Videos & guides
Short, practical videos on UK immigration and business
Our solicitors publish short videos every week on the rules, the changes and the mistakes that catch people out. Watch a few before you enquire; it will make our first conversation more useful.
Videos are general information, not advice, and rules change often. For your situation, use the free pre-assessment on the relevant service page.
Sponsors
Sponsor licence revoked with immediate effect: what happened next
A care provider lost its licence. How we responded and what every sponsor should learn from it.
28 occupations could join the Temporary Shortage List
82 occupations were reviewed. What it means for employers sponsoring medium-skilled roles.
Expired BRP? Read this before you act
Why an expired card does not mean your employee's permission has ended, and what to check instead.
Sponsoring overseas workers? Watch out for the tax bill
Visa costs paid for staff can create an unexpected tax liability for employers.
Small businesses and UK immigration
Can a small company sponsor overseas staff? The short answer.
Settlement
From Skilled Worker to indefinite leave to remain
The path from a Skilled Worker visa to settlement, in ten seconds.
ILR granted
Another settlement approval for a Fairhill client.
Skilled Worker, settlement and citizenship
How the three stages fit together for sponsored workers.
Citizenship
New priority service for British citizenship
The Home Office says 30 working days. Not quite. What the new citizenship priority service really offers.
Your grandparent could be your route to the UK
Many Commonwealth citizens do not realise a UK-born grandparent can open the UK Ancestry route.
Family
Bringing your fiancé(e) to the UK: mistakes to avoid
The errors that cause delays and refusals on fiancé(e) and partner applications.
Another family visa granted, with nothing stressful about it
What a well-prepared partner application looks like from the client's side.
Having a British child does not guarantee a Parent visa
Many people think this route is automatic. It is not. What you actually need to show.
Private life and Article 8 applications
When long residence or family life in the UK can found an application outside the usual routes.
Refusals
The refusal rules you need to know
Why applications are refused and how to protect yours before you submit.
5 things I never advise my clients to do
The advice that sinks an application, from an immigration solicitor.
eVisa
Your eVisa is valid but Border Force cannot see it
A growing problem at the border and what to do if it happens to you.
Process
Priority and super priority services explained
When paying for a faster decision is worth it, and when it is not.
Fee waivers for UK visa applications
Who can ask the Home Office to waive the application fee.
Home Office emails: what to do when one lands
How to read and respond to Home Office correspondence without making things worse.
Talent
Designers: the Global Talent route is open to you
From 1 July 2026 the Global Talent visa officially covers design. Who qualifies.
Global Talent visa in 20 seconds
The route for leaders and future leaders in tech, research and the arts.
A UK contract for an international athlete: what happens next?
Winning matches is only part of it. The visa side of a sporting move to the UK.
Founders
Graduate visa to a real UK business
How graduates can move from the Graduate route to building a company in the UK.
UK grants for scale-ups
Funding available to growing businesses in the UK.
News
UK immigration update, 1 July 2026
779,000 visas issued between March 2025 and March 2026, and the other numbers that matter.
The change that will catch you out
A recent rule change that applicants keep missing.
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