Initial Formalities of Moving to the UK
Your first step when you decide you would like to move to the UK will be to determine whether you are legally entitled to do so. Your entitlement to UK residency may depend on a number of factors, and it is important to ascertain whether you will be eligible to live in the UK before making other preparations such as renting a property or finding a job.
Typical factors which affect residency entitlement include:
- your reasons for moving to the UK
- how long you aim to stay in the UK
- your current country of residence
- your nationality
- the nationality of your family
- whether you are able to support yourself financially in the UK
The UK has an area of less than ninety-five thousand square miles, roughly a third the size of the state of Texas, USA, with a population over three times as large as Texas which is growing day by day. The British government aims to grant residency only to those able to contribute to the UK both economically and through their personal attributes, in addition to housing people in need of a safe environment when fleeing persecution in their own country.
Not everyone who applies for permission to enter the UK will be granted admittance. The following articles indicate the main procedures you can expect to face if you wish to move to the UK and become a UK resident.
For details of foreign national considerations, see:
