As the year gets properly underway, Cross Border Legal Solicitors is fully open, recharged, and ready to support you. Whether you are a new or returning client, our focus remains simple: helping you move forward with confidence, clarity, and the right legal strategy behind you.

At Cross Border Legal Solicitors, we understand that immigration issues are rarely simple, and with over 10 years of experience, we know that mistakes can lead to serious, costly, stressful, and long-lasting consequences. That’s why we focus on providing clear, honest advice that safeguards your position from the outset, without unnecessary complexity or inflated costs.

Opening Hours & Flexible Appointments

Our physical office is based in Leicester, in the East Midlands of England, but we can work with clients from anywhere in the world. Our office hours are:

 Monday to Friday, 9:30 am – 5:30 pm.

Season’s Greetings and UK Immigration Update – Looking Ahead to 2026

As 2025 draws to a close—once again far quicker than expected—we at Cross Border Legal Solicitors extend our warmest festive wishes to you and your families. We hope that 2026 brings stability, progress, and success in both your personal and professional lives. It has been a privilege to continue assisting our clients through another demanding and eventful year.

Are you a recent graduate from one of the world’s top universities? The UK’s High Potential Individual (HPI) route could be your ideal gateway to live and work in the UK without needing a job offer or sponsorship.

This visa is designed to attract the brightest and best global talent, offering incredible flexibility to start your career. However, the rules are strict and it has a limited timeframe.

On 14 October 2025, the Home Office presented to Parliament the latest Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules, catalogued as HC 1333. Accompanied by an expansive Explanatory Memorandum, this policy paper unveils a comprehensive array of updates that affect visitors, workers, students, and family members, alongside technical revisions aimed at simplifying and modernising the UK’s immigration framework. For those navigating these complex changes, enlisting the expertise of UK immigration solicitors can provide invaluable support.

In her first speech as Home Secretary at the Labour Party Conference, Shabana Mahmood set out sweeping reforms to the UK’s immigration system — putting “contribution” at the heart of whether migrants can remain in Britain permanently.

Under the government’s new plans, migrants will have to demonstrate that they are making a positive contribution to the country if they wish to earn indefinite leave to remain (ILR), the immigration status that allows individuals to live, work, and study in the UK without time restrictions.