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Latest analysis / Long residence · COVID concessions
Does exceptional assurance count towards 10 year long residence ILR?
A Home Office assurance that a person would not be treated as an overstayer did not necessarily extend their permission. For long residence, the distinction can preserve an immigration history while postponing the date on which settlement becomes available.
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Long residence · COVID concessions
Does exceptional assurance count towards 10 year long residence ILR?
Does exceptional assurance count towards 10 year ILR? Distinguish COVID concessions, section 3C leave, protected continuity and qualifying residence.
12 minute readBritish nationality · Children born abroad
Can a child born abroad become British after a parent naturalises?
Does a child born abroad become British after a parent naturalises? Automatic citizenship, section 3(1) registration and the evidence that matters.
16 minute readSkilled Worker · Hybrid and remote work
Can a Skilled Worker work from home full time?
Can a Skilled Worker work from home full time? Hybrid and remote work reporting, the 10 working day deadline, UK need and sponsor records.
15 minute readGlobal Talent · Research and digital technology
Global Talent visa: research route or digital technology?
How hybrid applicants should choose between Global Talent research and digital technology, and use papers, patents and product evidence.
14 minute readSports immigration · Injury and sponsorship
Does an injury affect an International Sportsperson visa?
How injury affects an International Sportsperson visa: sick leave, reduced pay, sponsor reporting, reduced appearances, endorsement renewal and settlement.
15 minute readFamily immigration · Financial evidence
Do bonuses, commission and overtime count for a UK spouse visa?
How bonuses, commission and overtime count for a UK spouse visa: Category A and B calculations, £29,000 threshold, evidence and returning sponsors.
15 minute readComplex immigration · Administrative review
Administrative review after a UK visa refusal: can you submit new evidence?
Can new evidence be submitted in a UK visa administrative review? Appendix AR 3.3, Ganeshamoorthy, evidential flexibility, section 3C and fresh applications.
16 minute readFamily immigration · Adult Dependent Relative
Adult Dependent Relative visa: why a medical diagnosis is not enough
Adult Dependent Relative visa evidence: prove long-term personal care, unavailable or unaffordable care abroad, family capacity, costs and the UK care plan.
15 minute readBritish citizenship · Residence and discretion
British citizenship absences: when can the Home Office exercise discretion?
British citizenship with more than 450 or 90 days abroad: the 5-year and spouse routes, Home Office discretion bands, evidence and application timing.
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