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The Home Office is failing to properly examine applications for British citizenship, according to a recent report from the...
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UK Visa services at the British Embassy and British Visa Application Centres in Egypt have been suspended until further...
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Welcome to the latest edition of Insight, your copy of Smith Stone Walters’ quarterly newsletter packed full of the...
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UK Visa processing times Here at Smith Stone Walters our advisers accompany their clients through every step of the visa process, providing them with...
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Further to the National Audit Office announcing concerns over a decline in the deportation of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) in October this year,...
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Extension of email update service UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) is extending its customer update initiative whereby Permanent Migration...
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We passionately believe in giving back. This is why Smith Stone Walters is proud to be supporting Rainbow Trust...
Transit visas are required for non-EEA or Swiss travellers who are passing through the UK en-route to another country...
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All current and prospective sponsors should be aware of the recent changes to the immigration rules. Most recently, UK...
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In his speech today, David Cameron has set out plans for the proposed benefit restrictions to be placed on...
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Migration to the UK escalates The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released its November report on migration and...
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After a European Commission handbook was issued in October containing guidelines for tackling marriages of convenience within the EU,...
alt="Labour to curb tax credits for working EU migrants"/>
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Rachel Reeves has announced that, should The Labour Party come to power in May 2015, it plans to curb tax...
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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has called for a major overhaul of the EU benefit rules in an effort...
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Shadow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, has announced that Labour plans to introduce a £10 charge which would be payable...
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UK Immigration has long been a topic which has divided British opinion, but as David Cameron attempts to lead...