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UK Visa Application

UK Visa Application

Wide ranges of people visit the United Kingdom every year under different purposes as for sightseeing, studying, or even working. Despite that the nationals of many Western countries, in particular of the European countries, can enter the United Kingdom visa-free, the rest of world citizens are very likely to need a visa in order to…

Countries You Can’t Travel to With a Criminal Record

Countries You Can’t Travel to With a Criminal Record

Having a criminal record makes international travel very difficult. Because most countries try to protect their citizens from outside criminal activities, they have strict laws about who can enter a particular country and who cannot.  As a result, if you have a criminal record, you won’t be allowed to enter most countries where you’re required…

UK Visa – Types and Information

UK Visa – Types and Information

A UK visa is the authorizing document that gives worldwide citizens the right to enter, stay temporarily or live forever in the territory of the UK. A visa is usually either a stamp you receive in your passport or a document given by a UK consulate or embassy in your country of residence. If you are…

UK Retirement Visa

UK Retirement Visa

The United Kingdom is an island nation in northwestern Europe comprised of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The UK appeals to expats due to its location and access to other European countries.  The UK has over 15.5 million retired citizens, including retired foreigners, and the number of requests for retirement in the UK keeps…

Indefinite Leave to Remain

Indefinite Leave to Remain

An Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) which is also called a UK Settlement Visa is a document that proves its holder has been granted with the immigration status after he / she has lived in the United Kingdom for a specific period of time under a temporary visa, and has shown commitment to the UK….

Sustainable Feed System in Hawaii

Sustainable Feed System in Hawaii

I bent over placards introducing Pritchardia limahuliensis, a native fan palm endemic only to this Hawaiian valley, as I strolled the paths of Limahuli Garden & Preserve, my jacket soaked through by the steady rain typical of Kauai’s lush north shore, and inhaled the sweet scent of the white hibiscus koki’o ke’oke’o, once thought extinct. …

Why are More People from Hong Kong coming to the UK on a BNO Visa?

Why are More People from Hong Kong coming to the UK on a BNO Visa?

In January 2021, the British Nationals (Oversea) visa scheme was launched in the UK, and as we reach the middle of 2022, government records show that just over 113,000 people have lodged a BNO visa application. What is BNO Visa? The scheme is a post-Brexit initiative to ensure people are welcomed into the UK. The…

Do I need a Visa for entering UK?

Do I need a Visa for entering UK?

A UK visa is the authorizing document that gives worldwide citizens the right to enter, stay temporarily or live forever in the territory of the UK. A visa is usually either a stamp you receive in your passport or a document given by a UK consulate or embassy in your country of residence. If you are…

Who Needs a UK Visa?

Who Needs a UK Visa?

This article will detail whether or not you need a visa for the UK. The UK visa policy allows visa-free entry for up to six months to citizens of several countries, most of which are EU and Commonwealth states. If you are not from the countries included on the visa-exemptions, then you will have to…