The Situation Room

Sponsor licence compliance problems are easier to manage when they are identified early. You may have discovered that a change was not reported, a sponsored worker’s circumstances no longer match their Certificate of Sponsorship, records are incomplete or your internal systems are not working as they should. In other cases, the concern begins with contact […]

You may have found the right person for a role only to discover that they need immigration sponsorship before they can work for you. For an employer new to sponsorship, it can be difficult to know where the process actually starts. Do you need a sponsor licence? Does the job qualify? What salary must be […]

An employer may be willing to sponsor you, but willingness alone does not make a job eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship. The role needs to fit an eligible occupation, meet the relevant skill requirements and be paid at the level required by the Immigration Rules. Before a Certificate of Sponsorship is assigned, it is worth […]

Genuine relationships do not all produce the same evidence. You may have lived apart because of work, study, family or cultural circumstances. You may never have formally lived together. Your finances may be largely separate, or you may have relatively few documents showing both names at the same address. That does not mean the evidence […]

A visa refusal does not always tell you, by itself, what you should do next. You may be able to address the issue in a fresh application. The decision may be eligible for administrative review. In other cases, there may be a right of appeal or another issue requiring specialist advice. Before choosing the next […]

Receiving a request for further documents or information from the Home Office can be worrying, particularly when you thought everything needed had already been submitted. A request does not automatically mean that your application will be refused. The important thing is to understand exactly what has been asked, what part of the application it relates […]

An approaching visa expiry date can create pressure to act quickly, but the next step is not always simply to extend the permission you already have. You may be able to extend, switch to another immigration route, prepare for settlement or take a different step altogether. The important thing is to understand your options before […]

Your immigration history does not always fit neatly into a list of visas and application dates. You may have changed immigration routes several times, made applications many years ago, experienced a refusal, overstayed, had a period where your status was uncertain or simply be unable to remember exactly what information was provided previously. Before making […]

Immigration applications often depend on evidence, but real life does not always produce the documents you expect to have. You may be missing an old document, have limited joint correspondence, receive income in an unusual way or simply find that your circumstances do not fit neatly within a standard document checklist. The starting point is […]

Borderline Immigration Cases You may already know which immigration route you want to use but still be unsure whether your circumstances meet the requirements. Perhaps your income is close to a threshold, your evidence is unusual, part of your immigration history is unclear or one particular requirement is causing concern. Before preparing an application, it […]