If you’re a South African, a British passport could be more attainable than you might think. Thanks to the UK’s historical laws and agreements with former colonies, you may qualify for British citizenship depending on where you, your parents and grandparents were born.
Tier 1 Investor enables overseas nationals to reside in the UK by investing at least £2 million in the UK government bonds, share or loan capital, or actively trading UK companies.
Innovator is a new route (replacing Tier 1 (Entrepreneur)) to enable experienced overseas Entrepreneurs to establish a business in the UK.
Start-up is a new route (essentially replacing Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur)) to enable Entrepreneurs to establish their first business in the UK.
Employees of Overseas Businesses may apply for Immigration permission to enter the UK
Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) enables Overseas Nationals who have been endorsed in the field of science, humanities, engineering, medicine, digital technology, fashion or the arts as a Recognised Leader (Exceptional Talent) or as an Emerging Leader (Exceptional Promise) to live and work in the UK.
The Tier 4 (General) sub-category is designed to enable overseas citizens aged 16 and over, to study in the UK at a university or college that holds a Tier 4 Sponsor Licence.
The UK Ancestry category enables Commonwealth citizens who have a grandparent born in the UK to come to work, study and settle in the UK.
Seek to accompany or join a Partner who is British or Settled in the UK, requirements inclusive of:
The Visitor provisions allow overseas nationals to visit the UK for a short period of time for leisure, business or another reason, for example to receive private medical treatment.
Visitors are usually prohibited from undertaking certain activities, including:
Certain activities may be allowed under the Permitted Paid Engagements (PPE) provisions, including taking part in arts, entertainment, sporting activities and broadcasting as well as giving lectures and taking part in fashion modelling assignments. Please contact us for tailored advice.
The government has announced its plans to introduce a “points-based” post-Brexit immigration system. Consequently, low-skilled workers and non-English speakers will not receive visas and the Home Office said EU and non-EU citizens coming to the UK would be treated equally after UK-EU free movement ended, on 31 December.