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The British Citizenship Process
Applying for British citizenship is an important process if you want to make the UK your permanent home or hold a British passport. In this blog, we discuss the general process to follow when applying for British citizenship, and the information you may need to provide throughout.
An Overview of Family Visas
There’s a lot to know about family visas, and how your family members could apply to immigrate to the UK.
In this blog we aim to shed some light on partner, spouse, and family member visas. This includes information about different types of visas, how they differ, and their varying eligibility requirements.
Immigration law update: Expansion of Health and Care Visa Scheme
On 24 December 2021, it was announced by the government that care workers, care assistants and home care workers would become eligible for a Health and Care Visa for a 12-month period. In their press release, they state ‘this will make it quicker, cheaper and easier for social care employers to recruit eligible workers to fill vital gaps.’
They note that this is due to staff shortages within social care sector and pressures on the existing workforce. The announcement follows the recommendation from the Migration Advisory Committee to make care workers and home carers eligible for the Health and Care visa.
To understand the pressures and issues placed by the social care sector, at GNR Solicitors we have taken a deeper dive to help care providers understand the requirements.
Visa boost for social care and extension of seasonal worker visa route
On 24 December 2021, the government made two announcements with respect to visas for care staff within the social care sector, as well as seasonal workers within the horticulture sector.