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UNITED KINGDOM – Overview of the government’s immigration white paper.

May 12, 2025

The white paper outlines reforms to legal migration aimed at reducing net migration and promoting domestic workforce development.

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UNITED KINGDOM: New Qualification Language Service is introduced.

May 8, 2025

QLS verifies English language proficiency and/or the UK equivalence of academic qualifications for degrees taught overseas.

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UNITED KINGDOM – UKVI Sponsorship fees update and other recent guidance changes.

April 25, 2025

The Home Office made changes to various Sponsor Guidance documents, mainly affecting the treatment of fees.

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UNITED KINGDOM – UK Visas and Immigration increases application and sponsorship fees.

March 20, 2025

New government measures to reduce the reliance of the migration and borders system on taxpayer funding result in Home Office fee increases.

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UNITED KINGDOM – Changes to Child Student visa rules.

March 18, 2025

UK Visas and Immigration is introducing various safeguarding-related changes to Child Student rules from May 29, 2025.

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UNITED KINGDOM – The UK ETA scheme is now fully operational.

March 17, 2025

The scheme applies for visitors who do not need a short-stay visa, or who do not already have a UK immigration status prior to travelling.

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UNITED KINGDOM – Home Office issues new Immigration Rules Statement of Changes.

March 17, 2025

New Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 733, together with an Explanatory Memorandum and a ministerial statement.

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UNITED KINGDOM – Update on the transition to eVisas for biometric residence permit and biometric residence card holders.

March 12, 2025

The UK will replace physical BRPs and BRCs with eVisas by the end of 2024. Discover key deadlines, benefits, and how to manage travel.

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UNITED KINGDOM – Update to the “good character” requirement for nationality applications.

February 26, 2025

The Home Office provided updated guidance on how the good character requirement is assessed in nationality applications.

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UNITED KINGDOM – New automated conversion process for EUSS decisions.

January 23, 2025

The Home Office introduced a new process to automatically convert eligible pre-settled status holders to settled status under the EUSS.

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