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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Increasingly, it is becoming difficult and almost impossible for Ghanaians to be able to convince the UK’s Home Office (UK Visas & Immigration) with Ghanaian Birth Certificates as evidence of parentage. This is because of the widespread ease in obtaining Ghanaian Birth Certificates which the Home Office has been officially made aware—making them doubt almost … Read more
The UK Home Office has been forced to ‘redesign’ a controversial visa algorithm which has been accused of being a tool for legal discrimination in the visa application process. The algorithm, known as the ‘streaming tool’, had a controversial component in which applicants were labelled as high or low risk based in part on their … Read more
One of my latest clients from Ghana brought to me an interesting case—which within 3 weeks, I have gotten it resolved, with the Home Office overturning an initial visa refusal and granting her the UK visitor’s visa she applied for. This client visited the UK some years ago when she was a University student. Since … Read more
In the last few months, I have represented and helped secure several UK visitor’s visas for Ghanaians and other commonwealth nationals, mostly young men and women, seeking to join the British Army. And this particular client, Daniel’s case is one that I am very pleased to share. He had been refused UK Visitor’s visa three … Read more
Yet another unreasonable decision by the Home Office against a client has been overturned after a legal battle I led at Adukus Solicitors. As some reports have shown in the past, the UK Home Office tends to refuse visitor visas from Africa at a higher rate than those from other continents, and often when challenged … Read more
Foreign and international students in the U.K will now be allowed to stay behind in the country and work for up to two years after graduating from university. The new policy is an extension to the previous policy which allowed only a four-month stay post studies and is designed to boost the appeal of the … Read more
This is a UK visitor’s visa, obtained today, for a young man from Ghana who is coming to the UK for his British Army Assessment to join the Army. About a month ago, the young man contacted me—to inform me that he has received a letter of invitation from the British Army’s recruitment team, to … Read more
What you see is a student visa, secured for a Facebook friend called Kelly Ekuwa Ansah in Cape Coast, Ghana, to come and study for her master’s degree in the United Kingdom.
The UK Home Office has come under fire from all angles for disturbing discriminatory practices when it comes to granting visas to Africans. Home Office visa refusals against Africans can be unfair, as found by a study commissioned by The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Africa. The study found that whilst the overall refusal rate … Read more
The Home Office has once again come under a barrage of criticism for ingrained discrimination in the immigration process after a new study revealed Africans are rejected UK visas at a far higher rate than everyone else. The study, commissioned by The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Africa, found that whilst the overall refusal rate … Read more
52% of all visa and immigration decisions made by the U.K Home office when challenged were overturned on appeal, figures released by the government itself show. The staggeringly high figure suggests most refusals might not be based on merit and retaining legal representation is key to getting a correct judgement. Immigration campaigners in the UK in recent … Read more
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how a young Ghanaian in Ghana who applied to join the British Army and he was refused his visitor’s visa by the Home Office—despite receiving an invitation from the British Army and having made a solid application. The Home Office unreasonably claimed that he would not return to … Read more
This is a case close to home and therefore not only was I adamant to obtain a deserving outcome as a legal representative for the family, I was also heavily involved, emotionally. My friend and his wife who have become ‘a family’ to me over the years have two young British children all born in … Read more
