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Immigration Law
If Your Grandparent Was Born in the UK—You May Be Entitled to UK’s 5-Year Ancestry Visa
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by Chris-Vincent Agyapong Febiri,Esq

Either dead or alive, if your grandparent was born in the UK, you may be entitled to UK’s ancestry visa—which eventually could lead to you being granted settlement in the UK and then British Citizenship. The ancestry visa is valid for 5 years. It allows you to live and work in the UK. Once you...

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Commercial Law
The Case of Covid 19 and the Cash Strapped Small Business Owner – What is Your Supplier’s Contract Saying?
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by Guest Contributor

This article was written by Dolores Bassila, a Trainee Solicitor. As a small business owner, are you fully aware of the contractual obligations you have in place with your various suppliers? For example, suppose you were to experience a sudden change of circumstances affecting your business cash flow and beyond your control. Would your contractual...

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Immigration Law
GUIDE: How to Acquire A Visitor’s Visa to Travel to the UK
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by Chris-Vincent Agyapong Febiri,Esq

A lot of people out there wish to at a point in their life travel to the UK—mainly to visit a friend or family or for tourism. All around the world, people travel to the UK for sightseeing—sometimes to visit the elegant Buckingham Palace, the iconic London Bridge or to take a stroll through London’s...

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Immigration Law
The Husband of A Woman I Met At The Airport Finally Granted A Visa to Visit His Family in the UK After 3 Visitor’s Visa Refusals
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by Chris-Vincent Agyapong Febiri,Esq

Early 2020, a young Ghanaian woman approached me at Heathrow Airport—we were both heading to Accra, Ghana on the same flight. She said she had been following me on social media for many years. We had over an hour to wait before boarding—so I invited her to the Club Aspire Lounge that my bank card...

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Immigration Law
GUIDE: How to Come and Work in the UK as A Health Professional-Nurses, Pharmacists, Laboratory Technicians & Others
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by Chris-Vincent Agyapong Febiri,Esq

Nurses are on the current UK’s Shortage Occupation List. The UK’s Shortage Occupation List is an official list of occupations for which there are not enough resident workers in the UK to fill available vacancies. This means, there are so many jobs available within these occupations but not enough people in the UK to fill...

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Immigration Law
Traveling with Your Domestic Worker to the UK—the Visa and the Steps
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by Chris-Vincent Agyapong Febiri,Esq

If you employ a domestic worker outside the UK, this worker can apply for a visa to travel to the UK with you—provided you and your domestic worker meet the strict requirements for this visa. Domestic work is defined as “work performed in or for a household or households” (ILO Convention 189). Domestic work is...

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Immigration Law
Applicants Continue to Employ Deception in Their UK Visa Applications—Risking A 10-Year Entry Ban
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by Chris-Vincent Agyapong Febiri,Esq

It’s 2021 and communication has become swift and reliable. Similarly, checking the authenticity of any piece of information or document has become easier and could be done even from the comfort of your home. Despite the above, some applicants somewhat believe that the entire UK Visas & Immigration department under the Home Office is grossly...

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Immigration Law
GUIDE: Applying for UK Scholarships to Study in the UK—Everything You Need to Know And Do
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by Chris-Vincent Agyapong Febiri,Esq

This guide/article was written by Melissa Enninful for LegalJargons.Com. Melissa is a Chevening Scholar–-who is currently a postgraduate (MSc Electronic- Business Management) student from Ghana studying in the UK at the University of Warwick. I was one of the graduates who hardly thought of doing a master’s course right after school- I wanted some work...

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