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08.04.2022 - Ukraine Family Scheme and Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine): visa data - as of 08 April 2022
Total Ukraine Scheme visa applications received: 79,800
Data is as of 8 April 2022 and comprised of:
- Ukraine Family Scheme: 36,300
- Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme: 43,600
Total Ukraine Scheme visas issued to people: 40,900
Data is as of 8 April 2022 and comprised of:
- Ukraine Family Scheme visas: 28,500
- Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme visas: 12,500
Of those issued under the Sponsorship Scheme, visas issued where the sponsor was from:
- Scotland: 570 (of which Scotland is super sponsor for 40)
- Wales: 310
- Northern Ireland: 90
- England: the rest of visa applications
Total ...
07.04.2022 - How the Chagossians won the right to register as British
All direct descendants of people born on the Chagos Islands will be entitled to British Overseas Territories citizenship (BOTC) as well as British citizenship (if they wish to have it), as per a registration provision included in the Nationality and Borders Bill which returns to the House of Lords later today.
The background
The Chagos Islands were once administered by Britain as part of the colony of Mauritius but were later detached and designated as British Indian Ocean Territory. The UK thereby granted their use to the US government for military purposes. Today the islands have a US milita...
06.04.2022 - Immigration and nationality fees for 2022/23
The updated list of fees for immigration and nationality applications that apply from 6 April 2022 shows that most visas and extensions are up £15. Citizenship and sponsor licence rates are unchanged.
Headline application fees had been largely frozen for the last three years following years of massive hikes, the last of which was in April 2018. But the Immigration Health Surcharge, a separate tax on visas, has increased sharply over that period, from £200 a year in 2018 to £624 a year in October 2020. This is the first financial year in many that the total cost of a typical visa has risen bel...
05.04.2022 - Business travel between the UK and EU: immigration and visa rules
Before 1 January 2021, British and EU citizens did not require a visa to travel across the Channel on a business trip. This is largely still the case post-Brexit, so we’ve been left with the appearance that nothing has really changed from a legal perspective. But with the end of free movement, immigration rules between the UK and EU have fundamentally changed, and business travel is no exception. While the pandemic has hidden some of the impacts of Brexit — we haven’t been travelling to/from the EU nearly as much — the fact remains that the legal landscape has changed considerably, with increa...
04.04.2022 - Seasonal Workers must now be paid at Skilled Worker rates
Holders of Seasonal Worker visas employed in the UK must currently be paid the minimum wage. That means an hourly rate of £9.50 for workers over 23 (the “National Living Wage”), somewhat lower for people aged 21-22, and £6.83 for 18- to 20-year-olds.
As of 6 April 2022, Seasonal worker compensation will be raised to Skilled Worker rates. The government's official guidance stipulates:
“For any worker you sponsor on the Seasonal Worker route who will be making their application for entry clearance on or after 6 April 2022, you must confirm the applicant will be paid at least £10.10 for each hour...
01.04.2022 - Ukraine Family Scheme and Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) - visa data as of 1 April 2022
Total Ukraine Scheme visa applications received: 65,000
Data is as of 1 April 2022 and comprised of:
- Ukraine Family Scheme: 32,800
- Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme: 32,200
Total Ukraine Scheme visas issued to people: 29,200
Data is as of 1 April 2022 and comprised of:
- Ukraine Family Scheme visas: 24,400
- Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme visas: 4,700
Of those issued under the Sponsorship Scheme, visas issued where the sponsor was from:
- Scotland: 210
- Wales: 120
- Northern Ireland: 40
The UK has a welfare system which is designed to help those who face financial hardship, or who have specific needs. All those from Ukraine coming to the country under the scheme will be able to seek and take up employment.
Those who are allowed to stay in the UK as part of the Homes for Ukraine scheme, Ukraine Family Scheme and the Ukraine Extension Scheme will have three years’ permission to stay in the UK, with the right to work and study, and they will have immediate access to benefits.
Successful applicants would be apple to get free healthcare from the National Health Service (NHS) and t...
29.03.2022 - Visa program for Ukrainian nationals - Ukraine Extension Scheme
Closes on 16 May 2024.
At the same time, children born in the UK after 18 March 2022 from those who have a permit under the Ukraine visa scheme (including the now closed Ukraine Family Scheme), will be given the right to apply under this route after 16 May 2024, and they will be granted a permit corresponding to the validity period permits, issued under the Ukraine scheme, which are available to their parents.
A. Overview
The visa program for Ukrainian nationals under the Ukraine Extension Scheme, provides an opportunity for applicants or their family members to live, work and study in the UK ...
29.03.2022 - Ukraine Family Scheme: application data as of 29 March 2022
The Ukraine Family Scheme allows applicants to join family members or extend their stay in the UK.
As at 9am on 29 March 2022:
Total applications opened: 77,800
Total applications submitted: 38,000
- of which, appointments made at a visa application centre: 12,500
Total applications confirmed for processing: 30,400
- of which, outstanding applications to be processed: 5,300
Total visas issued: 22,100
28.03.2022 - Late applications under the Surinder Singh immigration route
Under EU free movement law, British citizens who had been exercising “treaty rights” in the European Economic Area and then decided to move back to the UK could sponsor their family members to come with them. This allowed them to use the friendlier EU law rules on family migration, rather than the harsher domestic rules (i.e. Appendix FM or Part 8 of the Immigration Rules). This became known as the “Surinder Singh” route after the judgment that first established the right of British people to use EU law in this way.
The Surinder Singh route continued after Brexit, allowing Brits exercising tre...
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