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ANSWER: A UK Standard visitor visa usually allows a person to stay to a maximum of 6 months per entry. It is often a problem when a person stays for a period significantly longer than the period stated in the application form though the allowed maximum period is 6 months. If you present yourself as […]

The United Kingdom’s visa and immigration charges are notoriously excessive. A family of 4, from Nigeria, applying to join their family member in the UK, must make a budget of not less than 40 MILLION NAIRA, (£20,000), to pay for visa fee and health charge. And this does not include other fees such as tuberculosis

WIth effect from 11th November 2025, the UK Home Office effected a replacement of the body of immigration rules guiding the grounds and circumstances by which a person may, will usually, or must be refused a visa or leave to remain, have an existing visa or leave to remain cancelled or banned from a re-entry.The

QUESTION:I live in the UK and I have indefinite leave to remain. I learnt that with effect from November 11,2025,the Home Office has expanded the grounds for which individuals can have their permission or status cancelled . Please clarify how I may be affected by these new changes as an immigrant with indefinite leave to

U.S IMMIGRATION SERIES; Number 1: QUESTION NO 1: I HAVE A U.S. VISIT VISA. CAN I SWITCH TO STUDY VISA WHEN I AM IN THE U.S? ANSWER: Yes, it is possible to stitch from a B1-B2 (visit visa) to an F1 status from within the U.S. This process must however be handled with care and

The journey to British citizenship is not conducted on a level playing field. It is a case of different strokes for different folks. Some get there from Day 1.For others, it may be a brutal journey through a rough, slippery terrain. Many will fall by the way side. Others, who are resilient, will eventually get

It is bad news that a visa application is unsuccessful. A lot of time, effort, preparations and expenses have been made in the process of the application. The waiting period to get the decision is usually a period of anxiety and trepidation. It is bad news if the outcome is a refusal. It is, in

The UK visa application is like no other. An applicant is faced with an application form which seeks answers to a wide field of matters and activities touching on every aspect of the applicant’s life and history. A mistake or omission can be termed a false representation or an act of deception which could lead

The long held animosity of the British government, especially the outgoing Conservative government towards the migrant community was taken to new heights recently with the announcement and implementation of far reaching changes across many routes of lawful immigration and aimed to fundamentally discourage and drive down the numbers.Like most governments across Europe and elsewhere, the

Refusal of visa could be disappointing and distressful. It can be even the more depressing where the applicant genuinely believes that he made an absolutely perfect application and that the reasons given for the refusal are unfounded or unreasonable. In many cases, the applicant may have been previously refused once or a multiple of times