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 | Jan 15, 2026 | Family Dependency, News, Visas
You’re moving countries, you shouldn’t also need a law degree. For South Africans joining British partners in the UK, the family visa process can feel less like immigration and more like an endurance test: financial thresholds, relationship evidence, children’s... 
by Ryan Rennison | Dec 12, 2025 | News
The UK Raised the Standard – And South Africans Who Plan Will Still Win 2025 will be remembered as the year the UK stopped pretending its immigration system was fine. Thresholds jumped. Skilled Worker criteria tightened. Settlement conversations quietly shifted... 
by Ryan Rennison | Dec 8, 2025 | Move Up, News, UK Visitor and Transit Visas, Visas
December in South Africa brings two things without fail: sunshine… and impulsive bookings to the UK. But this year, the Home Office has officially entered silly season mode, and visa timelines are feeling the pressure. What normally takes 15 working days is now... 
by Ryan Rennison | Dec 1, 2025 | Family Dependency, News, UK Birth Rights, UK Work Permit, Unique Visas Available, Visas
The UK Government has officially opened a 12-week public consultation on a major overhaul of its settlement (ILR) system. The headline proposal:5-year ILR routes could be replaced with a 10-year baseline — and in some cases, 15 years. Nothing has changed yet.But the...