UK visa interview tips and how you can get PR after graduation

With immigration rules constantly changing with the pandemic situation, it is difficult to keep up to date with it all..

How can I clear my VISA Interview? Any tips

This question has become nowadays, since many applications for UK visas are subject to a “genuineness test”. If your application is subject to a genuineness test, you could consider following the below tips we share with all our clients:

Be part of the preparation of your application. In other words, know the documents which have been submitted with your application. If you instructs agents to prepare and file an application on your behalf ask them for copies of your documents which have been submitted with the application.
Review the documents before going for an interview. For an example, if you have applied for a Sole Representative visa make sure you know the business plan, details of the business you will be representing, your job duties you will be doing in the UK.
Be clear and concise in your answers to the Entry Clearance Officer
Keep your answers short, and only answer the questions you are being asked. Take the example of the Entry Clearance Officer asking you “What is your name?”. A short, clear and concise answer would be “My name is Puja Chandahar”, and not “My name is Puja Chnadahar and I am born on 25.11.1987”.

Which documents do I have to submit to apply for British citizenship?

Current and previous passports of the applicant
Evidence of settlement/ ILR in the UK
Evidence showing continuous residence in the UK for the last 5 years. However, if the applicant is married to a British citizen, then he/ she will only be required to provide evidence of 3 years continuous residence in the UK
Marriage certificate if the applicant is married to a British citizen
List of absences from the UK covering the last 5 years, or 3 years if the applicant is married to a British citizen
Evidence of meeting the English language (CEFR level B1.1) and Life in the UK test requirements
Referee declaration sheets (UKVI will generate these once the applicant completes the application form)

How can I get PR in the UK after my Post graduation degree?

Permanent Residency (PR) is named as “Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)” in the UK. There is no direct route to obtain ILR following completing a postgraduation degree. However, after getting a postgraduation degree, it is possible to obtain further leave to remain, which can eventually lead to ILR upon completion of 5 or 10 years of the qualifying period. Please see below for the two most common routes to ILR upon completion of a postgraduate degree in the UK.

ILR following Skilled Worker (5-year route): To obtain ILR under this category, the applicant must be sponsored by a UK business with a Sponsorship Licence to sponsor foreign workers and continue to work under this category for 5 years to qualify for ILR.
ILR following long residence (10-year route): Upon completion of postgraduation degree, if someone is not able to secure a job offer as a Skilled Worker, depending on the type of postgraduation, i.e. master or PhD, the applicant can obtain a further 2 or 3 years leave to remain under Graduate Route without being sponsored by a UK business and then potentially switch to above-mentioned Skilled Worker route during their Graduate Route leave. Suppose someone is not still able to secure a job offer as a Skilled Worker during their leave under the Graduate Route; in that case, they can potentially obtain a student visa to pursue a further postgraduate degree, e.g. those who have completed a master degree can potentially pursue a further master or PhD degree as currently there is no cap on how long someone can stay in the UK with a student visa. If someone eventually complete 10 years combining the Student, Graduate and Skilled Worker routes, they will qualify for ILR under the lawful long residence route.

In addition to the above, an applicant having a UK postgraduate qualification will be exempt from English language requirements for ILR.

I have my own fabric business in India and I want to expand it in the UK as it's an emerging market for SMEs. I want to know the options to start a business and new rules and policies.

The Immigration Rules allow overseas companies to establish a branch or wholly-owned subsidiary in the UK which will operate in the same activity as the parent company. This route is called Representative of an Overseas Business. The overseas parent company must identify a suitable senior employee with the skills, experience and knowledge of the business to undertake the role of Representative of the Overseas Business, with full authority to take operational decisions on behalf of the overseas business.

The chosen employee must not be a majority shareholder nor party to any other agreement arrangement in relation to the overseas business whereby they are effectively the majority owner, controller, or the main beneficiary of that business, even though they may not actually own more than 50% of the business. The applicant and the overseas business will have to provide several mandatory specific documentation.

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