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New Marriage age in the UK

Under New Law, You Must Be 18 to Marry – Even in a Traditional Ceremony On 27th February 2023, the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 came into force. Although it was previously acceptable for those as young as 16 to marry if they had parental...

India Young Professionals Scheme

India Young Professionals Scheme This new government scheme has been developed to allow young professionals from the UK and India to travel to, live, work and study, in each country. The government has designed this scheme to allow young people to benefit from new...

Victims of human trafficking

Victims Who Fear “Re-Trafficking” Can Stay in the UK While Waiting for Their Asylum Claim Victims of human trafficking should be granted leave to remain in the UK while their asylum claim is pending, the Upper Tribunal has decided in R (on the application of SSA...

ILR for Children and Young Adults

Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) for Children and Young Adults Home Office policy regarding child settlement is that a child who was born in the UK and who has resided there continuously for seven years is qualified to apply for Indefinite leave to Remain (ILR) based...

Discretionary leave

HOME OFFICE POLICY GUIDANCE UPDATES The Home Office have recently updated their policy guidance on Discretionary Leave , the latest guidance dated16 March 2023 is accessible at Discretionary leave: caseworker guidance – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) The Home Office policy...