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20 January 2023 – Just useful and interesting UK & EEA Immigration Law news and updates from the Legal Centre – Open 7 days a week - www.legalcentre.org - +44(0)3300010342, +44(0)7791145923 (WhatsApp/Viber) >>> Electronic travel authorisation for non-EU nationals who do not need a visa to enter the EU: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/the-eu-entry-exit-system-and-eu-travel-authorisation-system/ From the House of Commons Library's note about the upcoming implementation of two schemes: "EU Entry/Exit System (EES) which is an automated system for registering travellers from non-EU countries, including the UK, each time they cross an external EU border European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) which is travel authorisation to enter the EU, including the UK, for citizens of non-EU countries who do not require a visa to enter the EU EU Entry/Exit System Due to be introduced by the end of 2023, this will be an automated system for registering travellers each time they enter and exit the EU. Travellers will scan their passports at an automated kiosk prior to crossing the border. It will apply when entering all EU states (except Ireland and Cyprus) and four EEA states. Ireland will not operate the EES system because of the Common Travel Area. Non-EU nationals who are legally resident or have long-term visas will be exempt from EES. European Travel Information and Authorisation System Currently scheduled to open in November 2023 (though further delays are possible), this will similarly apply to non-EU citizens, including UK citizens, travelling to all member states except Ireland. It will also apply to the four EEA countries. When non-EU citizens who do not require a visa travel to these countries, they will have to first apply for pre-travel authorisation via ETIAS. Applications for an ETIAS authorisation will be made online or via a mobile app. Applicants will be checked against EU information systems for borders and security. According to the European Commission, a travel authorisation will be issued within minutes in most cases. However, some applicants may require further checks, which could delay authorisation for up to 30 days. The ETIAS authorisation will last for three years (after which it will need to be renewed for future visits), or until the holder’s passport expires (whichever is sooner). It will cost €7 for people aged 18 to 70. However, it will be free for under-18s and over-70s. UK nationals and their family members who have the right to reside in the EU under the Withdrawal Agreement and have documents evidencing this are exempt from ETIAS, as is anyone who holds a residence permit for any of the ETIAS countries.

Еще одна клиентка смогла ПЕРЕЙТИ с ГОСТЕВОЙ ВИЗЫ на СУПРУЖЕСКУЮ ВИЗУ без выезда из Великобритании. Заявление рассмотрели и одобрили за 5 рабочих дней. Делюсь статистикой ежедневных одобрений заявлений клиентов нашего Legal Centre. Еще одна клиентка смогла ПЕРЕЙТИ с ГОСТЕВОЙ ВИЗЫ на СУПРУЖЕСКУЮ ВИЗУ без выезда из Великобритании. Заявление рассмотрели и одобрили за 5 рабочих дней. Делюсь статистикой ежедневных одобрений заявлений клиентов нашего Legal Centre.

Еще одна студентка с Украины получила BRP на 3 года по т.н. Ukrainian Extension Scheme (UES). Заявление рассмотрели и одобрили за 4 месяца. Делюсь статистикой ежедневных одобрений заявлений клиентов.

17 January 2023 – Just useful and interesting UK & EEA Immigration Law news and updates from the Legal Centre – Open 7 days a week - www.legalcentre.org - +44(0)3300010342, +44(0)7791145923 (WhatsApp/Viber) >>> Work Rights Centre Report: ‘On the frontline: London councils’ responses to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine’ ‘The report is an important window into the struggles that councils have been facing, and it addresses limitations in the government’s approach. Some of the headline findings authorities raised with us include: - Difficulties in supporting those on the Ukraine Family Scheme without government funding - many Ukrainians on the scheme are now presenting to local councils as homeless, and they are struggling to cope with this demand; - Ukrainians at risk of exploitation - due to data validation issues and issues in communication between authorities, DLUHC and the Home Office, some visas on the Homes for Ukraine Scheme were approved without councils having completed appropriate checks on properties/sponsors. In at least one case, a guest had to be moved because of a sponsor’s DBS record; - Frontline staff are suffering - with teams suffering anxiety and emotional distress due to the overwhelming pressure they are under. To tackle the issues raised by authorities, we are calling for two central recommendations: - A new strategy for refugee integration - that can coordinate the response to different groups of arrivals, clarify local authorities’ roles and expectations and coordinate the involvement of different government departments; and - Prioritise housing - give Ukrainian arrivals a real sense of the state of the UK’s housing from the outset, as well as resetting LHA rates and committing to more affordable housing stock as a national priority.’ >>> Ukraine Visa Schemes: visa data: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukraine-family-scheme-application-data/ukraine-family-scheme-and-ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-homes-for-ukraine-visa-data--2 >>> Application for review when British citizenship is refused: form NR https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-review-when-british-citizenship-is-refused-form-nr?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=ef1d4dfb-80b4-4fab-9805-14a9d04de16e&utm_content=immediately

Еще один бывший беженец стал британским гражданином. Заявление по натурализации рассмотрели и одобрили за 10 недель. Делюсь статистикой ежедневных одобрений заявлений клиентов.

16 January 2023 – Just useful and interesting UK & EEA Immigration Law news and updates from the Legal Centre – Open 7 days a week - www.legalcentre.org - +44(0)3300010342, +44(0)7791145923 (WhatsApp/Viber) >>> Help with your visa application or other problems: https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk/y/outside-the-uk/something-else/english Contact the Home Office if you have: - general queries about applying for a visa to come to the UK - questions about the progress of your application - technical problems with your application - made a mistake in your online application - problems logging into your account or with your password - problems with making a payment to UKVI online or pending payments Contact centre staff cannot give you advice about your personal circumstances >>> Home Office asylum caseworkers offered bonuses in effort to reduce exits: https://www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/article/home-office-asylum-backlog-caseworkers-retention-bonuses-braverman-rycroft >>> Immigration and nationality refunds policy: caseworker guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-and-nationality-refunds-policy

13 January 2023 – Just useful and interesting UK & EEA Immigration Law news and updates from the Legal Centre – Open 7 days a week - www.legalcentre.org - +44(0)3300010342, +44(0)7791145923 (WhatsApp/Viber) >>> Government review of investor visa scheme confirms permanent closure of route: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-01-12/hcws492 The review looked at individuals who had entered the UK between 30 June 2008 and the introduction of reforms to the route in April 2015. The reforms in 2015 included a requirement to open a regulated UK bank account. Despite the changes, after the invasion of Ukraine, the investor was route closed to all new applicants in February 2022. As part of the review, the Home Office considered 6,312 Tier 1 (Investor) migrants and adult dependents with a view to ascertaining whether they had potential links to criminality or other risk factors. A small number of individuals were “potentially at high risk of having obtained wealth through corruption or other illicit financial activity, and/or being engaged in serious and organised crime”. Law enforcement are taking appropriate action where necessary. Immigration action is also being considered, where appropriate. The Home Office has already sanctioned ten oligarchs who had previously used this route as part of the UK’s response to Russian aggression in Ukraine. The Home Office is “robust” in appropriately refusing leave: “During the operation of the Tier 1 (Investor) visa programme the route has had a refusal rate for main applicants and their dependents of 7.9% for Entry Clearance applications, 4% for Leave to Remain applications, for main applicants seeking Indefinite Leave to remain (settlement) the refusal rate is 2.2%.” The review also weighed up the wider risk factors of the route as it was designed at the time, with its overall economic benefit. When looking at the route both before and after the 2015 reform, there was no evidence of a systematic failure of financial institutions carrying out due diligence checks. A number of institutions with weaker checks were sought out by individuals wanting to apply for the visa and since then, a number of fines have been issued by the Financial Conduct Authority. The Home Office found that “there are inherent difficulties in an investment-based immigration route based on passive wealth, both in terms of security and economic value.” The risks inherent with this visa category required specialist caseworkers, expertise in detecting financial criminality. The UK’s immigration system was not equipped with this. !!!!!!Any future route introduced to facilitate investment should not offer entry to the UK solely on the basis of the applicant’s personal wealth !!!! Alternative options continue to be considered, including placing more emphasis on the applicants track record as an investor in innovative business and their future engagement in innovative activities in the UK. For now, the government will ensure such mistakes are not repeated.

12 January 2023 – Just useful and interesting UK & EEA Immigration Law news and updates from the Legal Centre – Open 7 days a week - www.legalcentre.org - +44(0)3300010342, +44(0)7791145923 (WhatsApp/Viber) >>> Identification requirements: Terms and conditions for booking and taking the Life in the UK Test See https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/terms-and-conditions-for-booking-and-taking-the-life-in-the-uk-test/identification-requirements-accessible-version

11 January 2023 – Just useful and interesting UK & EEA Immigration Law news and updates from the Legal Centre – Open 7 days a week - www.legalcentre.org - +44(0)3300010342, +44(0)7791145923 (WhatsApp/Viber) >>> Current Home Office fees: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-regulations-revised-table/home-office-immigration-and-nationality-fees-9-november-2022#other-applications-made-in-the-uk >>> A child on a UK Viistor visa may switch into Settlement from within the UK There is no immigration status requirements to prevent a child visitor from switching to SET(F) under 298, etc. Note that, depending on the child's circumstances, Sole Responsibility etc may need to be proved.

10 January 2022 – Just useful and interesting UK & EEA Immigration Law news and updates from the Legal Centre – Open 7 days a week - www.legalcentre.org - +44(0)3300010342, +44(0)7791145923 (WhatsApp/Viber) >>> High Court orders Home Secretary to immediately increase asylum support rates: https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2022/3329.html In a powerful judgment given on 21 December 2022, the High Court ordered the Secretary of State for the Home Department to immediately increase the weekly support payments made to asylum seekers to £45. This is the largest ever single increase in the rate of asylum support and is made to reflect the increase in the cost of living during 2022.

10 January 2022 – Just useful and interesting UK & EEA Immigration Law news and updates from the Legal Centre – Open 7 days a week - www.legalcentre.org - +44(0)3300010342, +44(0)7791145923 (WhatsApp/Viber) Введена ретроспективная опция ускореения расссмотрения супружесних виз за рубежем >>> Update on Priority Services for Family Settlement Entry Clearance Applications Please see the update below from the Home Office regarding priority services for family settlement entry clearance applications, and in particular, the RETROSPECTIVE introduction of priority services for applicants with an outstanding family visa entry clearance application, who will be offered the option of upgrading to priority service: "Regarding Priority Visa we have introduced the service starting today. Please see below which will answer any questions you have. · From 9 January 2023 UKVI is re-introducing PV services for customers with an outstanding family visa application. · All existing customers will be contacted by email to make them aware that PV services will be re-instated. · This will be followed by a targeted email to existing customers (starting with the oldest applications first) offering them the option of upgrading to the priority service. · Customers will be notified of the current standard processing times compared to using the PV service, allowing customers to make an informed choice. · The offer of the 15 working day/3 week service standard is an improvement on the usual 30 day/6 week PV service standard for Family visas. · PV applications will be assessed within 15 full working days/3 weeks from the date we confirm we’ve received your payment. · The fee for this service is the usual PV fee of £573. · Customers will have the option of paying for a faster decision on their existing application – enabling applications to be considered within 15 days rather than the normal 30 days PV service. · The offer of the PV service is for a quicker consideration of the existing application. It does not guarantee a positive visa decision and the fee will not be refunded if the visa is refused. · We aim to reintroduce PV services for new Family visa applications in early 2023. · The Super Priority Visa service is not available for Family visa applications. · The customer service standard for standard Family visa applications remains at 24 weeks. We aim to reduce this to 12 weeks in 2023." Please note that the Home Office update above relates only to family visa entry applications.

10 January 2022 – Just useful and interesting UK & EEA Immigration Law news and updates from the Legal Centre – Open 7 days a week - www.legalcentre.org - +44(0)3300010342, +44(0)7791145923 (WhatsApp/Viber) >>> Update on Priority Services for Family Settlement Entry Clearance Applications Please see the update below from the Home Office regarding priority services for family settlement entry clearance applications, and in particular, the RETROSPECTIVE introduction of priority services for applicants with an outstanding family visa entry clearance application, who will be offered the option of upgrading to priority service: "Regarding Priority Visa we have introduced the service starting today. Please see below which will answer any questions you have. · From 9 January 2023 UKVI is re-introducing PV services for customers with an outstanding family visa application. · All existing customers will be contacted by email to make them aware that PV services will be re-instated. · This will be followed by a targeted email to existing customers (starting with the oldest applications first) offering them the option of upgrading to the priority service. · Customers will be notified of the current standard processing times compared to using the PV service, allowing customers to make an informed choice. · The offer of the 15 working day/3 week service standard is an improvement on the usual 30 day/6 week PV service standard for Family visas. · PV applications will be assessed within 15 full working days/3 weeks from the date we confirm we’ve received your payment. · The fee for this service is the usual PV fee of £573. · Customers will have the option of paying for a faster decision on their existing application – enabling applications to be considered within 15 days rather than the normal 30 days PV service. · The offer of the PV service is for a quicker consideration of the existing application. It does not guarantee a positive visa decision and the fee will not be refunded if the visa is refused. · We aim to reintroduce PV services for new Family visa applications in early 2023. · The Super Priority Visa service is not available for Family visa applications. · The customer service standard for standard Family visa applications remains at 24 weeks. We aim to reduce this to 12 weeks in 2023." Please note that the Home Office update above relates only to family visa entry applications.

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Еще один клиент Legal Centre стал британским гражданином. Заявление рассмотрели и одобрили за 3 месяца. Делюсь статистикой ежедневных одобрений заявлений.

09 December 2022 – Just useful and interesting UK & EEA Immigration Law news and updates from the Legal Centre – Open 7 days a week - www.legalcentre.org - +44(0)3300010342, +44(0)7791145923 (WhatsApp/Viber) >>> The reasonably foreseeable consequences of depriving someone of British citizenship: https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKUT/IAC/2022/337.html The case of Muslija (deprivation: reasonably foreseeable consequences) [2022] UKUT 337 (IAC) makes it clear that the reasonably foreseeable consequences of deprivation of British citizenship do not include predicting the outcome of a subsequent human rights appeal. The case concerns an Albanian national who obtained refugee status, and subsequently citizenship, by pretending to be Kosovan. Mr Muslija admitted his deception. The key issue was whether depriving him of his British citizenship would disproportionately interfere with his right to private and family life with his British wife and daughter. The headnote says: “(1) The reasonably foreseeable consequences of the deprivation of citizenship are relevant to an assessment of the proportionality of the decision, for Article 8(2) ECHR purposes. Since the tribunal must conduct that assessment for itself, it is necessary for the tribunal to determine such reasonably foreseeable consequences for itself. (2) Judges should usually avoid proleptic analyses of the reasonably foreseeable consequences of the deprivation of citizenship. In a minority of cases, it may be appropriate for the individual concerned to demonstrate that there is no prospect of their removal. Such cases are likely to be rare. An example may be where (i) the sole basis for the individual’s deprivation under section 40(2) is to pave the way for their subsequent removal on account of their harmful conduct, and (ii) the Secretary of State places no broader reliance on ensuring that the individual concerned ought not to be allowed to enjoy the benefits of British citizenship generally. (3) An overly anticipatory analysis of the reasonably foreseeable consequences of deprivation will be founded on speculation. The evidence available and circumstances obtaining at the time of making of the deprivation order (and the appeal against that decision) are very likely to be different from that which will be available and those which will obtain when the decision regarding a future application or human rights claim is later taken. (4) Exposure to the “limbo period”, without more, cannot possibly tip the proportionality balance in favour of an individual retaining fraudulently obtained citizenship. That means there are limits to the utility of an assessment of the length of the limbo period; in the absence of some other factor (c.f. “without more”), the mere fact of exposure to even a potentially lengthy period of limbo is a factor unlikely to be of dispositive relevance. (5) It is highly unlikely that the assessment of the reasonably foreseeable consequences of a deprivation order could legitimately extend to prospective decisions of the Secretary of State taken in consequence to the deprived person once again becoming a person subject to immigration control, or any subsequent appeal proceedings.”

Еще одна клиентка получила ПМЖ в Великобритании по категории EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) на основании развода с бывшим супругом-европейцем. Заявление рассмотрели и одобрили за 2 месяца. Делюсь статистикой.

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Еще одна клиентка получила ПМЖ в Великобритании за 3 часа по категории Skilled Worker (Tier 2(General)). Как всегда, заявление подавали по ускоренному принципу (24-hour Super Priority Service). Делюсь статистикой. Еще одна клиентка получила ПМЖ в Великобритании за 3 часа по категории Skilled Worker (Tier 2(General)). Как всегда, заявление подавали по ускоренному принципу (24-hour Super Priority Service). Делюсь статистикой.

Еще один клиент получил ПМЖ (ILR) в Великобритании по категории Skilled Worker/Tier 2(General) migrant. Заявление одобрили за 4 часа в день подачи. Делюсь статистикой.

Приветствую, Нужно указать ВСЕ заявления, которые Вы подавали для приезда в UK и уже в UK. Гостевые визы можно не указывать.

Еще один клиент с Украины перешел с визы Tier 5 на 3-х летнюю визу по категории Ukrainian Extension Scheme (UES). Заявление рассмотрели и одобрили за 5 месяцев. Делюсь статистикой.

EU Settlement Scheme НЕЗАКОННА - решение британского High Court >>> High Court finds EU Settlement Scheme breaches the Withdrawal Agreement: https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/admin/2022/3274 The Brexit fall out continues with the High Court finding in the case of Independent Monitoring Authority v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 3274 (Admin) that the ++++++++++++ EU SETTLEMENT SCHEME IS UNLAWFUL ++++++++++ The scheme was set up by the British government to transition the lawful basis of residence for EU citizens from EU law to domestic UK law. The court found that the scheme breaches the Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and the EU because it fails properly to protect the rights of EU citizens. In short, the court ruled that the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement mean that EU citizens issued with a form of temporary status called pre-settled status should not become unlawfully resident if they do not make a second, subsequent application for permanent status. The judgment is being appealed by the Home Office so this is not necessarily the final word on the matter. If the outcome remains the same after appeals, though, it suggests either that the negotiators for the British government did a poor job of agreeing the draft Withdrawal Agreement. Or that the Home Office fundamentally misunderstood the agreement that had been negotiated. Do not YET lower your guard. In the meantime, until any appeals are resolved, those with pre-settled status may well want to apply for confirmation that they actually hold settled status, or indefinite leave to remain as it is formally known. The system of hostile environment immigration checks by public authorities, employers, landlords, banks and others makes it hard to live in the UK without proof of status. And returning to the United Kingdom after traveling internationally is potentially smoother for those with full settled status.

Поздний въезд по Украинской схеме Home for Ukraine Scheme (H4U). Клиент получил разрешение на въезд в Великобританию по Украинской схеме Home for Ukraine Scheme (H4U) примерно 6 месяцев тому назад. По определенным причинам клиент не мог сразу приехать в Великобританию. По просьбе его спонсора почтовое отделение придержало его BRP карточку. Клиент смог приехать в Великобританию только в конце декабрь 2022 года. BRP карточка ждала его на местной почте. Делюсь статистикой ежедневных одобрений заявлений клиентов нашего Legal Centre.

Еще одна клиентка получила ПМЖ и ILR BRP карточку по категории Tier 2(General). Заявление рассмотрели за 1 день и BRP карточки пришла через 5 дней. Делюсь статистикой ежедневных одобрений заявлений.

19 December 2022 – Just useful and interesting UK & EEA Immigration Law news and updates from the Legal Centre – Open 7 days a week - www.legalcentre.org - +44(0)3300010342, +44(0)7791145923 (WhatsApp/Viber) >>> UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS) – Christmas availability UKVCAS release appointments every day, 28 days ahead, meaning the current booking window is now into January. If customers have had difficulties securing an appointment in the past few weeks, we encourage them to try again. There are the usual number of appointments (both free and chargeable) being released every day. Chargeable appointments are released AT MIDNIGHT and free appointments are released at 9AM. >>> Debt to the NHS: caseworker guidance: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1123969/Suitability_Debt_to_the_NHS.pdf NB: Ukrainian Scheme applicants are EXEMPT from paying the NHS debts The guidance has been updated to amend the list of immigration routes which the NHS debtor rule doesn’t apply to and include information pertaining to the actions to take if confidential medical information has been passed to the Home Office. Guidance has been restructured to make the content clearer and simpler to read: > Minor amendmentsto the introduction to clarify that this guidance applies to family reunion applicationsand removed referencesto the ECAA Turkish Businessperson applicationsand applications made under EEA regulations > Addition made to the list of routes which NHS debt grounds do not apply,to include the Ukraine schemes > Addition of a section detailing the considerationof immigration breaches in settlement applicationson Appendix Settlement Family Life and Appendix Private Lifefrom 20 June 2022 > Updated information on how NHS debt is recorded and shownon Atlas systems > Addition of information highlighting the process that must be followed if medical details have been added to an individual’s immigration record. >>> Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-inside-the-uk?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=f70b172e-6140-4a7f-83f8-560b218ec91c&utm_content=immediately NB: FLR(FP) applications are now taking some 10-11 months to be processed, unless lodged via the 24-hour Super Priority Service UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) are currently experiencing high global demand meaning in some cases, it may take longer to process visa applications. The customer service standard for Visit visa applications is 3 weeks. Currently, Visit visas are taking an average of 4 weeks to be processed. Work and study visas are being processed within service standards. Family visas are being processed within the 24-week service standard. The customer service standard for in country applications is 8 weeks. Currently, to extend or switch a Skilled worker visa is taking an average of 9 weeks.