The recent highlights and news in immigration law

According to Home Office statistics, the number of international students coming to the UK has increased over the last two years, which has created significant pressure on net migration figures. The following changes are expected to be introduced (with or without amendments) in June: 1. Stricter compliance rules during the enrolment stage; 2. Introduction of a completion rate threshold; 3. Enhanced compliance reviews; 4. Data integration across course attendance, Border Forc

The Home Office will automatically upgrade the status from pre-settled to settled, without requiring a formal application. However, this will not apply to everyone. To determine eligibility, the Home Office is reviewing UK tax and benefits records to check whether individuals meet the residence requirements. At present, you can expect to be granted settled status automatically if: -You are a citizen of an EEA country or Switzerland; -You were living in the UK by 11pm on 31 De

As a result of the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Amendment Order 2016, the following fees are among those expected to increase: Visitor visa for more than 12 months: £250 → £253 Route to Settlement (maximum fee): £3,600 → £3,635 ETA application: £16 → £20 British citizenship (naturalisation): £1,605 (plus ceremony fee) → £1,709 (plus ceremony fee) Certificate of Entitlement: £589 → £627 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/252/article/2/made #ukvisa #ukimmigrationn