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UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) has adopted the Entry Clearance application scheme (EC). People who are not British citizens but wish to visit or enter the country for a variety of reasons may apply for a visa under this scheme.

This typically entails a face-to-face interview and the collection and recording of applicants' biometric data (fingerprints and photographs) prior to their visit to the UK.

In the vast majority of cases, an EC application can be sent from either the UK or the country where the applicant is a permanent resident.

The UK Tier Visa system is a points-based system that allows applicants to demonstrate their eligibility by scoring a minimum number of points on an evaluation exam. The exam looks at a variety of things, including your age, English language skills, and other factors relevant to the essence of the permit you are applying for. You will be able to include your family and dependents in your application and carry them to the UK if you obtain a visa under this category. Furthermore, you might be able to stay in the country for long enough to qualify for UK settled status or even British citizenship.

The majority of UK visas have an expiration date that is determined by your visa category. ILR and British citizenship are the only immigration statuses that do not need an extension.

It is important to know when your visa will expire and when you must apply your application for an extension. Otherwise, you risk beyond your approval period and facing serious consequences.

To receive a response from the Home Office, you should remember that after you’ve submitted your renewal request, you may have to wait up to eight weeks for a response from the Home Office. Our immigration lawyers will be pleased to assist you if your visa is about to expire and you need legal advice on how to extend it.

You may be eligible to pay a healthcare surcharge, also known as the Immigration Health Surcharge, depending on the immigration status you are applying for (IHS).

When you submit your application form online, you must pay your fee in full. You must provide your IHS reference number on your forms if you are applying by mail.

You can start using the National Health Service as soon as you pay the surcharge and your application is approved (NHS). Additional facilities, such as prescriptions, eye exams, and dental procedures, will require payment.

The Home Office will give you further instructions about your right to appeal its decision along with your refusal letter.

If your right to appeal is denied, you will be given the option of an administrative review.

Your appeal application will only have 28 days to be submitted. However, before you continue, it is important that you understand the reasons for your rejection so that you can avoid making any more mistakes. In most cases, filing a new application is less time consuming and less expensive than appealing the decision of the authorities.

An appeal or administrative review case is often difficult to navigate. As a result, you should seek legal advice from a lawyer.

To learn more about our Appeal package and all of our bespoke immigration programs, give us a call or send us an email.

Overstaying your visa is a criminal offence under section 24 of the Immigration Act of 1971. To put it another way, once your visa expires, you must leave the UK within 30 days unless you have good reason to stay longer.

You will face long-term consequences if you overstay your visa. For example, if you leave the UK voluntarily after your 30-day duration, you might face a one- to a ten-year ban on re-entering the country. The only way to get around the ban is to leave the country on your own dime.

Overstaying your visa will hinder all potential attempts to re-enter and visit the UK. Furthermore, you will never be able to naturalise as a British citizen because you will not be considered of good character in any circumstances.

If you withdraw your application before your biometrics are processed, you may be eligible for a refund in some conditions.

You will need to contact the UKVI if you applied from outside the UK. Only if your application has not yet been approved will you obtain a refund in this situation.

Applications submitted from within the UK may be removed by filling out the required online form. It should be remembered, however, that fee refunds are not available for applications submitted in the UK.

If you are offered a skilled job by a UK-based employer, the case would only be valid if the place is on the Tier 2 Shortage Occupations List. Scientists, engineers, nurses, physicians, and IT specialists are among the jobs on this list.

Before a professional job may be offered to a foreign worker, it must first be advertised for 28 days according to UK law. If a position is on this list, however, your employer will recruit you before the deadline. You can include your family members in your forms if your job offer is legally valid.