Portuguese Bigamist Bride Jailed for 4 Years for Multiple Sham Marriages A Portuguese ‘bride’ who entered into numerous sham marriages in return for cash has been jailed for 4 years. Tania Sofia de Paiva Aniceto, 25, of Boundary Road, Barking, was arrested after specialist Home Office investigators became suspicious of multiple applications for leave to […]

STY02 – Tier 4 – interviews and genuine student rule (GSR) Study (STY) This is internal guidance for use by entry clearance staff on the handling of applications made outside the United Kingdom (UK) for students. It is a live document under constant review and is for information only. On this page Relevant Immigration Rules […]

Genuine Students Test   Most people will not have noticed, unless you are one of the thousands of international students still willing to pay a fortune to study in the UK, that in July 2013 the Home Office introduced a seemingly innocuous phrase into the immigration rules: ‘The entry clearance officer must be satisfied that […]

Illegal Immigrant Text Message Campaign David Cameron today stated that he ‘agrees with the principle’ of sending text messages to suspected illegal immigrants. These text messages suggest the recipients are illegal immigrants, despite some going to the wrong people. This is the latest attempt by the Government to single out suspected illegal immigrants and put […]

Minimum income threshold for family migrants – applications ‘on hold’   Since 26 July 2013, the Home Office has put on hold all applications for leave to remain by spouses and partners including children applying through the family route where the applicant has not met the minimum financial requirements. This has been because of the […]