Start with the situation
Practical UK immigration scenarios
Clear first-step explanations for moments when people often do not know which rule or official page to read.
Use these guides to understand published UK immigration requirements and questions to check. Confirm the current rule on GOV.UK and obtain regulated advice for your own circumstances.
Changing jobs on a Skilled Worker visa
What to check before moving to a different employer or a materially different sponsored role.
See what to check →Work02When a sponsored worker loses their job
A calm first-step guide to sponsor reporting, immigration status and possible next actions.
See what to check →Study to work03Switching from Student to Skilled Worker
The key timing, course-completion and sponsorship questions before an inside-UK switch.
See what to check →Study to work04Moving from Graduate to Skilled Worker
How employer sponsorship changes the structure of a graduate’s permission to work.
See what to check →Study05Can a Student visa holder bring dependants?
Why course type, sponsorship and current dependant restrictions must be checked carefully.
See what to check →Family06Partner visa when a couple has lived apart
How work, study, cultural or other reasons for living apart may need to be explained.
See what to check →Family07Coming to the UK to marry and then settle
Why Marriage Visitor and fiancé(e) family permission serve different intentions.
See what to check →Visit08Visiting the UK while another application is pending
What applicants should consider before making travel plans during an immigration process.
See what to check →Settlement09Long absences before an ILR application
How travel history and route-specific continuity rules can affect settlement planning.
See what to check →Citizenship10Applying for British citizenship after ILR
Why settlement does not automatically mean the naturalisation requirements are met.
See what to check →Employers11Sponsor licence after a business change
Reporting considerations for address changes, mergers, takeovers, insolvency and changes in business nature.
See what to check →Employers12When a sponsored worker does not start or stops attending
The monitoring, internal record and reporting questions a sponsor should address.
See what to check →Employers13Hybrid and remote work for sponsored workers
Why work location, normal working pattern and sponsor reporting should remain aligned.
See what to check →Decisions14What to do after a UK visa refusal
A neutral framework for reading the decision and identifying the correct next process.
See what to check →Applications15When supporting documents are wrong or outdated
How to recognise a document problem before it becomes an application problem.
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