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What is the UK Business Visitor visa? The ‘UK business visitor visa’ is not an official UK visa category. Instead, business travellers normally visit the UK under the Standard Visitor visa route, which allows overseas nationals to undertake certain...
Key points about Child born in the UK to non-British parents Does a child born in the UK to...
Key points about Sponsor Licence Compliance What is sponsor licence compliance? Sponsor licence compliance means meeting all of the...
What is Appendix Skilled Occupations? Appendix Skilled Occupations is a document published on the UK Home Office website that...
In the UK, a sham marriage, often also called a marriage of convenience, is a union entered into by...
What are the new passport border rules for dual citizenship in 2026? The UK still allows dual citizenship /...
What is UK Skilled Worker visa success rate? According to recent Immigration System Statistics1 published by the Home Office...
What is a Xydhias Agreement? In Xydhias v Xydhias [1998] EWCA Civ 1966, the Court of Appeal decided that once the main terms of a financial settlement have been agreed between the parties, the court may treat that agreement...
What is occupational rent? Occupational rent is a form of financial compensation paid by one co-owner of a property...
What is a freezing order or freezing injunction? A freezing order, also known as a freezing injunction or Mareva...
In divorce proceedings, ‘conduct’ refers to the behaviour of either party during or before the marriage that a court...
A ‘directions hearing’ is a court hearing at which a judge gives instructions (known as ‘directions’) regarding how the...
A ‘child maintenance top-up order’ is a document issued by the family courts that requires a parent to pay...
In England and Wales, there is no automatic rule that says gifts are either included in or excluded from...
