by Ryan Rennison | Jan 26, 2026 | British Passports, Family Dependency, Move Up, News, UK Work Permit, Visas
Why South Africans in the UK are choosing legal-led, SA-based visa support without the UK price tag Applying for a UK visa extension or Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) isn’t about accents, offices, or postcode prestige. It’s about law, evidence, and risk. Yet many... 
by Ryan Rennison | Jan 19, 2026 | British Passports, Move Up, Move Up - Case Studies, News, Visas
UK immigration rules don’t usually change with fireworks and press conferences. They shift quietly, through policy updates, guidance tweaks, and “minor” threshold changes that only become obvious when a visa is refused. The Move Up Immigration Review exists for one... 
by Ryan Rennison | Nov 27, 2025 | British Passports, Move Up, News, UK Birth Rights
New coat of arms. Same Move Up holding SA’s hand. A new UK passport is officially rolling out — here’s what it means for SA travellers and dual nationals. The UK is launching a fully redesigned passport for 2025, with the first documents being issued from next week.... 
by Ryan Rennison | Oct 27, 2025 | British Passports, Move Up, Move Up - Case Studies, News, SA2UK, UK Birth Rights
Cape Town, South Africa – October 2025 When Gwen Vermeulen, Move Up’s in-house attorney, took on a complex British nationality claim that had been rejected elsewhere, few expected it to end in a historic win. Today, that family proudly holds British passports — three... 
by Ryan Rennison | Oct 20, 2025 | British Passports, Family Dependency, Move Up, News, SA2UK, UK Birth Rights
If your British nationality file has disappeared into the HM Passport Office void, you’re not alone.South Africans are increasingly reporting lost documents, unacknowledged submissions, and long-delayed outcomes — with some waiting months beyond the published... 
by Ryan Rennison | Aug 5, 2025 | British Passports, Family Dependency, News, UK Birth Rights, UK Work Permit, Visas
Cape Town, South Africa —If you’ve ever applied for a passport, visa, or tried to enrol your child in school, you’ll know how often the system asks: “Where’s the dad?” In South Africa, thousands of unabridged birth certificates are issued without the father’s details....