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02/06/2026

23/03/2026

On the 8th April 2026 the Home Office are amending the skilled worker rules relating to salary payments. Previously salary was on the whole assessed annually. Now sponsored workers will need to be consistently paid the minimum salary within specified pay periods.

The new rules note:

SW 14.3B. A worker must be paid the required salary in pay periods of at least monthly frequency, or as otherwise specified in their contract, and:

(a) The salary paid to the worker in each pay period must equal or exceed the going rate for every hour worked in that pay period.

(b) Subject to (c) and (d):

(i) where the worker is paid at a frequency of monthly or less, the salary paid to the worker over any three-month period must be at least equal to a quarter of the required annual salary; or

(ii) where the worker is paid more frequently, the salary paid to the worker over any 12- week period must be at least equal to 12/52 of the required annual salary.

(c) If the worker is being sponsored to work a pattern where the regular hours are not the same each week, resulting in uneven pay, the sponsor must confirm the working pattern and the salary over any 17-week period must be at least equal to 17/52 of the required annual salary.

(d) If the pay is below the requirements in (c) in any given period, due to salary subtractions in SW 14.2(a) being subtracted over a shorter period than the length of time the applicant is being sponsored for, the sponsor must confirm this.

23/03/2026

The Home Office have announced new fees from the 8th April 2026. Most are increases although registering a British Citizen child is decreasing so it is not all bad news!

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16/03/2026

Dual British Nationals:
If you got British citizenship after settling in the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme, you can travel to the UK using a valid:

- passport of your other nationality
- national identity card from the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
Before you travel, you’ll need to:

check that your pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme is still valid by viewing your eVisa. Make sure you update your UKVI account if your passport or identity card has changed

13/03/2026

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sponsorship-information-for-employers-and-educators

The Home Office have updated the sponsor guidance employers should consider this carefully and in particular:
- Appendix D (see paragraph L2.7 and D5.l) now requires sponsors to retain evidence that they have told their sponsored employees or workers about their employment rights in the UK.
- a new defined term of eligible role in the glossary.
- the role and job description on a certificate of sponsorship must accurately reflect what the worker actually does. Part 3 paragraph C1.47 notes:
If we discover that a sponsored worker is working in a role that does not match the occupation code or job description for which the CoS was assigned, and this is not a permitted change as described above, this will be a mandatory ground for revocation of your sponsor licence.

Information for student and worker sponsors, including full policy guidance, using the sponsorship management system and how to get help.

06/03/2026

The Home Office have announced changes to the English Language requirements for settlement. These changes will come into force on 26 March 2027.

This change increases the English language requirement for settlement to B2 level under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for a number of immigration routes where the existing requirement is at B1 level.

The changes apply to those routes covered by Appendix KoLL; Appendix Skilled Worker; Appendix Tier 2 Minister of Religion; Appendix Representative of an Overseas Business; Appendix UK Ancestry; Appendix Global Talent; Appendix Scale Up; Appendix Innovator Founder; Appendix International Sportsperson; Appendix Child Relative (Sponsors with Protection); Appendix Long Residence; Appendix Bereaved Partner; Appendix Private Life; and Appendix Settlement Family Life; and make consequential amendments to Appendix English Language.

03/03/2026

For information on how to update your address please follow the instructions below.

eVisa
1. If you have, or have previously held, an eVisa, you can update your address on your online UKVI account via the following link: : https://www.gov.uk/evisa/update-ukvi-account

2. Please note – any associated persons linked to your records (such as a dependant) will also need to update their own online UKVI account
3. If you have any issues accessing your online account, please visit the following link: https://update-your-details.homeoffice.gov.uk/account-recovery/help

Granted Visa
1. If you currently hold a valid visa, and have not yet created your UKVI account, please set this up via the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/evisa/set-up-ukvi-account
2. If you are unable to set up your UKVI account or your application is still pending, please contact the team processing your application directly regarding your change of address.

Asylum
1. If you have an on-going Asylum case, please email your change of address request to [email protected]
2. Please see https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-email-the-asylum-central-communications-hub
for further details on contacting the Asylum Team directly.

Further Leave to Remain/FLR/FHR
1. If you do not have an online UKVI account and are unable to set one up, please email your request to [email protected]

Nationality
1. If you have an online UKVI account, please update your address via this method, and email [email protected] to inform them of your change once you have updated your account
2. If you do not have a UKVI account, please email your request to [email protected]

Visit Visas/Requests outside the UK/other applications
1. For any other requests, please email the team processing your application directly.
2. If you are unable to contact them, please email [email protected]

British Citizen
1. If you are a British Citizen (non-naturalised), please be assured you do not need to contact us regarding a change of address.
2. If you are a Naturalised British Citizen, please follow the guide under Nationality (above)

Any other requests
1. Please email [email protected]

Information you need to include when you email the Asylum Human Rights Operations (AHRO) Central Communications Hub.

03/03/2026

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/refugee-protection-to-be-reviewed-every-30-months?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=f80179f1-01df-4ce9-b038-fe3645a1af5b&utm_content=daily

Refugee status will become temporary and subject to review every 30 months for all adults claiming asylum from today

The refugee model will shift from permanent to temporary for those who arrive through illegal routes.

24/02/2026

In February 2025 the Home Office changed the good character policy in relation to British Citizenship. The amended policy states that people who enter the UK illegally, or who arrive illegally having undertaken a dangerous journey, will ‘normally’ have their applications for British citizenship refused. It doesn’t matter when the person arrived in the UK; the policy has retrospective effect.

A Judicial Review challenge has been made against these changes and the full hearing has been fixed for 9-11 June 2026 before the Divisional Court, which normally hears cases that raise important public interest issues and comprises of a Court of Appeal judge and a High Court judge.

If you have been refused citizenship on this basis it is possibe to request an extension of time to the Judicial Review time limit until three months after the lead claims are heard.

If you would like any asstance with this request please contact our offices.

29/01/2026

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updates-on-the-move-to-evisas/updates-on-the-move-to-evisas

Making a new application for permission to come to the UK from 25 February 2026
You may not get a visa sticker if you make a successful application for a visit visa or some other visa types on or after 25 February 2026.

Instead, you will need to access your eVisa through your UKVI account to see the permission you have been granted before you travel to the UK.

You’ll be told how to access your eVisa and whether you’ll get a visa sticker.

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