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26th January 2018

Who can provide investment for Tier 1 (Entrepreneurs)?

In this post we look at the rules and guidance regarding third-party funding in Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) applications.

17th January 2018

How do Tier 1 (Entrepreneurs) show they have £200,000 available for investment?

If you want to enter the UK as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur), you will need to have £200,000 available to invest into your proposed business.

16th January 2018

Refusal overturned after failure to consider evidence

Should the Home Office read all of the supporting evidence sent in with an application?

22nd November 2017

Exceptional Talent visas doubled to 2,000 PA

The exceptional talent visa regime does exactly what it says on the tin, providing a route for recognised or emerging leaders in certain fields to enter the UK to live and work.

13th November 2017

Guidance on Surinder Singh

The Surinder Singh route is a potential means for British citizens to rely on family-friendly EU free movement laws — rather than the harsh UK immigration rules — to be reunited with their family members.

30th October 2017

Edgewater Legal interviewed by The i Newspaper

Edgewater Legal was interviewed last week by Karl McDonald of The i Newspaper in relation to changes/clarifications to the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) route.

27th October 2017

Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) case law update

Like London buses, two cases on the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa have arrived in the past week.

19th October 2017

Edgewater Legal features in Private Eye

Edgewater Legal made a Freedom of Information request several months ago, asking the Ministry of Justice about the numbers of European nationals who are sentenced to longer than 12 months in prison each year.

29th September 2017

Visa documentation - scan or send?

The process for clients as to what to do with supporting documents in a visa application appears to be in a state of flux.

1st September 2017

Edgewater Legal in the Guardian

Edgewater Legal was quoted in the Guardian last week following a request to comment on deportation letters sent to European nationals in error.

23rd August 2017

EU deportation law: explainer

Whilst the UK remains a member of the EU, overarching principles of European law apply to deportation from the UK of European citizens.

21st August 2017

Home Office visits to Tier 2 sponsors

The UK work permit system requires employers to obtain a Tier 2 license before they can employ foreign non-European staff who do not otherwise have an entitlement to work.