Whether entry clearance is required to enter the United Kingdom depends on where a person is traveling. People come from all over the world for a vast range of reasons, to visit family members or friends, work to study, do business like a tourist, treatment to marry, and settle here in this county.
Perhaps the one problem facing visitors to the United Kingdom is the entry requirements applicable to each category of entry. The rules and requirements vary slightly or significantly for each category, which determines whether or not this is required. There are several British High Commission posts and embassies in various countries worldwide, each of which provides adequate information to prospective applicants and potential visitors, as stated in most "visa refusal decisions."
Potential visitors can determine whether they require a visa to enter the United Kingdom. This is set in pretty straightforward questions as to the purpose of the visit, the applicant's nationality, where they are currently living, and where they may indeed be traveling from. The distinction is certain visits do not require visas or entry clearance from certain countries into the UK.
Applicants also need to know whether the particular entry they require is either under the points-based system or a non-points based system.
Points-based applications essentially relate to regulating immigration from outside the European Economic Area and where applicants are assessed for entry clearance under one of five tiers.
Consult with immigration solicitors london for information on other entry clearance categories under the Non-points-based system which include:
EEA & Swiss nationals: Entry for European Economic Area and Swiss nationals and their family members
Overseas domestic workers in private households: Those who qualify as domestic workers and qualify having been employed and remunerated for a particular period in their country of origin
Permit free employment: Relates to employment of foreign nationals in the United Kingdom
Returning Residents: Holders of UK citizenship or settlement within the United Kingdom returning to the UK after a period of absence.
Right of Abode: Applications for the right of abode within the United Kingdom i.e. holders of foreign passports with an endorsement of right of abode within the United Kingdom.
Settlement - (information for partners, children and other family members): Applications relating to settlement after a qualifying period of leave under marriage or family relationship to a person with settlement/indefinite leave or citizenship within the UK
Visitors: General, family, student and medical visitors to the United Kingdom for a limited period with employment restrictions and recourse to public funds.
The forms of Points-based system include Tier 1, Investor Tier 1, Post-Study Work Tier 2, Skilled Worker Tier 5 and Youth Mobility Scheme Tier
You can obtain useful information regarding immigration services by contacting an immigration solicitor or immigration lawyers who can advise on dealing with complex immigration matters.
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