Smart Immigration Solutions Ltd

14/08/2024

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard!

Sanaa Mahmood, Diāna Jura Balode, Jay-jay Coulson, Hawry Taqana, Diogo Freitas, Henna Ataridd, Melly Kb, Naveed Anwar, Farhan Imtiaz

13/08/2024

A successful visit visa for our client from India to visit her son and his family in the UK. A very happy family.

13/08/2024

05/08/2024

We appreciate all the supportive messages and concerns for our safety raised by individuals, service users and groups.

We have raised this with Cambridgeshire Constabulary and they are aware and have informed us measures are in place if anything happens.

We are overwhelmed by the number of messages, calls and emails from people who care. Thank you so much for your due diligence due to the troublesome indictments and we stay united during these testing times.

Thank you once again from Smart Immigration Solutions Ltd

05/08/2024

*PLEASE NOTE OUR OFFICE IS A TARGET* please be vigilant when attending our offices and alert us of any unusual behaviour around our offices. The safety of our staff and clients is a top priority so please only attend the office if it as an urgent matter. Thank you for your understanding.

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29/07/2024

A client issued with family visa on the ten year route after being disappointed by another solicitor and over staying her visa due to their incompetency.

22/07/2024

Right of Abode application successful after our client’s family member approached us, struggling to apply for a British passport. The client lived years of her life in Pakistan when she had the right to be in the UK since her birth. A very happy and content individual and family. She came in personally to thank us with the below treats.

11/04/2024

Home Office 10th April fee increases below

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12/02/2024

A token of appreciation from a Sudanese client who has received her Indefinite Leave to Remain after completing five years residence in the UK.

12/01/2024

* IMPORTANT UPDATE SEE BELOW *

IMMIGRATION HEALTH SURCHARGE
(IHS) INCREASE DELAYED
UNTIL 31 JANUARY
10 January 2024

The government’s planned increase to the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) is now due to be implemented on 31 January 2024 at the earliest.

The new fees were originally due to come into effect on 16 January 2024, according to a draft order laid before Parliament in October last year. However, this has now been delayed as the increase may only be implemented 21 days after it becomes law.

The IHS rise is scheduled to be debated in the House of Commons today (10th January 2024). This means that the earliest day the new fees can take effect is now 31 January 2024.

The delay provides some extra time for individuals to submit their visa applications before the higher fees kick in.

What are the new IHS fees?
Once the amendment has been implemented, the IHS will rise from £624 to £1,035 per person per year for adults, and from £470 to £776 per person per year for under-18s, students and Youth Mobility Scheme applicants.

The new fees will represent a significant increase to the overall cost of securing a UK visa. The fee must be paid for each year of your stay, and also applies to any accompanying dependants. The overall cost will therefore vary depending on the length of your visa and how many dependants (if any) are included in your application.

Who needs to pay the IHS?
The IHS is a fee which most migrants coming to the UK must pay in order to access free healthcare on the NHS for the duration of their stay.

Whether you need to pay the IHS depends on the type of immigration permission you are applying for. You will usually need to pay the surcharge if you’re applying for a visa or immigration application:

for more than 6 months, if you’re applying outside the UK
for any length of time, if you’re applying inside the UK.
You do not need to pay if you’re applying for a visitor visa or to remain in the UK permanently.

The IHS is compulsory for those it applies to, and you will still need to pay even if you have private medical insurance.

Submitting an early application
If you intend to apply for a visa soon, it may be worth considering whether an early application is possible if you wish to take advantage of the current lower fees.

Before submitting an early application, you should carefully check that you can still meet the requirements of the route you are applying under. For example, if you are applying for a Skilled Worker visa, the earliest you can apply is 3 months before the date you are due to start work in the UK. This date is listed on your certificate of sponsorship.

Support with filing a UK visa application
If you require support with an upcoming visa application, Smart Immigration Solutions Ltd can help. To speak to a qualified immigration advisor, please contact us today.

31/12/2023

From us at Smart Immigration Solutions. May you have a wonderful year ahead and thank you for your continued support.

21/12/2023

Small improvement on the salary requirement for spouses to enter the UK now decided at £29,000 from April 2024.

Ministers row back on salary threshold for family visa

The Home Office now says the threshold for people who want to come to the UK will be at a lower level of £29,000 a year.

07/12/2023

A satisfied client expressing his appreciation for our guidance and hard work on his super priority application for settlement. He was given a decision within 8 hours of attending his biometric appointment. We will continue to assist him further for the next stage to apply for naturalisation.

04/12/2023

Big changes to the immigration rules next spring. 😡 family salary going up to £38,700 rather than the current £18,600 and care workers no longer able to bring dependents to the UK.

See the below article and contact us for more information.

The UK government says its five-point plan will curb legal migration, which has hit record levels.

19/11/2023

Happy parents of a couple who received their entry clearance spouse visa within three weeks of their marriage. Congratulations 🎉

10/11/2023

Contact us today with your immigration issues….we aim to please and have a high success rate.

10/11/2023

Overseas British passport application successful for our naturalised British client’s son. Congratulations 🎉

07/11/2023

Another very satisfied and happy client after obtaining British citizenship for him following the success of a speedy application.

14/07/2023

A young gentleman from Iraq 🇮🇶 showing his appreciation on arrival to the UK on a visit visa. They are issued few and far between, especially for young single men! Well done 👏🏽 to SIS LTD for another success in such complicated matters!

28/05/2023

No dependents allowed to enter the UK from 2024 unless main applicant on postgraduate course.

Only postgraduate researchers will be able to bring in dependants as Home Secretary announces plan to cut ‘inappropriate’ applications

28/05/2023

The Telegraph delves deep into the numbers and key reasons behind net migration hitting a record high of 606,000

24/05/2023

Our client received her spouse application within 8 days and has now joined her husband here in the UK 🇬🇧 from Iraq 🇮🇶! Thank you for the token of appreciation.

04/05/2023

Another succesful spouse application….outstanding work and appreciation from our client’s family.

02/05/2023

A happy couple from Iraq 🇮🇶 who were reunited in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 following their wedding. Presented us with traditional sweets.

02/05/2023

Another satisfied client showing his sweet gratitude on the success of his spouse’s entry clearance visa. Well done to our staff Taybah Shahzad on the support and work done overseen by us on this specific visa application. Keep up the good work. 👏🏽 ☺️

08/02/2023

Another happy client, congratulations to our client who will be joining his wife in the UK 🇬🇧 from Pakistan 🇵🇰, his lovely wife (the sponsor) came in to show her gratitude with the below….it’s really very satisfying when our clients receive a positive outcome and also with a quick turnaround. Many thanks…you know who you are! ☺️

07/02/2023

Our Newly wedded sponsor and his wife will be soon reunited after a swift decision on his wife’s Entry clearance application in less than six weeks from Pakistan 🇵🇰 . We were so glad to see you and your very happy family members in the office to present us with these lovely desserts.

06/02/2023

The sponsor of our client from Egypt 🇪🇬 visited our office to show his appreciation following the success of his wife’s spouse visa to the UK 🇬🇧. The case was not straightforward and we came over these complications smoothly with a great outcome to unite the family….😊

06/02/2023

Our client visited our office on her arrival to the UK 🇬🇧 with these sweet treats following the success of her visa from Iraq 🇮🇶 with her husband who was exempt from the financial requirements.

23/12/2022

Season greetings and an advanced Happy New Year to all our clients and followers! Office will be closed from Monday 26th December 2022 until Monday 2nd January 2023.