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News — 16 April 2025

Tanya Goldfarb comments to Global Mobility Lawyer: Flaws in UK’s Skilled Worker visa threaten…

Head of Bindmans’ business immigration team, Tanya Goldfarb, has provided commentary for an article in Global Mobility Lawyer about flaws in the UK’s Skilled Worker visa system and the impact…

News — 18 March 2025

European nationals will need an Electronic Travel Authorisation to travel to or transit through…

The Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme was first announced by the UK Government in the March 2023 Statement of Changes to the immigration rules HC 1160. Since then, the ETA scheme has been…

News — 04 March 2025

Home Office extends cut-off date for Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) and Biometric Residence Card…

The Home Office has announced that those with a biometric residence permit (BRP) or a UK residence card, also known as an EEA biometric residence card, (BRC) which expired on…

News — 21 February 2025

Shanaz Ali quoted in Middle East Eye on new immigration measures

Shanaz Ali, solicitor in our Immigration team, has been quoted in the Middle East Eye article: “Labour MPs and supporters ‘outraged’ by slew of harsh anti-immigration measures.” The article reports…

Blog — 13 February 2025

Changes in ‘Good Character’ policy for citizenship applications will affect many with refugee leave

With changes to the ‘good character’ policy for citizenship applications having just come into force, we consider what these will mean in practice for those with refugee leave. The ‘Nationality:…

News — 04 February 2025

Bindmans proudly sponsors the Alf Dubs Lecture Trust event

We are proud to sponsor the Alf Dubs Lecture Trust event: “Is international law unravelling?” This event will be taking place on Thursday 6 February. Lord Dubs, who has devoted…

Blog — 31 January 2025

FAQs for UKVI accounts and eVisas

Last Updated 4 March 2025 First Published 9 August 2024 Following the introduction of electronic visas in the UK to replace physical documents to prove UK immigration status, we have…

News — 16 January 2025

Sponsor licence costs and claw backs – update to Home Office sponsor guidance

The Home Office sponsor guidance has been updated to expressly prohibit employers passing on certain costs associated with a Skilled Worker visa to their sponsored employees. While it has always…

News — 10 January 2025

Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme in the UK – further update

As of 8 January 2025, the UK has extended the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme to apply to travellers visiting or transiting through the UK from non-European countries (including babies…

Blog — 04 December 2024

Home Office to delay eVisa/UKVI account creation deadline (of 31 December 2024)

Having spent the last two years stressing the need to the Home Office that it must avoid a “cliff-edge” cut-off for the creation of a UKVI account of 31 December…

News — 26 November 2024

Transition to eVisas: Home Office issues new guidance on travel and a new online…

The government is in the process of digitalising the system for providing proof of immigration status. Biometric residence permits (BRPs) and biometric residence cards (BRCs) have been discontinued and will…

News — 19 November 2024

Karma Hickman to host live MBL seminar on international surrogacy and immigration

Karma Hickman from our Immigration team is to host a live MBL seminar, ‘international surrogacy and immigration – an introductory guide’ on 21 November. This session will provide practitioners with…

News — 24 October 2024

Why are there still no safe routes to the UK for Gazan civilians trying…

Liz Barratt, Elisabeth Attwood and Jenni Whitaker from our immigration team have shared their thoughts with Solicitors Journal on the government’s inaction in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza….

Blog — 22 October 2024

Is there a disparity in Home Office application fees and Immigration Health Surcharge if…

As expected, most individuals will check the official table of UKVI fees and Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) costs on the government website to know what they will be charged when…

News — 09 October 2024

Government published updated Right To Work Checks Guidance for employers

The Home Office has published updated guidance in relation to the Right To Work Checks that UK employers must undertake on all UK-based employees. This latest guidance was issued on…