Tag: Expat Life

If you too are set to pack up your UK life and return home to Australia, here’s a few expert tips to help make the task a little less daunting.

ASTUTE AUSSIE IN LONDON | We Aussies love getting up close and personal: throwing a thumbs up as a true blue way of showing we are happy to be around someone. However, despite our best intentions, our message may not be making the right impact.

ASTUTE AUSSIE IN LONDON | Your contract has been going along smoothly. An initial three month contract has rolled over and 12 months later you are still with the same organisation.

ASTUTE AUSSIE IN LONDON | One of the many qualities that make Australians popular bosses, colleagues and employees is our self-confidence.

A healthy economy and better job opportunities in Australia are luring thousands of expats back home as Australia’s jobs growth rate hits an eight-year high and unemployment in Europe reaches record levels.

ASK THE EXPERT | What is the new criteria for the dependency visa?

ASK THE EXPERT | Will new family migration laws affect my spouse visa?

ASK THE EXPERT | How does one qualify for British citizenship?

ASK THE EXPERT | Will my brother-in-law's Portuguese citizenship enable my sister to live and work in the UK?

ASK THE EXPERT | Is their a body that represents immigration advisors?

ASK THE EXPERT | Can a refused family visit visa be appealed?

ASK THE EXPERT | I have applied to become a British Citizen. What is the Oath of Allegiance?

UK Parliament announces strict new immigration rules that will make it even tougher for non-European partners and relatives of UK residents to settle here.

ASK THE EXPERT | What are the new family migration rules?

ASK THE EXPERT | Is it true that one qualifies quicker for settlement in the UK on this type of visa?

Will I be allowed to switch into UK employment from a student visa upon graduating?

ASK THE EXPERT | Will I be able to stay in the UK on an Unmarried Partner Visa, based on a 3 year relationship with a British citizen?

ASK THE EXPERT | I have recently arrived in the UK and would like to know; how would I qualify for British citizenship?

ASK THE EXPERT | Based on my 6 years on a UK student visa, can I apply for permanent residence visa?

Research indicates that Australian employers are looking abroad for talent to fill their skill shortages.

ASK THE EXPERT | How does the increase in the probationary period affect an indefinite leave to remain?

ASK THE EXPERT | I have some outstanding tax issues. Will this influence my application for my British citizenship?

ASK THE EXPERT | My brother-in-law has Dutch citizenship. Will this enable him to live and work in the UK?

ASK THE EXPERT | I am in the UK on a student visa and interested to find out more about the new immigration route for graduate entrepreneurs.

ASK THE EXPERT | Apparently the resident labour market test needs to be fulfilled before I can receive a UK Tier 2 Visa. Can you please tell me what this is?

ASK THE EXPERT | Do you have any news on when this change is set to take place, as it might affect me?

American engineers and tradies struggling to find work at home are being encouraged to fill skills shortages in Australia's booming resources sector.

ASK THE EXPERT | How will the new UK Tier 2 Visa rules limit leave in this category?

ASK THE EXPERT | I am currently on a UK Tier 2 Visa; please give me a summary of the rule changes.

ASK THE EXPERT | Are there any alternatives to the UK Tier 1 Visa, post-study work route?

ASK THE EXPERT | Will there changes in the annual limit imposed on the Tier 2 worker category?

ASK THE EXPERT | How will the new rules affect Tier 2 Visa workers who plan on settling in the UK?

ASK THE EXPERT | Is it within the limitations of an ancestral visa to start a business in the UK?

Aussiepreneurs will be hosting London Drinks for entrepreneurial Australians and those who wish to help them.

Has the probationary period for spouses increased on the UK Spouse Visa?

UK Indefinite Leave to Remain Visa residential requirements explained.

Simon Ripton, Head of Banking at Standard Bank Offshore discusses the banking options while working abroad.

How will divorce affect my Indefinite Leave to Remain and Spouse Visa status in the UK?

Do I need to apply for Permanent Residency before applying for British Citizenship?

Can one appeal against a visa denial from outside the UK?

A brief explanation of what you have to do in order to get a British Citizenship following on from a UK Ancestral Visa.

Is it possible to switch from a UK Student Visa to a UK Tier 5 Youth Mobility Visa?

Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design freshers, undergraduates and post graduate students have begun the first year at The Granary.

I am a Pharmacist currently awaiting the approval of my Tier 2 General application.

My wife’s UK Spouse Visa application was refused on the basis that she was under the age of 21 but I heard that the rules changed back to a minimum age of 18 again?

Is there a visa that would allow my financially dependent elderly mother to join me in the UK?

My daughter is a British citizen born in Australia and would like to attend school in the UK next year. What are the visa options for me to live in the UK with her?

I am currently on a UK Tier 4 student visa and would like to move onto an Unmarried Partner Visa. Can I make the application from within the United Kingdom?

When will I qualify for Indefinite Leave to Remain?

I recently got married to a British citizen in Australia. Can I now get a UK Spouse Visa?