1st Contact urges caution when dealing with visa companies

by 1st Contact | Aug 10, 2013

Visa and immigration companies were in the media spotlight recently, when many disheartened clients of a particular global visa and immigratio...

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Top tips for start ups

by Staff Writer | Mar 1, 2013

If you are starting a business, it is important to ensure that you choose the right tax structure.

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TB testing for South Africans going to UK

by 1st Contact | Jan 8, 2013

South Africans intending to go to the UK for 6 months or more will now have to undergo tuberculosis testing as part of the visa application pr...

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20 interesting facts about air travel

by Leanne Shrosbree | Dec 4, 2012

Maximum speeds, the longest flights, flight attendants’ weight and pilots’ meals – here are 20 little-known facts and snippets about air trave...

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For butter or wors: Your guide to South African shops in the UK

by Leanne Shrosbree | Nov 6, 2012

If you’re a Saffa who's new to the UK, you might already be missing some favourite flavours from home. But don’t fret - there are many physic...

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7 ways to beat the “Heathrow Injection”

by Staff Writer | Aug 1, 2012

The urban dictionary defines the Heathrow Injection as “a metaphor for the weight one inevitably gains when one migrates to London for an exte...

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20 interesting facts about migration

by John Dunn | Jun 7, 2012

Us humans having been seeking greener pastures for about as long as we’ve been on the planet. Here is some interesting information about migra...

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Case study: Mother from pre-independence India

by Staff Writer | Nov 8, 2011

A client wants to register as British because her mother was born in pre-Independence India, and based on recent anti-gender discrimination. H...

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Case study: British nationality by descent, British mothers

by Staff Writer | Nov 7, 2011

This client wants to register their child as British, despite having renounced British Nationality in the past (and reclaimed British National...

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