This article, co-authored with Usman Sheikh, a London-based immigration lawyer and Director of Ansar, offers practical advice for anyone planning to settle in the UK. You may be planning to move to the UK for work or study, or perhaps for family reasons. As well as preparing for the immediate reason for your move, you will want to think about your wider integration into society. While this may seem primarily a cultural issue, law also plays an important role. Bear in mind tha

Think back to when you relocated overseas. You probably spent time researching your destination and made sure you were as prepared as you could be. You looked into the best areas to live, read up on your new county’s history and found places you could visit at the weekend. Perhaps you even learnt the language or attended intercultural training. While you were planning for your international relocation, no doubt you were excited and looking forward to new challenges and adve