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Safeguarding Clients
A key part of our function at Lawson Hunte is Safeguarding vulnerable adults and children. One aspect of immigration work that should not be overlooked is the essential need to ensure the safety and welbeing of clients. Some of the necessary skills involved include the need to identify vulnerable adults early in the process to ensure that they receive the necessary support and protection. Vulnerable adults may include those with mental health issues, disabilities, or those who have experienced abuse, homelessness or exploitation. It is part of the questioning processes to ask client's whether they are fit and well and to probe to identify vulnerability. Always obtain your client's consent before providing advice, they might not always fully grasp the process they are in or the consequences of the actions they might take. We are cautious to advise sometimes with a support worker or family member present with the consent of the client. Support can take many forms, interpreters might be needed in circumstances where client's might not be able to afford one, country community organisations might be helpful in providing help. They might not be able to provide official licenced interpreters but you may be able to communicate with the the client. In other cases the need might be emotional support which we cannot always provide due to the need to be impartial and objective but referrals can be made to other support services.
It is always important to respect the wishes of your client, including their autonomy and to make every effort to provide them with options and process throughout your authorisation period. As with all cases, we ensure confidentiality and privacy rights are protected. If necessary, you might need to advise the SSHD of the vulnerability to access compassionate processing. The key is to monitor and notate the situation to avoid and avert making your client vulnerable.
Todays question was about domestic violence to partners of skilled workers. Sorry to say the Domestic Violence rule does not cover skilled workers. The rational probably is that the skilled work visa is a temporary visa allowing residence in exchange for work. The partner of permanent residents route is much different there is permanence in the equations and this allows for relief in situations where there is domestic abuse. My answer is regrettably, if you leave your marriage as a skilled worker for a domestic abuse reason, then unless you have an alternative reason to apply to remain in the UK - you should consider leaving to resume your life in the last country you lived in or otherwise your country of origin.
This is not as tricky as it sounds, what you need know first of all is whether you meet the financial requirement with demonstrable earning of £29.000 in the year of the application. Therefore if you have had more than one job, it can be the cumulative amount that count towards the relevant figure. The UKVI require evidence of the work you are undertaking such as contracts, pay remits, bank statements and other documents that show you are in genuine employment. It is open to them to make checks to verify information you choose to submit.
This post explains who is a partner as applies to the spouse visa criteria.
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Bringing your Spouse to the UK Episode 3- English Language Exemptions Partner/Spouse Visa exemptions discussed in a broadcast brought to you by Lawson Hunte Immigration Radio 24.
In this episode, Sonya discusses the English Language Requirements as this pertains to the spouse visa. Exemptions will be explored in a subsequent broadcast. This broadcast is brought to you by Lawson Hunte Immigration Radio 24 keeping it real and educating a nation.
This is a discussion by Sonya King Immigration Lawyer on bringing a spouse to the UK. It is a general overview of starting a spouse visa application. The next Episode is titled Speaking the Language.
Sour milk is a violence to the stomach, just as is the fist. In this series Mwansa discusses the question of myths surrounding domestic violence. Unravelling mysteries and lies.
In this post, our very own reporter Mwansa Chikonde seeks to clarify and educate on why women stay in abusive relationships. We hope this is an enlightening and engaging post and would welcome your comments. Find us on Lawson Hunte Immigration Radio 24 on spotify.