Government’s White Paper published on 19 December 2018, laying how the new immigration system will look like from 1/1/2021, many individuals and families are concerned that there were new news for family immigration routes, especially for spouses of British citizens and the controversial Appendix FM that came into force on 9/7/2017 bringing dilemma and heartbreak to so many families. While the focus of this news article would

Atef IMMIGRATION LAW SPECIALIST The long-awaited Innovator Route is now open for applicants with experienced business track records who are aiming to establish a business in the UK. This route is open for applicants who are able to demonstrate that they have a new business idea, which will have been assessed by a third party (an ‘endorsing body’) against 3 main criteria: Innovation; Viability; and Scalability. Applicants must also show the availability of investment funds of at least £50,000. This

Atef IMMIGRATION LAW SPECIALIST For those who are looking to move to the UK in order to work and be employed for a UK business or company with the view of settling in the UK, i.e. obtaining Permanent Residence and Indefinite Leave to Remain, then potentially acquire British citizenship, this article should help up understand how the process really work in the UK. Moving to the UK to work and settle is a process that is done under the Tier

Rima IMMIGRATION LAW SPECIALIST Replacing the Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa Route the UK government introduced on 29 March 2019 the novel Innovator visa route for established businesspersons looking to set themselves up in the UK. To date zero applications were made under the new Innovator Route due to its inherit flaws of design. It appears the government architects who structured the rules and requirements of this route lack basic comprehension of how businesses and start-ups actually work in the real

Atef IMMIGRATION LAW SPECIALIST Updating you of immigration rules changes and developments has always been at the heart of our mission at GOOD ADVICE UK. The subject of this material is of interest to applicants who are in the UK either under the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) or Tier 1 (Investor) visa routes, on a journey to Indefinite Leave to Remain (settlement), planning to apply for Further Leave to Remain (extension) or has particular interest in the matter.  For Tier 1