UK Government's 5 Points Plan Of Changes To UK Immigration Laws From Spring 2024

In an announcement made on 4 December 2023, the Home Secretary James Cleverly said a new five-point plan will be introduced that will take effect in Spring 2024.

  1. New Minimum Salary Theshold For Skilled Workers: The minimum salary for foreign skilled workers raised from £26,200 to £38,700 (though the health and care sector will be exempt).
  2. New Income Requirement For Spouse Visa UK: The minimum income requirement for a spouse or family visa raised from £18,600 to £38,700.
  3. No Dependants For Care Workers: A ban on care workers bringing dependents to the UK and a requirement for care firms to be registered with the Care Quality Commission to sponsor visas.
  4. Changes To The Shortage Occupations List: Reform of the Shortage Occupation List and the ending of the 20% going rate salary discount for shortage occupations.
  5. Tigtening Of Rules For Students: A tightening of the rules on students bringing family members to the UK, plus a full review of the graduate visa route by the Migration Advisory Committee.

 

You can apply for ILR as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur dependant 28 days before you complete 5 years in the UK on Tier 1 Entrepreneur dependant visa if the main applicant is either applying for ILR or has already obtained ILR as Tier 1 Entrepreneur Migrant. Certain PBS dependants of Tier 1 Entrepreneur Migrants cannot apply for ILR at the same time as the main applicant due to not meeting the 5 years residential requirement and therefore they have to apply for ILR as Tier 1 Entrepreneur dependant after the main applicant has already been granted ILR as Tier 1 Entrepreneur Migrant. You can apply for ILR as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur dependant through Super Priority Service if the main applicant has already been granted ILR as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur.

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Our specialist team of dependant visa solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations on fixed fee basis concerning your application for ILR as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur dependant. Our immigration lawyers can prepare and submit your ILR application through Super Priority Service to get a decision on your ILR application within 24 hours. Ask a question to our specialist team of dependant visa solicitors for free immigration advice online or book an appointment online for detailed immigration advice with our specialist dependant visa solicitors for your application for  ILR as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur dependant.

Requirements For ILR As A Tier 1 Entrepreneur Dependant

As a dependant of Tier 1 Entrepreneur migrant, you should satisfy the following requirements to be eligible for ILR as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur dependant:

  • Your sponsor (Tier 1 Entrepreneur) must either be applying for ILR as Tier 1 Entrepreneur at the same time or must have obtained ILR already as Tier 1 Entrepreneur;
  • You must have lived in the UK for 5 years continuously with dependant visa. You can apply for ILR as Tier 1 Entrepreneur dependant 28 days before completion of 5 years residence on dependant visa;
  • You must prove your genuine and subsisting relationship with your Tier 1 Entrepreneur migrant with appropriate documents;
  • You must provide evidence of adequate accommodation in the UK for you to  be accommodated without any public funds;
  • You must have evidence of funds for maintenance to support yourself in the UK without public funds;
  • You must have passed the Life in the UK test;
  • You must meet the English language requirement;
  • You must not fall for refusal under general grounds for refusal.

Absences From The UK

A person applying for ILR as a dependent partner of a Tier 1 Entrepreneur migrant must meet the requirement of continuous residence in accordance with Appendix Continuous Residence which means that the applicant must not have been absent from the UK for more than 180 days in any 12 months during the period of leave granted as a result of an application made under the Immigration Rules in place from 11 January 2018. All absences of the Tier 1 Entrepreneur dependent partner relating to period of leave granted under the Immigration Rules in place before 11 January 2018 will be disregarded when considering the continuous residence for the purposes of ILR application as a Tier 1 Entrepreneur dependant.

The requirement of not being absent for more than 180 days in any 12 months does not apply to dependent children of Tier 1 Entrepreneur migrant applying for ILR and such requirement is only applicable to dependent partner or spouse.

Super Priority Service (Decision Within 24 Hours)

Our specialist team of immigration solicitors can provide fast track visa service to get you decision on your application faster under the Priority Service or Super Priority service. This way you will get decision on your application faster and will not to wait for a decision on your application for months (some time years).

Our fast track immigration solicitors can prepare your application faster and submit your application under the Priority Service or Super Priority Service to get you faster decision on your application.

As specialist immigration solicitors in London, we are registered with the Home Office, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) and its commercial partners UKVCAS Sopra Steria to provide Priority Service or Super Priority Service for your application whereby decision on your application will be made by the Home Office UKVI faster. An application submitted through Priority Service is normally decided within 5 working days and an application submitted through Super Priority Service is normally decided within 24 hours (usually by end of next working day).

How Can We Help?

Our specialist team of immigration solicitors can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations on fixed fee basis in relation to your application. Our fixed fee for your immigration application will cover all the work of our immigration solicitors on your immigration application until a decision is made by the Home Office UKVI on your application. The casework to be carried out by our immigration solicitors in relation to your immigration application will entail the following:

  • Advice on requirements: Our immigration solicitors will advise you on the relevant requirements you have to meet for your immigration application to succeed.
  • Advice on documents: Our immigration lawyers will prepare and email you a comprehensive list of supporting documents to be submitted in support of your immigration application;
  • Assessment of documents: Our immigration lawyers will assess your documents to make sure that all the documents you provide in support of your application are in accordance with the requirement of the immigration rules.
  • Completing application form: Our immigration lawyers will complete the relevant application form for your immigration application.
  • Submitting application through Priority or Super Priority Service: Where possible, our immigration lawyers will submit your online immigration application through priority or super priority service to get faster decision on your immigration application.
  • Booking an appointment with the application centre: After the online submission of your immigration application, our immigration lawyers will book your appointment with the application centre for you to enrol your biometrics.
  • Preparing a detailed cover letter: Our specialist immigration solicitors will prepare a detailed cover letter in support of the immigration application to explain all the relevant legal requirements and how such requirements have been satisfied by the applicant with the documents being submitted with the application.
  • Uploading documents online: Before the biometrics enrolment date, our immigration lawyers will upload online all the supporting documents to be considered in support of the immigration application.
  • Follow up work: Our immigration lawyers will carry out all the follow up work until decision by the Home Office UKVI on the immigration application.

Our One-Off Services For Immigration Applications

Our immigration solicitors can also provide a wide range of one-off legal services for UK visa and immigration applications. Using our one-off services can help those who do not want to use our full service for the immigration application. You can use one of the following one-off legal services offered for UK visa and immigration applications:

Our Fixed Fees For Dependant Visa Applications

Our fixed fees for dependant visa applications are as given in the fee table below:

Our Service Our Fixed Fees Range
Full service for dependant visa Entry Clearance to cover all the work until decision by the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) From £800 To £1,500 (no VAT)
Full service for switching into dependant visa from inside the UK through Super Priority Service to cover our work until decision on your application From £800 + VAT To £1,500 + VAT
Full service for extension of dependant visa from inside the UK through Super Priority Service to cover our work until decision on your application From £800 + VAT To £1,500 + VAT
Full service for ILR as a dependant from inside the UK through Super Priority Service to cover our work until decision on your application From £800 + VAT To £1,500 + VAT

The agreed fixed fee will depend on the complexity of the application and the volume of casework involved in the application. In addition to our fixed fee for the application, the applicant also has to pay the Home office UKVI fees for the application.

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