Updates, guidance and practical information covering visas, entry requirements and application processes.
This page has been reviewed and verified by Michael Gibbons, UK Solicitor and Regulated Immigration Advisor, to ensure accuracy under current UK immigration policy. Confirm your visa requirements via Our UK Visa Guidance. Obtaining a UK work permit without a job offer is possible in limited circumstances through specific business, investment, or post-study visa routes.
This page has been reviewed and verified by Michael Gibbons, UK Solicitor and Regulated Immigration Advisor, to ensure accuracy under current UK immigration policy. Confirm your visa requirements via Our UK Visa Guidance. The UK Family Visa allows eligible family members of British citizens or settled persons to live in the United Kingdom. The processing
This page has been reviewed and verified by Michael Gibbons, UK Solicitor and Regulated Immigration Advisor, to ensure accuracy under current UK immigration policy. Confirm your visa requirements via Our UK Visa Guidance. Before inviting your family to live with you in the United Kingdom, you must demonstrate that you meet the minimum financial requirements
This page has been reviewed and verified by Michael Gibbons, UK Solicitor and Regulated Immigration Advisor, to ensure accuracy under current UK immigration policy. Confirm your visa requirements via Our UK Visa Guidance. Focus phrase: Bring my brother to the UK permanently. There is no general right to sponsor a sibling for permanent residence in
This page has been reviewed and verified by Michael Gibbons, UK Solicitor and Regulated Immigration Advisor, to ensure accuracy under current UK immigration policy. Confirm your visa requirements via Our UK Visa Guidance. Focus phrase: Bring my family to the UK permanently. Bringing your family to live in the UK permanently depends on your immigration
If you are a British citizen, settled in the UK, or hold another form of long-term residence, your parents can visit you in the UK under the UK Standard Visitor Visa. This visa allows parents to visit the UK temporarily for family visits, tourism, or short stays. However, it does not grant the right to
This page has been reviewed and verified by Michael Gibbons, UK Solicitor and Regulated Immigration Advisor, to ensure accuracy under current UK immigration policy. Confirm your visa requirements via Our UK Visa Guidance. Sponsoring your mother to live or visit the United Kingdom in 2025 depends on the specific visa category she qualifies for. Generally,
The cost of a UK Parent Visa varies depending on whether you apply from outside or within the United Kingdom, the length of the visa, and whether you select standard or priority processing. Below is an overview of the fees and associated costs for 2025, based on the latest Home Office guidance. UK Parent Visa
This page has been reviewed and verified by Michael Gibbons, UK Solicitor and Regulated Immigration Advisor, to ensure accuracy under current UK immigration policy. Confirm your visa requirements via Our UK Visa Guidance. To work in the UK, most applicants use the Skilled Worker visa route (commonly referred to as a “work permit”). This article
This page has been reviewed and verified by Michael Gibbons, UK Solicitor and Regulated Immigration Advisor, to ensure accuracy under current UK immigration policy. Confirm your visa requirements via Our UK Visa Guidance. The UK Parent Visa allows eligible parents of British citizens or settled children to live in the United Kingdom to provide ongoing
